Advanced Life Drawing

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
CREA 3017
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Course ID
201247
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course aims to extend learners’ skills and knowledge in the practice of representational drawing of the human figure from direct observation. The course builds on students’ existing knowledge and skills in life drawing to conceptually situate drawing of the human figure within a variety of environments, contexts and processes to connect life drawing to professional practice. By incorporating a variety of approaches into their life drawing practice, learners will extend their observational, analytical and technical skills essential for creating original representational drawings. This course aligns with the program intent to provide an advanced understanding of representational drawing, as learners contextualise drawing skills and knowledge within their professional practice.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate observational drawing techniques to create coherent drawn forms of the clothed and/or unclothed human figure
  • Demonstrate observational drawing of proportion and structure to representationally draw the human figure in a variety of poses
  • Demonstrate the use of a range of drawing processes and mediums to generate figure drawings for relevant, discipline specific contexts
  • Depict narrative based drawing demonstrating processes relevant for pictures intended as communication
  • Develop drawings of the human figure in a range of contexts and environments and relate this to professional practice

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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