AR20920 - PAINTING 3

Module Identifier

AR20920

Module Title

PAINTING 3

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Professor John Harvey

Semester

Semester 2

Course delivery

Seminars / Tutorials

2 Hours. Seminar.

Seminars / Tutorials

6 Hours. Tutorial.

Practical

132 Hours.

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Portfolio:	100%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

to offer the student an important opportunity to experience more painting in general and for the acquisition of key skills in the methods and materials of painting in particular
to help the student towards finding subject matter and ways of working both personal to their own expressive needs and interests and appropriate to the course as a whole
through interaction in tutorials to help the student understand the capabilities and limitations of painting as a means of creative expression and communication
to empower the students with the knowledge needed to make informed and appropriate choices of methods and materials, their relative potentials and limitations through a course of lectures/demonstrations and individual tutorials
to give students some basic information about the history of methods and materials through a series of lectures/demonstrations
to establish patterns of the correct preparation of surfaces for painting and the correct methods of making and completing a painting with view to professional practice in the future
the acquisition of a knowledge of the processes involved in painting and the ability to correctly apply them through practical experience
to further the student's ability to evaluate and to articulate ideas about his/her own work and that of his/her peers through interaction in personal and/or group tutorials.

Brief description

Core module in the study of the Methods of painting in oil and acrylic including grounds, supports, media, tools, preparing panels, frescos, etc. At the same time the student examines specific subject matter through group projects and their relationship to the various methods and materials used.

Aims

acquired key skills in the methods and materials of painting
had valuable experience through a series of personal tutorials in finding subject matter and ways of working both personal to his/her own expressive needs and interest and appropriate to the medium of painting and to the course as a whole
enhanced understanding of the capabilities and limitations of painting as a means of creative expression and communication
be able to make more informed and appropriate choices of methods and materials, understanding their relative potentials and limitations
acquired some basic information about the history of methods and materials through a series of lectures/demonstrations
a good level of knowledge about the correct preparation of surfaces for painting and the correct methods of making and completing a painting, equipping him/her for professional practice in the future
a good level of ability in evaluating and articulating ideas about his/her own work and that of his/her peers

Transferable skills

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5