Life drawing 1

Education facts

Code: 5ID221

The aim of the course is to train the ability to see and express forms by practicing drawing of a life model. Basis for the course is to work with the vision as foundation for drawing. Focus for the course, in addition to perception and cognitive processes, are shape, volume, balance, weight, spatiality and movement through exercises in sketching technique to reproduce the body as a whole, proportions and structure in relation to image construction. Specific methods and concepts for the area are also introduced during the course. Model drawing is one of the basic skills in the artistic field that constantly needs to be practiced and trained in order for the practitioner to develop perception in relation to drawing methodology, handling sketching tools, and to develop personal ability to express oneself in image. The course is suitable for beginners as well as for advanced artists. The course is divided into three modules: - The line as a constructive element, 2.5 hp - Light and darkness, 2.5 hp - Texture, pattern and spaciousness, 2.5 credit

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Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Life drawing 1

  Umeå University

  Start date: 7 September 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %