Course Title: Refine painting techniques
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2017
Course Code: VART6368C
Course Title: Refine painting techniques
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5348 - Diploma of Visual Arts
Course Contact: Phillip Allan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4030
Course Contact Email: phillip.allan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to refine painting technique and to develop an individual style in a body of creative work. This occurs through a process of research, refinement and evaluation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAPAI501 Refine painting techniques |
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1. Research painting ideas and techniques |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Support professional practice by expanding knowledge of historical and contemporary painting 1.2 Research ways that other artists have used different painting techniques 1.3 Investigate how particular painting techniques work to achieve different technical effects 1.4 Evaluate the relationships between painting techniques and ideas 1.5 Adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches and comply with intellectual property requirements |
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2. Select painting techniques for refinement |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Evaluate creative and professional opportunities offered by different painting techniques for own approach to work 2.2 Identify and assess limitations and constraints of particular techniques 2.3 Select a broad range of painting techniques for refinement |
Element: |
3. Consolidate painting technique to professional level |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop increasing confidence and skill through practice and experimentation 3.2 Proactively identify and resolve technical problems in painting based on developing expertise 3.3 Challenge and test ideas and use creative thinking techniques to encourage new and unpredictable ideas to emerge 3.4 Evolve ideas and other professional skills through ongoing experimentation with technique 3.5 Develop own ways of working with techniques to create individual style 3.6 Create a coherent body of painting work that shows command of selected painting techniques 3.7 Handle equipment, tools and materials safely; minimise and safely dispose of waste throughout all processes |
Element: |
4. Evaluate own painting technique |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Evaluate development of own technique with others and seek feedback 4.2 Seek and participate in professional discussions that challenge and explore different concepts and approaches 4.3 Evaluate particular ways that experimentation with different techniques has informed own artwork 4.4 Identify ways to further develop technique as part of professional practice and build ideas into future work |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you learn through:
- In-class activities:
- teacher directed studio activities/projects
- studio exercises to review discussions/lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- studio work
- Out-of-class activities include:
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study.
Teaching Schedule
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Class content |
Visual Diary Tasks |
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Week 1 Starts 3 July |
Re-engaging with Painting after the break. Studio Study – Rub back from the skeleton. Surface preparation with Acrylic Matt Medium. Re-engaging with painting after semester break. Working from a lit skeleton into a dark field of oil paint and medium (Payne’s grey, Prussian blue or Umber) rub back to highlights with rags and brushes to build a monochrome tonal painting. NB.This is an assessable task.
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Visual Diary Task 1: Research the importance of Material Safety Data Sheets. What are they? What do they tell you about a material? Why are they important in a studio setting? Where should you keep them? Include an example in your visual diary. |
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Week 2 Starts 10 July |
Introduction to Refine Painting Techniques And structure of semester: unit and examples of past student’s works in abstraction. (Handout: Weekly Schedule)
Project Brief 1: Simple Abstraction Introduction. (Handout: Simple Abstraction)
Studio activities: Glazing and scumbling on dried rub back paintings from last week.
initial studies in studio with supervision. Gouache or pencil studies of abstraction responses.
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Visual Diary Task 2: Research three contemporary abstract artists using the Art databases, Visual Art books or journals in the RMIT Library. Provide details of their practice and three images of their works. Outline why you chose to focus on these artists and the strengths you see in their work.
http://rmit.libguides.com/visualart
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Week 3 Starts 17 July
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Brief 1: Simple Abstraction (session 2) Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision.
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Week 4 Starts 24 July |
Brief 1: Simple Abstraction (session 3) Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision.
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Visual Diary Task 3: Describe briefly why it is important that your work is yours and that it is “original”. Find out where you can get accurate information about copyright, trademarks, design licences and permissions relevant to producing painting works in Australia.
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Week 5 Starts 31 July |
Brief 1: Simple Abstraction (session 4)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
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Week 6 Starts 7 August |
Brief 1: Simple Abstraction (session 5) Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. In class discussion, presentation and review of works.
