DRAWING & BASIC DESIGN-II

Paper Code: 
BMA 216
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The main objective of the subject is to impart the knowledge about the anatomical structures of humans and animals.

Unit I: 

Anatomy and Drawing: Introduction to Human Body Proportions and Skeleton.

Unit II: 

Drawing face from front, side, one-third, three-fourth and back. Drawing hands and feet.

Unit III: 

Live model sketching with complete sketching and rendering and keeping in mind the center of the gravity.

Unit IV: 

Introduction to Animal Anatomy- Bone Structure, Limbs, Movement structure.

Unit V: 

Composition using different mediums- cross-hatching, shading, water coloring. Observing different texture styles around oneself and nature.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Barrington Barber, “The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing”, Arcturus Publishing Ltd (31 January 2010).
  2. Adolphe Braun, “The Human Form in Art (Dover Anatomy for Artists)”, Dover Publications Inc. (24 November 2006).
  3. Aditya Chari, “Figure Study Made Easy”, Grace Prakashan (1 December 2008).
REFERENCES: 
  1. Andrew Loomis, “Fun with a Pencil”. Titan Books (2 April 2013).
  2. Giovanni Civardi, “Drawing Hands and Feet: Form, Proportions, Gestures and Actions (The Art of Drawing)”, Search Press Ltd (1 June 2005).
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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