Art as Applied to Medicine

COURSE description

Offered: First semester, first year
Instructors: David A. Rini, Associate Professor, Lead Instructor
Timothy H. Phelps, Associate Professor
Credits: 3 credit hours: 2 Lecture hours and 10 Studio hours per week

Application of theories of light on form is explored through continuous tone rendering of still life objects and exercises.

COURSE objectives

Students will acquire an understanding of the principles of light on form and continuous tone media techniques.

Emphasis will be placed on direct observation of subject matter, proper lighting, instructional impact, and reproducible quality.

Lectures and one-on-one meetings between faculty and students will help students develop a common vocabulary relating to continuous tone illustration.

resources

Bone collection.

Two complete natural bone skeletons in department

Video on Continuous Tone Techniques by Gerald Hodge, University of Michigan.

Departmental collection of original art by Brödel, Didusch and others.

COURSE assignments

Carbon dust of pelvic bone

Instructional biological illustration in continuous tone

COURSE evaluation

1:1 faculty-student interface

Interim class critiques

Written critique on final project

Review of sketches

Final grade

schedule

Three half days per week coordinated with the Human Gross Anatomy dissection schedule.

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Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7000
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
ph :: 410.955.3213 | fax :: 410.955.1085
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