Course Title: Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate concepts
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: GRAP5282
Course Title: Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate concepts
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Phillip Allan
Email: phillip.allan@rmit.edu.au
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
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Description
This course develops the knowledge and skills 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: |
Determine purpose for drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Identify purpose, scope and presentation context of drawing requirements |
Element: |
Evaluate and prepare drawings for presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Evaluate completed drawings in terms of their success in communicating the concept within the presentation context and refine as required |
Element: |
Explore and refine advanced drawing techniques |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Utilise the awareness and understanding of the nature of visual elements to create light, space and form |
Element: |
Produce advanced drawing(s) |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Select use and explore appropriate materials and tools for drawing(s) based on identified purpose, scope and presentation context |
Element: |
Research advanced drawing techniques for representing the concept |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Identify sources of information appropriate to a range of techniques and materials and the application to the communication of a concept |
Learning Outcomes
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
- lectures
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- studio work.
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Prepare and maintain physical resources for the production of drawings
- Explore a range of drawing techniques
- Produce advanced drawings.
- Occupational health and safety procedures
- Physical properties and capabilities of the most commonly used materials
- Techniques, materials and tools and the way they can be adapted and extended in the production of drawings
- Approaches to drawing and the work of key practitioners.
Details of Learning Activities
Students are presented with a series of weekly still life set ups where the drawings address both the objects presented, the materials used, and the techniques applied.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 Pigs heads
Week 2 Animal skulls
Week 3 Plastic animals
Week 4 TV sets - mixed media
Week 5 Tent project
Week 6 Collage still life
Week 7 Choose 5 objects as subject matter
Week 8 Refuse drawing
Week 9 Narrative drawing
Week 10 Botanical sketch drawing
Week 11 Studio botanical drawing / Tutorial week
Week 12 Phone book text Wk. 1
Week 13 Phone book text Wk. 2
Week 14 Process to Find : Self directed project Wk. 1
Week 15 Process to Find : Self directed project Wk. 2
Week 16 Process to Find : Self directed project Wk. 3
Week 17 Assessment
Week 18 Assessment
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Kaupelis, Robert ‘Experimental Drawing’ |
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Dexter, Emma ‘Vitamin D:New Perspectives in Drawing’ |
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Betti, Claudia & Sale, Teel ‘Drawing: A Contemporary Approach’ |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
- Production of a drawing portfolio
- Observation over a sufficient time period demonstrating the application of this course
- Written and/or oral questioning to assess knowledge and understanding.
- Completion of an arts journal including personal reflection and feedback from relevant others
- A portfolio of evidence.
You will be required to demonstrate the following:
- produce drawings which demonstrate a command of selected advanced drawing techniques which successfully represent and communicate the concept
- research and evaluate advanced drawing techniques
- the ability to critically analyse own work
- reflect consistent interaction with teachers in the studio in order to be considered for assessment.
Assessment Tasks
Present a folio containing 8 resolved drawings / all drawings from the ’Process to Find project / Sketches & backup drawings / and Visual Diary
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Evidence | Element | Essential Skills | Essential Knowledge | Critical Aspects |
Visual Diary | Research advanced drawing techniques for representing the concept Explore and refine advanced drawing techniques |
Different drawing approaches and work practices of established artists and designers to represent a concept Demonstration of the drawing process Characteristic uses of contemporary and experimental mediums, use of collage, photomontage, photocopiers, found and manipulated objects |
Creative theory involving intellectual and mental activity ‘Right and left brain orientation’ with observational skills Historical and cultural sources which have formed the basis for the art of drawing e.g. contemporary artist’s work Physical properties and capabilities of a wide range of materials and tools used in drawing |
Research advanced drawing techniques |
Drawing Folio | Determine purpose for drawings Explore and refine advanced drawing techniques Produce advanced drawing(s) |
Observation skills Demonstration of the drawing process Drawing for a specific purpose Design (Project) briefs Characteristic uses of contemporary and experimental mediums, use of collage, photomontage, photocopiers, found and manipulated objects Use of advanced drawing techniques including creating drawn images of the human form Literacy skills sufficient to read product safety labels and instructions Numeracy skills sufficient to determine layout issues and to deal with scalin |
Principle elements of the visual styles required e.g. architectural drawing, design, artistic expression, illustration, print media, repetitive pattern reproduction The experimentation and exploration of drawing mediums and techniques to enhance the expression of ideas and concepts Presentation, mounting and exhibiting works on paper Characteristic uses of contemporary and experimental mediums, use of collage, photomontage, photocopiers, found and manipulated objects Storage and protection of paper stock |
Produce drawings which demonstrate a command of selected advanced drawing techniques which successfully represent and communicate the concept Research advanced drawing techniques |
Group Tutorial | Determine purpose for drawings | Analysing and evaluating own work and work of others | The ability to critically analyse own work |
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