Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
---|---|
Practical | 17 x 3 Hour Practicals |
Lecture | 5 x 1 Hour Lectures |
Practical | 5 x 4 Hour Practicals |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Portfolio assessment | 100% |
Supplementary Assessment | Supplementary portfolio assessment | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate fundamental skills in the processes of drawing
Work in a number of different media from memory and from observation
Make an informed and personal response within the confines of a prescriptive brief, and to articulate their response, both towards their own work and that of others.
Work towards prescribed briefs and deadlines
Demonstrate an approach that is appropriate to the requirements of the text and intended audience
Evidence a self-critical approach to artwork
Demonstrate knowledge of the creative potential of working from the life model
Demonstrate fundamental skills in the processes of intaglio and relief printmaking
Print intaglio plates and relief blocks in black and white
Aims
Brief description
This is a level 1 introductory module to the theories and techniques of drawing, illustration, life studies and printmaking.
Content
Weeks 1-5: I hour lecture followed by a 3-hour practical drawing class covering: Line, Tone, Chiaroscuro, Documentation, Surface.
Weeks 1-5: 3-hour practical illustration class covering: Picture Research, Layout and Compositional Studies, Preparatory Drawings for Final Work, Finishing and Reproduction. Followed by an hour of tutor-led study time.
Week 6: small group tutorials
Weeks 7-11: 3-hour practical printmaking workshop covering: Introduction to Intaglio (1 and 2), Looking at Prints from the University Collection (seminar), Introduction to Relief Printing (1 and 2) followed by an hour of tutor-led study time.
Weeks 7-11: 3-hour practical life drawing class covering: Line, Tone, Anatomy, Drawing in Colour, Movement and Arrested Movement.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4