NOTE: No Friday classes due to Open Day preparations. |
Visual Diary Task 4: Attend an exhibition of contemporary painting. Write a short description of the work and the approach of the artist/s. Media used? Methods? Subject matter? Your observations. Include images of the works. |
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Week 7 Starts 14 Aug |
Project Brief 2: The Everyday (session 1) Introduction. (Handout: The Everyday) Initial studies in studio with supervision. |
Visual Diary Task 5: Write a paragraph outlining how you intend to approach your project. Identify artists whose work interests and inspires you in relation to the idea of “The Everyday”. Show examples of their work.
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Week 8 Starts 21 Aug |
Brief 2: The Everyday (session 2)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
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Week 9 Starts 28 Aug |
Brief 2: The Everyday (session 3)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
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Week 10 Starts 4 Sept |
Brief 2: The Everyday (session 4)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
TUTORIAL WEEK Bring Visual Diary to class for review. |
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Week 11 Starts 11 Sept |
Brief 2: The Everyday (session 5)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. In class discussion, presentation and review of works |
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18 – 29 Sept |
Mid Semester Break
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Week 12 Starts 2 Oct |
Project Brief 3: Discordant Elements (session 1) Introduction. (Handout: Discordant Elements)
initial studies in studio with supervision. |
Visual Diary Task 6: Consider the idea of “Discordant” elements in painting. Describe in a paragraph how you are intending to approach this in your painting. How will you challenge the conventional or traditional use formal elements and/or ideas to embed a feeling of “mismatching” in your paintings?
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Week 13 Starts 9 Oct |
Brief 3: Discordant Elements (session 2) Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
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Week 14 Starts 16 Oct |
Brief 3: Discordant Elements (session 3)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. |
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Week 15 Starts 23 Oct |
Brief 3: Discordant Elements (session 4)
Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision.
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Visual Diary Task 7: Look through the Art Almanac and/or the Art Guide and select three artist-run spaces where you could see your paintings fitting into their exhibition programs.
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Week 16 Starts 30 Oct |
Brief 3: Discordant Elements (session 5) Independent development of paintings in studio with supervision. In class discussion, presentation and review of works
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Visual Diary Task 8: What are the main 3 things that you have learned throughout the year in Painting?
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Week 17 |
Submission of Folio for Assessment
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Materials: You will be required to purchase materials that are relevant to your projects as they develop.
Suggested Texts:
Mayer, R., Sheehan, S. The Artist’s handbook of materials and techniques, 5th Edition, 1991, Faber & Faber.
Dashkin, M. Vitamin P2: New Perspectives in Painting, 2011, Phaidon.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:
- Practical tasks, a series of major projects
- Direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- Completion of a visual diary and portfolio including personal reflection and feedback
- Direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence.
Assessment is based on your ability to undertake the following:
- Evolve and refine painting technique through a demonstrated process of experimentation
- Develop individual style in own work
- Produce a coherent body of professional artwork that includes the use of well-developed painting technique
- Research painting technique in the broader context of other artwork and artists
- Yse safe and sustainable work practices.
An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks:
1. Assessment title: Studio Activity: Tonal Rub Back
1 rub back tonal painting in oils based on observation of the skeleton.
Due Date for Assessment 1: 28 July
2. Assessment Title: Folio Submission
Description: a folio is to be submitted for assessment comprising of the following works made throughout the semester to a satisfactory standard.
Brief 1 - Simple Abstraction
2-3 resolved paintings + compositional drawings/studies.
Brief 2 - The Everyday
2-3 resolved paintings + compositional drawings/studies.
Brief 3 - Discordant Elements
2-3 resolved paintings on selected surfaces and compositional drawings studies.
Due Date for Assessment 2: Week 17
3. Assessment Title: Visual Diary Submission
A visual diary is to be developed over the course of the semester. In this diary you should gather ideas, references, responses to painting approaches, techniques and individual paintings that are relevant to your understanding of painting processes and materials. Specific visual diary tasks are outlined in the weekly schedule. A visual diary should also include ongoing documentation of painting exhibition experiences and independent research in the subject area.
Due Date for Assessment 3: Week 17
Assessment Matrix
Please refer to the coordinator for assessment matrix.
Other Information
Feedback:
You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Plagiarism:
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission):
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration: URL: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
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