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Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisites:
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Corequisites:
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Equivalents:
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Course
Name (short): Introduction to Life Drawing
School: Animation Arts and Design
Program(s):
Bachelor of Animation
Program Coordinator(s):
Mark Mayerson
Course Leader or Contact: Tim Mccormack
Originator: Paulette Geffros
Designate: Paulette Geffros
Version: 14.01
Status: Approved (APPR)
Calendar Description
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to
Life Drawing as an independent art form and as a component that is
critical to the effective development of believable animation.
Emphasis is placed on structural drawing through an introduction to
human anatomy and on expressive drawing through a series of
exercises.
Typical Instructional Format
Lecture
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14.0 |
Studio Course
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28.0 |
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42.0 |
Courses may be offered in other formats.
Section I Notes:
Course Contributors: Rick Pottruff, Mark Thurman, Brian Hladin
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Detailed Description
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to
Life Drawing as an independent art form and as a component that is
critical to the effective development of believable animation.
Emphasis is placed on structural drawing through an introduction to
human anatomy and on expressive drawing through a series of
exercises.
Students focus on specific principles related to structure,
proportion, weight, and line quality. Through a series of interactive
lectures, discussion, studio work and field study, students begin to
incorporate knowledge of the material covered into their drawn work
and start to build confidence in their own drawing ability.
Program Context
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| Bachelor of Animation |
Program Coordinator: Mark Mayerson |
This course is part of the
core component of the first
year of the Bachelor of
Applied Arts (Animation)
Program. It is the first in a
series of eight Life Drawing
courses whose development
reflects comprehensive and
thoughtful scope, content
analysis, and sequence in the
delivery within the Life
Drawing stream. In addition,
it reflects continuity,
integration and balance
through the other streams at
an introductory level and
reflects the complexity and
logic of the design of the BAA
(Animation) Program. It
prepares students for the
remaining courses within the
stream and for building
connections to storytelling,
character, animation and
performance to courses in
other streams within the
program.
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Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes
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Critical Performance
By the end of the course, students will have demonstrated the ability
to integrate comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the human
skeletal form and its function into its larger relationship to the
figurative drawing process.
Learning Outcomes
To achieve the Critical Performance, students will have demonstrated
the ability to:
1. Identify the parts of the human skeletal structure.
2. Explain the function of the human skeleton (bones and joints)
particularly as it relates to movement.
3. Incorporate effective line quality into drawing assignments
4. Complete drawings that reflect the principles of the discipline
(e.g. proportion, structure, weight, axis lines.
5. Complete drawings that accurately integrate the principles of
skeletal anatomy.
6. Use the language of basic anatomy in general discussions and
assignments
7. Incorporate the language of drawing into the practice of figure
drawing.
8. Finish a complete pose (head to toe).
9. Identify the concept and content of gestural figurative drawing.
10. Incorporate rotation through the effective use of the median
line, axis lines and foot placement (space) within a given time
frame.
11. Draw in accordance with the principles of format control.
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Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:
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Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:
Portfolio #1 (Figure Drawings) 20%
Portfolio #2 (Figure Drawings) 30%
Portfolio #3 (Bone Drawings) 20%
In class Activities 20%
Royal Winter Fair 10%
Total 100%
Late Policy for all courses in the program:
All assignments are due within the first 15 minutes after the start
of class on the due date. Late projects, submitted after the first 15
minutes of the start of class will receive a 20% grade reduction.
Late projects submitted the following week will receive a 30% grade
reduction. There will be no submission of work after the last day of
semester unless arrangements have been made and documented by the
professor.
Work that is more than one week late will not be graded unless a
prior arrangement has been made with the professor; the arrangement
must be documented on email or a memo, with the new due date
identified. There will be no resubmission of work unless, under
exceptional circumstances, this has been agreed to or suggested by
the professor. Again, a hard copy of the agreement is necessary.
If there is a valid reason for the late project, the student must
email the professor at least 3 days before the due date. If the
reason is deemed to be valid, there will be no late penalty. A new
due date with be set by the instructor.
The basic late policy as laid out above will be followed, except in
the instance that an instructor requires a variation in policy. That
variation will be provided to the student in writing as part of the
actual assignment, which will be handed out by the instructor.
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Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:
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Essential Employability
Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:
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Communication
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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Interpersonal
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Numeracy |
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Information
Management |
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Personal
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Notes: N/A
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact: Angela Stukator
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement
of the course learning outcomes through previous life and work experiences.
This course is eligible for challenge through the following
method(s):
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Portfolio |
Interview |
Other |
Not Eligible for PLAR |
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X |
X |
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Notes: Both are required.
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Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Fall 2012
Professor: Multiple Professors
Textbook(s): Schider, Fritz. Atlas of Anatomy for Artists.
Dover Publications Inc. (ISBN 0-19-503095-8)
Additional Selected Readings
Materials required: Conte, charcoal, graphite, markers, kneadable
eraser, a variety of inexpensive paper, newsprint in large quantities
Applicable student group(s): Bachelor of Applied Arts (Animation)
Course Details:Instructors: Mark Thurman and Klaas Hart
It is absolutely necessary for animators to have a thorough
understanding of the nature of movement, as well as the ability to
create a convincing sequence of related movements. With this in mind,
a portion of every class will be devoted to introducing gesture
drawing through exercises progressing from 30 second to one minute
gestures as well as memory and visualizationgestures.
Contour, shape, proportion, weight, mass and volume will be studied
through a series of interactive lectures and drawing exercises.
Specific topics covered include blind contour, straight and curved
line, silhouette line, blocking-in and cross contour. Mass and modeled
drawing exercises assist students in their understanding of volume as
it relates to drawing.
This first semester will be spent on an in-depth study of the human
skeleton with specific emphasis on joint articulation for the purpose
of informing the believable gesture.
Week 1 Introduction to Figure Drawing
Drawing to Animation (any one drawing is only part of a whole)
Week 2 Introduction to the Skeleton
Volumetric rotations, axis lines, horizontal and vertical
mechanics of the skeleton
Week 3 The Spine
Anatomy and Structure
Curves, relationship to the skull, rib-cage
Week 4 The Pelvis and Shoulder Girdle
Anatomy and Structure
Week 5 The Pelvis and Shoulder Girdle
Torso Movement
Relationship to the leg and whole figure
Week 6 Upper leg and attachment to the pelvis, knee and foot
Joint Movement
Foot Placement (space)
Week 7 Open studio drawing
PORTFOLIO #1 FIGURE DRAWINGS DUE
Week 8 Portfolio Critique
Week 9 Royal Winter Fair
Animal Drawings
Quick Gestures
4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Week 10 The skull
Basic structure, rotations, planes and divisions
Week 11 The skull
Skull/neck relationship
Insertion into torso
Week 12 Complete skeleton review
Joint movement
PORTFOLIO #2 FIGURE DRAWINGS DUE
Week 13 Portfolio #2 Critiquing
PORTFOLIO #3 BONE DRAWINGS DUE
Week 14 Assessments and Critiquing of Portfolio #3
Academic Honesty
The principle of academic honesty requires that all work submitted for evaluation and course credit be the original,
unassisted work of the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying, purchasing or collaborating on
work, except for group projects arranged and approved by the faculty member, or otherwise submitting work that is not
the student's own violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Instances of academic dishonesty, including
assisting another student to cheat, will be penalized as detailed in the Student Handbook.
Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic
honesty are advised to discuss them with the faculty member prior to submitting the assignment in question.
Discrimination and Harassment
Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that respects the dignity, self esteem and fair treatment
of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour which is inconsistent with this principle will
not be tolerated. Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination are available in the Student Handbook.
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