Chabot College/Las Positas College
August 1995
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Art 3B
FIGURE AND COMPOSITION II
Catalog Description:
3B - Figure and Composition
3 units
Development of knowledge and skills introduced in Art 3A, emphasis on composition and color.
Prerequisite: Art 3A completed with a grade of "C" or better. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should:
1. further develop adeptness in eye and hand coordination in order to experience how to design
figures in composition;
2. have further developed an ability to see and draw three-dimensional form, the most versatile of
which is the human figure.
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Contour and gesture: pencil-charcoal
Understanding the source of movement: pencil-charcoal
Weight and modeled drawing: charcoal block
Memory drawing: charcoal-pencil
Modeled drawing: ink
Modeled drawing: ink wash or black watercolor
The head-contour: pencil, ink
Isolated studies of the form: charcoal
Modeled drawing - back to the model: ink
Proportion: ink, charcoal, pencil
Drapery study: charcoal, watercolor, oil
Sustained study - one pose: charcoal
Methods of Presentation:
1. Studio presentation of lecture
2. Observation and drawing of the model--time periods, particular media, and limited modes of
expression.
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Observation
Empirical tests
Critical analysis of assigned work
Final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
None
Special Student Materials:
As required: paper, paints, watercolor, oil, tempera, conte, charcoal, ink brushes, pens.
JK:kh Art 3B Revised: 10/14/93, 8/25/95