Course detail
Drawing of Figure
FSI-YKF Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
The subject focuses on figure drawing. The drawing by live model allows possibility of getting the habit to reduce, get to the essence and characteristics, and to develop the potential of creative work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Knowledge of perspective, ability to use it when building up volume in drawing a head by live model.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Graded course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at exercises, meeting assigned projects deadlines. Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks (drawings). In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 – 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 – 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 – 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 – 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 – 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 – 0 / 4 / Failed.
Compulsory attendance at seminars. Education runs according to the week schedule. The way of compensation of missed seminars is specified by the tutor.
Aims
The aim of the subject is to deepen the knowledge of drawing as basic way of visual recording. Practical workshop emphasizes the building up of volume, movement and character of model. Technical and routine drawing of figure and gaining basic habits for building up volume during drawing of figure, its movement and character.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Master's, elective
Type of course unit
Studio work
39 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
Drawing of the head according to the live model, symmetry, proportions, characteristic features
Drawing of a seated half-body figure, based on a live model, principles for its construction
Study of the movement of the figure according to the live model
Study drawing of nude
Evaluation of the semester, analysis of strengths and weaknesses of individual works