Course Title: Apply techniques to produce drawings

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: VART5932C

Course Title: Apply techniques to produce drawings

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4218 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development

Course Contact : Julia Raath

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9201

Course Contact Email:julia.raath@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

sandra.darrington@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

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

This course is delivered concurrently with

VART 5905C Use of colour in textiles and
VART 5903CTextile design influences.
VART5904C Assist in the development of textile designs


Projects and assessment tasks have been designed to directly link to each of these competencies.

It is recommended that students ensure that enrollment in each of these courses occurs during the same teaching period.
 

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use techniques, materials and tools for the production of drawings. As such the unit covers general knowledge and the application of basic techniques, which would generally be nominated by the supervisor. It is a specialisation unit and refers to a specific art form. This work would usually be carried out under supervision. It therefore differs from the units which relate to core drawing techniques for concept representation.

A selection of drawing tasks undertaken in this course will be directly applied into Design units.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUVVSP14A Apply techniques to produce drawings

Learning Outcomes


This studio based course gives students the opportunity to undertake practical assessment tasks that enable them to apply -

• general knowledge of physical properties and capabilities of the most commonly used materials and tools used in drawings
• general knowledge of different styles of drawing and the work of key practitioners
• overview knowledge of the formal elements and principles of design
• introductory knowledge of the historical and theoretical contexts for drawing
• typical work space and tool requirements for the production of different types drawings
• cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools used in drawing
• awareness of copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues
• environmental issues associated with the tools and materials used in drawing
• organisational and legislative occupational health and safety procedures in relation to drawing
• literacy skills sufficient to read product safety labels
• numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities
 


Details of Learning Activities

On completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to work in a studio practice with knowledge of OH&S and a range of drawing styles to:

• facilitate integrated course content across the Textile Diploma.
• provide general knowledge and basic drawing techniques relevant to Textile and other Design industries.


Weekly learning activities are structured to progressively provide fundamental drawing skills and knowledge from basic to more complex and will include;
• discussions of underpinning knowledge;
• demonstration of skills and techniques;
• presentation of work for discussion and review
• students engaged in applied learning exercises.
•

Professional studio practice is conducted primarily in the classroom at tables and easels plus
field trips to sites relevant to the practice of specific learning activities and integration of design briefs.
 


Teaching Schedule

week learning activities                                                                                                                                                                                                evidence
1. Introduction to the drawing room - OH&S Induction and studio responsibilities
Intro to Botanica (week 1 of 5).
Silhouette and contour and character of forms from still life  ink, pastels, crayons,

Based on research  theme "botanical" imagery – visual diary

Bring drawings from week 1 to next weeks drawing class for reference for collaged work

 Exercises for folio
Collection of visual recourses - Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary                                                                                                    
2. Botanica
Composition - Shape, Plane and Colour collage
ink - collage
 		  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
 
3.

Botanica
Apply design principles to advance drawings in creative process
in mixed media drawing.
to be completed


collect imagery of botanical illustrations and look at 3 different botanical artist from different eras, note your observations for visual diary resource
 

 • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - botanical

• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
 
4. Botanica
Botanical illustrations - rendering line, tone, stippling
pencils/fine liner
 

 • Drawings for folio

• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - botanical

• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
 
5. Botanica
Botanical illustrations - colour palettes and techniques
water colours
 		   • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - botanical

• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary

 
6.

Botanica
Botanical illustrations - paint up fine work complete drawings
water colours


Observational checklist OH&S

For next week
collect 20 contemporary / graphic illustrations - look at Jacky Winter Group Website
Note 6 possible techniques/ stylistic approaches
 

  • Observational checklist OHS  Assessment
• Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - botanical

• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary

 
7.  Botanica Assessment   class presentation and reviews  class presentation and reviews 
8.

Graphica
Introduction to brief.
Produce a series 2 drawings using the same motifs and techniques in a variety of ways using a combination of techniques
Look at the Jacky Winer Group website

Homework research
Students to collect resources relating to the brief, spontaneous phone photos, magazines, library.
start to plan drawings

 • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - illustrations
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
9. Graphica
Students to bring in images they want to work with.
Using techniques to illustrate the motifs,
ink wash and line work
continue to plan drawings
 		 • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - illustrations
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
10.  Graphica
collage techniques
embossing
continuereview presentation to plan drawings. Using design principles to create a series of 2 drawings
 		  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - illustrations
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
11.  Presentation and review presentation and reviews 
12. Graphica
composition and putting work onto page.
 		  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - illustrations
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
13.  Graphic
complete drawings
 		  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Collection of visual images - illustrations
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary

 
14.  Colour and form (session 1 of 2). 3D Drawing - Shape and Volume, illumination  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
 
15.  Colour and form Shape and Volume, illumination further work on drawings (Week 2 of 2)  • Drawings for folio
• Sketches visual diary
• Continuous collection of Images and information for artist resource – visual diary
 
16.  Presentation techniques and expectations
 		  professional presentation
17.  Submit  Colour and form folio and visual diary  


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

You will be required to bring your personal tool kit to each session .


Overview of Assessment

To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.

Assessement tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including:

  • Visual Diary /journal
  • Problem solving and drawing exersices
  • OHS observational checklist.
  • Folio of drawings
  • Indvidual and group presentations

This unit is concurrently delivered with VART 5905C Use of Colour in Textiles and VART 5903C

AnalyseTextile Design Influences and VART5904C Assist in the development of textile designs
Several assessement tasks will be assessed across these courses.
 


Assessment Tasks

You will undertake 3 major Drawing and research projects designed to enable you to progressively develop your skills and knowledge related to the themes.

Detailed briefs with specific assessment criteria and breakdown will be provided in class sessions and on Blackboard.
Submission items for each the following projects will  include:
Visual Diary  - containing all required research and  and development work
Drawing folio of selected completed drawings  and exercises
 

Projects
• Botanica 40%
• Graphica 40%
• Colour and form 20%

Observational Checklist (marked as competent or not yet competent - Week 6
You will also  be assessed on OHS and Studio Practice   


Assessment Matrix

Element                             botanica  graphica           colour and form       Observational Checklist      

1.

Prepare and maintain physical resources to produce drawings
X X X  X

2.

Use and test drawing techniques
X  X X  X

3.

Produce the drawings
X X X
 

Other Information

Flat fully covered shoes must be worn in studios at all times.

During some drawing sessions it is recommended that you wear an apron or overall as some drawing mediums can produce fine dust or may stain.

All participants in this course are responsible for leaving studios in a workable conditions and you will be required to clean working areas after sessions

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