Course Title: Experiment with techniques to produce drawings

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Outline course and requirements

Explorations in line1

Quick line sketches of the body from photos or art work

1.1-4             2.1,2,3,4

3.1,2,3,5       4.1-4 

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Explorations in Tone 1

(Medium: charcoal, kneadable eraser, clips)

Do studies in shading of parts of the body.

1.1,3,4           2.1,3,4

3.1,5              4.1-4 

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Portraiture

(Medium: charcoal, kneadable eraser, clips)

Sketch heads from life, and/ or photos and/or art

1.1,3,4           2.1,2,3,4

3.1,5              4.1-4 

5.1-3

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Explorations in Ink

(Medium:  ink, brushes, plastic palette, a container for water in order to dilute ink.)

Small ink figure studies

1.1-4              2.1,3,4

3.1,2,3,5        4.1-4 

5.1-3

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Long poses

(Medium: your choice of  charcoal, charcoal pencil, ink) 

Drawings from the body using personal choice of material or method.

1.1-4              2.1,3,4,5

3.1,4.5           4.1-4 

5.1-3

National code

CUADRA401

Folio of drawings (6 short poses and 8 long poses)

Visual diary with set tasks

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To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

-Describe intellectual property requirements relevant to producing drawing works.

-summarise methods used to research creative and technical approaches to drawing

-explain how the works of other practitioners may be used to inform individual practice

-describe the role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for drawings and how it relates to the development of an individual style

-explain ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of drawing techniques

-describe, for the elements and principles of design, the detailed characteristics, key interrelationships, use in drawings and how they may be challenged

-Summarise, for a wide range of tools and equipment used to produce drawings, key physical features, uses and maintenance requirements

-list and describe the physical properties and capabilities of a wide range of materials used to produce drawing works

-list suppliers of resources for professional drawing practice with particular emphasis on raw, part-processed and processed drawing materials

-describe practices and procedures for working safely and sustainably with materials, tools and equipment for producing drawing work.

Learning

Identifies own skills gaps and may initiate a learning plan to progress professional career

Reading

Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information to support design ideas and to identify key information about resources

Writing

Uses clear, specific and industry related terminology to document a comprehensive record of research, conceptual idea development and production

Oral Communication

Clearly represents ideas for designs and techniques using relevant industry and conceptual language

Uses questioning and active listening techniques to elicit different perspectives about creative ideas and feedback, and to confirm understanding

Numeracy

Uses basic calculations to measure and record dimensions of display areas and appropriate size of drawings to suit requirements

Uses basic calculations to determine and record quantities of equipment, tools and materials

Interprets budgetary constraints and supplier prices and calculates sometimes complex order costs

Navigate the world of work

Takes responsibility for compliance with legal, safety and sustainability practices associated with creative work

Interact with others

Discusses design concepts and collaborates with other artists to generate new ideas and solutions to achieve best outcomes for own creative work

Engages in an open conversation to elicit and consider the merit of feedback from peers and others to enhance future performance

Get the work done

Takes responsibility for completing own creative works from design inception to realisation, efficiently and logically sequencing the stages of preparation and production

Manages own decisions about appropriate design ideas and techniques by experimentation with a range of explored options

Resolves problems with technique through experimentation and analysis

Evidence of the ability to:

-use a process of thorough research and experimentation to confirm ideas for own work

-identify and acquire resources required to complete chosen work

-adapt and use a range of drawing techniques to create a single major work or multiple drawings that:

    -shows 

     technical

    proficiency in  

     chosen

     techniques

-reflects understanding of elements and principles of design

-demonstrates innovation and the emergence of an individual style

-review and document the research and development process.