Go Figure!
A 10-Lesson, 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.
A 10-Lesson, 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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