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Head Study (Practical)
The course will enable the students to demonstrate their visualizing skills, allowing them to compose proportional portraits within given spaces. They will also learn to sketch and construct identical characters accurately.
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24CVAA304 |
Head Study (Practical) |
CO60: Construct identical characters by articulating face anatomy through sketches.
CO61: Prepare a portfolio displaying their observational skills based on female & male figure, features, head angle, positions, character of head and demonstrating tints, tones and shades.
CO62: Create a study of portraits from life displaying an understanding of the delineation of the structure, character of head, study of features, study of light and shade
CO63: Defend the understanding of head study on the skill set developed and establish herself as a portrait artist.
CO64: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Ideation, Tutorials, Assignments, Brainstorming, Demonstration
Learning activities for the students: Self-Learning Assignments, Giving Tasks, Visualization, Experimenting, Sketching to Learn, Free Exploration, Focused Exploration. |
Layouts & Sketches, Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Daily Assignments, Observation, Student Teacher Interaction and Final Submissions |
COURSE CONTENTS:
Sustained study of portrait from life, delineation of the structure, character of head, study of features, study of light and shade, composition in different settings, development of personal style (pencil/ pen/charcoal, oil pastels, poster colours, pencil colours, dry pastels, water colour, mix media)
Submission: 7 Plates (1/2 imperial)
50 sketches of head study
- Subodh Narvekar, Learn Pencil Shading Portraits I, Navneet Publications India Limited
- Barrington Barber, The Complete Fundamentals of Drawing, Arcturus Publishing Limited
- Tricia Reichert, Portrait Painting Expert Answers to the Questions every Artist Asks, Search Press Limited
Suggested Readings:
- Carole Massey, Drawing Masterclass Portraits, Search Press Limited
- Halina Nelken, Alexander Von Humboldt, His Portraits and Their Artist A Documentary Iconography, Dietrich Reimer Verlag Burlin
- Ron Tiner, Figure Drawing without a Model, David 7 Charles
