ARTS 2208 Drawing the Figure (Drawing II): Observation to Expression
Together we will venture into a world of the body as represented through drawing materials on 2D surfaces. You will learn techniques and approaches to drawing the figure and will work in the studio from a live model. Studio work include: drawing the body; revise those ideas; developing finished drawings; researching historical and contemporary innovations and doing creative copies of these master works; working from memory and contextualized imagination; translate sensory experience through the representations of the body.
Course overview
- Department
- Studio Art
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- ARTS1101/ADFA1101
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.27 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.27 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Sammy Chong | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 2 of 5 |
| Spring 2025 | Sammy Chong | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | — | 6 of 9 |
| Spring 2024 | Sammy Chong | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10+ hrs/week | 7 of 12 |
| Spring 2023 | Sammy Chong | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | 10 of 13 |
| Spring 2022 | Sammy Chong | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 1 of 9 |