Course detail

Drawing of Head

FSI-YKHAcad. year: 2015/2016

The subject focuses on study drawing of head by plastic bust and live model. It builds on study of anatomy and perception of structure, connections, proportions and details of head. The subject leads to development of drawing expression.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. akad. soch. Jan Ambrůz

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Technical and routine drawing of head and gaining basic habits for building up volume when drawing a head and its character.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of perspective, ability to use it in practice and experience with drawing still-lifes of industrial products. Expressing volume and basic characteristic features of the model are essential.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Creative work in ateliers.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at exercises, meeting assigned projects deadlines.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks (drawings). In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to deepen the knowledge of drawing as a basic visual representation with the experience of structure of head with emphasis on its proportions and character.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance in education is controlled every lesson. Missing lessons are compensate by settle with a lecturer or it is resolve with the compensatory project. The excuse of absence is possible only due similar reasons as by work law, e.g. illness. Unexcused absence can lead to give no accreditation. When absence is greater 50% /for excused lessons too/, accreditation may not be given.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

TEISSIG, Karel. Techniky kresby. Vyd. 2. Praha: Aventinum, 1995. Umělcova dílna. ISBN 80-85277-49-2.

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Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Drawing of Head