About the course

The concentration in Drawing (FADP) provides students with the fundamental skills needed for communicating visual ideas and images on a two dimensional surface. These skills are the necessary foundation for all visual art practice. In Drawing I, a general foundation course, students learn to analyze the subject of the drawing to its basic formal components. The visual information is then organized in order to build the drawing in a logical sequence from its core abstraction to its most particular details. The course includes an in depth study of linear perspective and light logic, the study of how light falls on surfaces. These tools make it possible to create convincing volumes, light effects, and spatial environments. Over the course of the semester students explore different mark making techniques, different materials, and a wide variety of subject matter. Personal expression and visual problem solving is emphasized, students are encouraged to be attentive to the development of their own distinctive mark making and approaches to drawing.

　　As part of the general foundation, drawing skills are further developed and honed in Drawing II, a beginning figure drawing course. The principles and methods of observation, analysis and synthesis are applied to perhaps the most demanding subject of all, the human figure. Working each class session from the live model, students learn to analyze the movement of the figure and to interpret the figure as a sequence of three-dimensional solids in space. The study of anatomy leads to a deeper understanding of the structure, forms and topography of the human body. Further development of technical skills permit the student to capture the volumes and vitality of the human figure. Also addressed are the canons of proportion, and techniques for measuring and relating the different parts and volumes of the figure. As the semester proceeds students learn to apply their distinctive mark making skills and vision to create lively, realistic figures in the classical tradition. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Los Angeles
Fall (August), 2024	Los Angeles
Spring (January), 2025	Los Angeles
Fall (August), 2025	Los Angeles
Spring (January), 2026	Los Angeles

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Loyola Marymount University

High School or Secondary School Transcripts , English translation required, Proof of English Proficiency TOEFL 80 iBT (minimum),IELTS 6.5 overall bandwidth (minimum), 550 (paper-based TOEFL), 213 (computer-based TOEFL), Letter of Recommendation. Students applying for admission into the Studio Arts major may submit a portfolio of up to 10 samples of art and design work that may include: Ceramics, digital art, drawings, graphic design, illustrations, paintings, photography, sculpture, videos, as well as audio and other visual materials.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 90.0

　　

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Loyola Marymount University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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