Spring 2027

Life Drawing I

Life Drawing I covers anatomical structure and intrinsic forms in drawing from models, developing technical control across various media.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Frederick Stonehouse

A past student rated the course difficulty as low, indicating it was not overly demanding.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Experience developing visual language.

  • Obtain an understanding of a hybrid drawing practice.

  • Expand ability to discuss works-on-paper - personally, those of peers, and those of historical and contemporary artists.

  • Create a habit of taking risks and making mistakes for the sake of learning.

  • Enhance the role experimentation has in the development of your studio practice.

  • Develop observational skills.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

Course map

ART 212 and (ART 100, 108, or 208)

ART 232 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

FREDERICK STONEHOUSE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2011, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Frederick Stonehouse

Past students described Frederick Stonehouse as a friendly professor with a great eye for good work.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Frederick Stonehouse

A past student rated the course difficulty as low, indicating it was not overly demanding.

Past student reviews · Frederick Stonehouse

Students noted that Stonehouse did not provide much feedback unless they kept asking for it.

Topics

  • Anatomical structure and intrinsic forms in figure drawing
  • Technical control in diverse drawing media
  • Hybrid drawing practice
  • Critical discussion of works-on-paper

Skills

  • Drawing anatomical structures and intrinsic forms from models with developed observational skills
  • Technical control in a range of drawing media
  • Developing visual language and understanding hybrid drawing practices
  • Discussing works-on-paper by self, peers, and historical/contemporary artists
  • Integrating experimentation into studio practice development

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ART 232 · Spring 2027

Life Drawing I

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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