ARTS 2206 Drawing 2: The Art of Portraiture
Classroom activities will include demonstration, lecture, and critiques. Basic drawing skills are strongly recommended This drawing course focuses on the genre of portraiture, both in theory and in practice. The Mona Lisa, carnival portraits, and everything in between they all share the same initial approach to the figure. We will first hone in on the structure of the head. From there, we will use value, shapes, and color to create strong portraits with charcoal, gouache, and watercolor pencils. Along with traditional methods we will explore contemporary approaches to portraiture, with differing uses of format, composition, and color schemes.
Course overview
- Department
- Studio Art
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- ARTS1101 or Permission of Instructor
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.70 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Sammy Chong | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 6 of 7 |
| Fall 2023 | Sammy Chong | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 of 6 |
| Fall 2022 | Sammy Chong | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 6 of 10 |
| Fall 2021 | Sammy Chong | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 6 |