Course Title: Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate concepts
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GRAP5264
Course Title: Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate concepts
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5230 - Diploma of Graphic Design
Course Contact : Phillip Allan, Ann Langusch
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438
Course Contact Email:phillip.allan@rmit.edu.au, ann.langusch@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 100
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
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to represent and communicate a concept through the use of advanced drawing techniques.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VPAU012 Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate concepts |
Element: |
1. Research advanced drawing techniques for representing the concept |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify sources of information appropriate to a range of techniques and materials and the application to the communication of a concept |
Element: |
2. Determine purpose for drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify purpose, scope and presentation context of drawing requirements |
Element: |
3. Explore and refine advanced drawing techniques |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Utilise the awareness and understanding of the nature of visual elements to create light, |
Element: |
4. Produce advanced drawing(s) |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Select use and explore appropriate materials and tools for drawing(s) based on identified purpose, scope and presentation context |
Element: |
5. Evaluate and prepare drawings for presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Evaluate completed drawings in terms of their success in communicating the concept within the presentation context and refine as required |
Learning Outcomes
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Details of Learning Activities
Artists and designers create artwork to communicate and design ideas, thoughts or feelings and to plan, analyse, and create visual solutions to communications problems.
The application of this unit in the workplace sees an individual artist or designer using drawing skills at an advanced level to represent and communicate a concept. This work would usually be carried out independently although guidance would be available if required.
Teaching Schedule
Wk. | Class No. | Dates | Activity | Performance Criteria |
5 | 1. | March 9/10 | PART A Introduction: Drawing Basics: Chairs & assorted objects Easel drawing - Standard Charcoal |
1.1 - 5.3 |
6 | 2. | March 16/17 | Composition: Ceramic bottles Easel drawing - Standard Charcoal |
1.1 - 5.3 |
7 | 3. | March 23/24 | Tone & Texture: Assorted tin objects Easel drawing - Standard Charcoal & Pastel |
1.1 - 5.3 |
8 | 4. | March 30/31 | Tone & Form: Fruit still life Easel drawing – Charcoal & Pastel |
1.1 - 5.3 |
April 6/7 | Easter | |||
9 | 5. | April 13/14 | Structural Drawing: Bicycles Easel drawing - Pencil |
1.1 - 5.3 |
10 | 6. | April 20/21 | Linear perspective: Interior spaces Pencil with ‘viewer’ |
1.1 - 5.3 |
11 | April 27/28 | AG Ideas Conference | ||
12 | 7. | May 4/5 | Opaque, Translucent, Transparent: Glass bottles Table drawing – Ink brush & wash |
1.1 - 5.3 |
13 | 8. | May 11/12 | Small Objects & Scale Table drawing: Ink line/wash |
1.1 - 5.3 |
14 | 9. | May 18/19 | Scale: Exercises with watercolour & small objects Table drawing – Watercolour |
1.1 - 5.3 |
15 | 10. | May 25/26 | Plant forms and objects Table drawing – Watercolour |
1.1 - 5.3 |
16 | 11. | May 31 June 1/2 |
Submission of Folio (Monday morning) at the office- Room 311 PART B Introduction to illustration Brief 1 - Collaborative poster 10% Black and white artwork |
1.1 - 5.3 |
17 | June 8/9 |
Pick up folio in a room to be announced | ||
June 21 - April 9 |
Mid year break | |||
1 | 12. | July 6/7 | Submit Brief 1 Brief 2 Brand character 15% Introduction References and illustration options |
1.1 - 5.3 |
2 | 13. | July 13/14 |
Brief 2 Brand character - concept presentations |
1.1 - 5.3 |
3 | 14. | July 20/21 |
Brief 2 Brand character - refinement and rendering |
1.1 - 5.3 |
4 | 15. | July 27/28 |
Brief 2 Brand character - 3D translation |
1.1 - 5.3 |
5 | 16. | Aug 3/4 |
Brief 2 Brand character - submit |
1.1 - 5.3 |
6 | 17. | Aug 10/11 |
Brief 3 The Book 15% Introduction Concept discussion - developing a visual narrative |
1.1 - 5.3 |
7 | 18. | Aug 17/18 |
Brief 3 The Book Creating content for continuity |
1.1 - 5.3 |
8 | 19. | Aug 24/25 |
Brief 3 The Book Creating content for continuity |
1.1 - 5.3 |
9 | 20. | Aug 31 Sep 1 |
Brief 3 The Book Layout, output and finishing |
1.1 - 5.3 |
10 | 21. | Sep 7/8 | Brief 3 The Book Collation, binding and finishing Brief 4 Editorial lllustration10% |
1.1 - 5.3 |
11 | 22. | Sep 14/15 |
Submit Brief 3 Brief 4 Editorial Illustration |
1.1 - 5.3 |
20 Sep - 1 Oct | Mid semester break | |||
12 | 23. | Oct 5/6 |
Brief 4 Editorial Illustration |
1.1 - 5.3 |
13 | 24. | Oct 12/13 |
Submit Brief 4 Brief 5 Australian Stamps 10% Concept development |
1.1 - 5.3 |
14 | 25. | Oct 19/20 |
Brief 5 Australian Stamps Production - media and images |
1.1 - 5.3 |
15 | 26. | Oct 26/27 |
Brief 5 Australian Stamps |
1.1 - 5.3 |
16 | 27. | Nov 5 |
Submit all 5 briefs |
1.1 - 5.3 |
17 | Nov 12 | Collect assessed projects |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Kaupelis, Robert, Experimental drawing |
Other Resources
Items as requested from the recommended art material kit list
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will involve the following tools;
Drawing exercises
Illustration briefs
Students will be tutored with a verbal and/or written evaluation of their progress, within class time.
A final assessment of Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent will be given at the end of the course when students will submit all completed work.
To be deemed competent students must satisfactorily complete all Learning Elements and related Performance Criteria.
Grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
Assessment Tasks
The tasks will be delivered in 2 parts. Part A addresses observational and media skills and is delivered in the drawing studio. Part B addresses industry style briefs relating to a variety of illustration outcomes, this will be delivered in a media studio and in a computer lab. The tasks also include components of personal research relating to the briefs.
Part A:
Observational and media skills folio 40%
Folio of Still Life Drawings:
Section i : 6 Major resolved Drawings
Section ii: All other ‘major’ still life drawings and back up sketches
Part B:
3 x Briefs @ 10% each = 30%
2 x Briefs @ 15% each = 30%
Assessment Matrix
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