Anatomy and Proportion in Sculpting the Hands and Feet

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Breyer State University

Instructor: Karan A. Schneider, PHD, MS, BBA, BA, CH-C

INTRODUCTION

COURSE OVERVIEW: Breyer State University offers a complete Certificate program in Anatomy and Proportion in Sculpting the Hands and Feet. This is a twelve-semester hour course and provides a comprehensive and detailed curriculum in the Anatomy, Proportion and Sculpting field. The program uses detailed texts and a video. The certificate program is designed to prepare the sculptor, whether you are aspiring or experienced into a level of skill and knowledge for the anatomical view and the proportions of sculpting in relation to the human figure as a whole. This course is for anyone desiring the understanding of anatomy, muscle and bone structure, techniques for sculpting the hand, arm, foot or leg, finishing methods and to analyze features while sculpting them. It may be applied towards a re-certification for a teaching certificate, bachelors in art, for art teachers to present a skill to their students, opening your own personal business in the doll/figure making career.

Upon successful completion of the certificate program, you will receive a College Certificate in Anatomy and Proportion in Sculpting the Hands and Feet and twelve-semester hours of college credit.

You may enroll at anytime and begin your studies. The Certificate Program is designed to be a self-paced program with one to one faculty mentoring. You are permitted twelve months from the date of enrollment to complete the program. You study at your own pace, and are permitted to complete the program in less than the twelve-month allotted time frame.

COURSE CONTENT: A small sample of course content follows:

1). Portraying Hand & Feet Features.
2). Arm and Leg Construction.
3). Interpreting complex combinations to simple forms.
4). Moveable parts and reciprocal balance.
5). Joints of movement.
6). Foreshortening.
7). Range of movements.
8). Converging and pivoting points.
9). Points of action in proportion.
10). Common pitfalls of unnatural positions.
11). Basic lines of the figure.
12). Arm and leg movement and body proportion.
13). Tapering the arm and leg.
14). Arm and leg in relation to the figure.
15). Symmetry/Asymmetry and Hidden Angles.
16). Ratio-Proportion.
17). Proper Anatomy of Bones and Muscles.
18). Refinement of Features in Sculpting.
19). Muscle movement in Relation to Features.
20). Bone movement in Relation to Features and muscles.
21). 2-D sketching for a 3-D Proportion.
22). Coloring and Shading techniques.
23). Polymer clay baking.
24). Sculpting techniques.
25). Placement of Shadows.
26). Finishing Methods for realism.
27). Relate underlying muscle structure to surface features.
28). Importance of shading and coloring.
29). How to use polymer clay.
30). Understanding symmetry vs. asymmetry.
31). How to refine features.
32). Use of tools in sculpting.
33). Manipulate clay in sculpting techniques.
34). Realize bone structure form.
35). Veins beneath the skin.
36). The complete figure.

Courses in this Certificate Program:

1.	AC 420	Relating Movement & Underlying Structure in Units of Measurement				4 hrs
2.	AC 430	Placement of Muscle & Bone in Range of Movement				4 hrs
3.	AC 440	Designing Surface Anatomy in Structural Techniques				4 hrs

Total semester hours: 12

PREREQUISITE: Bachelors Degree in Education or Psychology. Others by request only.

TUITION: The cost per course is $400.00

ENROLLMENT: There is open enrollment for this certificate program. Students may enroll and begin their studies at anytime.