Drawing - Still-Life and Portrait
Course code
KUA6006.FK
old course code
KUA6006
Course title in Estonian
Joonistamise natüürmordi ja portreekursus
Course title in English
Drawing - Still-Life and Portrait
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The purpose is to provide opportunities for acquiring basic drawing skills and prerequisites for further development; and to learn to use these skills and competencies in art teaching classes in school.
Brief description of the course
Understanding the basics of drawing - still-life compositions: variety of drawing tools; picture composition; spatial issues; analysis of proportion and perspective; the effects of light and shadow; brightness, gradation and contrast; depiction of various textures and materials.
Introductory work to depict human head and portrait: drawing the skull; stylized/faceted skull/head; anatomy of human head and details of the face (plaster details); composition and expressiveness – drawing male and female portrait.
Still life and portrait in the context of art teaching in school.
Independent work – portfolio (sketches of arms and legs/feet).
Introductory work to depict human head and portrait: drawing the skull; stylized/faceted skull/head; anatomy of human head and details of the face (plaster details); composition and expressiveness – drawing male and female portrait.
Still life and portrait in the context of art teaching in school.
Independent work – portfolio (sketches of arms and legs/feet).
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Is acquinted with the basics of drawing;
Is able to decipt space and form of objects;
Is able to decipt various textures and materials;
Is able to decipt the proportions of human head and capture character;
Has knowledge of how to use still-life and portray as a theme in art lessons in school.
Is acquinted with the basics of drawing;
Is able to decipt space and form of objects;
Is able to decipt various textures and materials;
Is able to decipt the proportions of human head and capture character;
Has knowledge of how to use still-life and portray as a theme in art lessons in school.
Teacher
dots T.Kirsipuu, lekt L.Elken, lekt S.Aršas
The course is a prerequisite
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