Figure Drawing: Portraiture

At the end of the course, student should be able to: 1. describe sense of character in a portrait. in the way one selects and handles specific details; 2. identify the subject’s age as an important aspect of a character study in drawing a portrait; and 3. explain the essentials that both the colours and the surface qualities of the drawing contribute to good-nurtured portrait

Proportion, Pose, interpretation, and reinterpretation of the figure. Component parts of the human body and their characteristic forms; naturalistic and conceptual rendition of human forms; decorative and ornamental rendition; creative interpretation of subject. The use of conventional and unconventional materials and media.