Go Figure!
Figure Making Unit
In this unit, students learned to draw and paint the human figure. The lessons began with a basic understanding of anatomy, described in terms of idealized proportions and skeletal angles. The lessons progressed and students modeled body mass, muscle and details considering a light source and shadows. Further lessons explored capturing gestures in quick drawings and ink paintings. Students were also exposed to the style of Henri Matisse’s “cut-outs” as well as the style of a variety of contemporary painters whose work's exaggerate figures. In the final assessment, students were asked to create a figure and put it in a context using any technique they had learned.
The images below follow the progression of student work.
Figure Making Unit
In this unit, students learned to draw and paint the human figure. The lessons began with a basic understanding of anatomy, described in terms of idealized proportions and skeletal angles. The lessons progressed and students modeled body mass, muscle and details considering a light source and shadows. Further lessons explored capturing gestures in quick drawings and ink paintings. Students were also exposed to the style of Henri Matisse’s “cut-outs” as well as the style of a variety of contemporary painters whose work's exaggerate figures. In the final assessment, students were asked to create a figure and put it in a context using any technique they had learned.
The images below follow the progression of student work.
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