FAD 400
Figure Drawing
2
Course Description
At the end of the course student should be able to:
1. describe the fundamental elements and principles of art and design and their integral
relationship to the drawing process;
2. explain the basic proportion of human figure; use his understanding to practice figure
drawing; and
3. develop stick figure drawings to finished figure drawing.
Course Outline
Proportion, Pose, interpretation, reinterpretation of the figure. Component parts of the human
body and their characteristic forms; naturalistic rendition of human forms; decorative and
ornamental rendition; creative interpretation of subject.