Course Title: Experiment with techniques to produce paintings

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2017

Course Code: VART6356C

Course Title: Experiment with techniques to produce paintings

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4370 - Certificate IV in Visual Arts

Course Contact: Jennifer Mills

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: visualarts@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sharon West

Sharon.west@rmit.edu.au

Kathleen McCann

Kathleen.mccann@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

None

Course Description

In this course you will explore the diverse application of painting to communicate ideas. This will include developing painting skills and confidence with various painting techniques and ideas to develop an individual style or voice.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUAPAI401 Experiment with techniques to produce paintings

Element:

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Evaluate potential for new approaches to painting based on capabilities of known techniques 1.2 Adapt or introduce new equipment, tools and materials to achieve different effects 1.3 Extend own capability with painting techniques through experimentation on samples, practice pieces or a work in progress 1.4 Assess safety and sustainability issues for different techniques and media

Element:

2. Develop ideas for paintings

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Discuss, with key people, creative and other goals for own paintings 2.2 Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners and comply with intellectual property requirements 2.3 Use knowledge of different painting techniques to inform ideas 2.4 Consider how different techniques and ideas can best work together 2.5 Assess the professional potential and presentation requirements of own work to inform ideas 2.6 Refine and confirm ideas based on research, experimentation and collaboration with others

Element:

3. Organise painting resources

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify specific resource requirements for the chosen work 3.2 Research potential sources of supply for painting resources 3.3 Evaluate cost and other constraints that impact on development of the work 3.4 Evaluate and respond to presentation considerations for finished paintings 3.5 Coordinate required resources and set up according to safety requirements

Element:

4. Create finished paintings

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Create paintings using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation, considering and applying elements and principles of design 4.2 Review and refine ideas and approaches based on ongoing experience with production of own work 4.3 Handle equipment, tools and materials safely; minimise and safely dispose of waste throughout all processes 4.4 Document development of own work and the research and ideas that informed it

Element:

5. Evaluate own painting work

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Reflect on own conceptual development and technical execution of the work 5.2 Identify areas for future skill development and options to learn 5.3 Discuss completed work with others and consider all feedback

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:

1.  In-class activities:

  • teacher directed group activities/projects

  • class exercises to review discussions

  • peer teaching and class presentations

  • group discussion

  • studio work

2. 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 and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.


Teaching Schedule

Week

Course content

Task / Assessment due dates

Elements

1

Introduction to

painting techniques and processes

Introduction to course, peers, teaching schedule, OHS and assessment requirements.

Activity:  Introduction to acrylic painting techniques on paper.  Painting a monotone study from a black, white and grey tableau onto a prepared mid-tone ground.

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media (1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4)

2

Tonal Acrylic Painting from still life tableau.

Limited Palette, grey tones.

Activity: Tonal acrylic study based on observation of simple forms. Focus on importance of tonal gradation to indicate forms and shape, and emphasis on varieties of mark making.

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media (1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4)

3

OHS & surface preparation

Monochrome

Erasure and Rub Back Painting Techniques in Oil. Painting from observation.

Introduction to OHS for oil painting studio.

Activity:  Introduction to painting in oils. Tonal study from observation in monochrome. Use of rub back and erasure methods to take paint away and reveal light of the paper for highlights and the addition of pigment to enhance tone and shadow. On Oil Sketch Paper.

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media (1.4)

4

Coloured Grounds

Small Studies in Oils.

Activity: Preparation of coloured acrylic grounds on Oil Sketch Paper.  

Use of prepared grounds to work on small studies from individual objects.

Based on observed form and features but opportunities for stylizing and gestural expressiveness.

Visual Diary Research Task: Choose a painting that you like from an artist whose work you admire  (historical or contemporary).  What can you say about this work?  When was it made, with what medium? Describe how you think it was made. What was it about?  Document this research in your visual diary and bring to next week’s class.

2.  Develop ideas for paintings

    (2.1,2.2,2.3,2.6)

5

Limited Palette, Coloured Ground.

Oil Painting & simple use of stencils.

Activity: Painting in oils on coloured ground in a limited palette from various sources. Potential for use for silhouette, stencil and repetition.

Report Back on Research task

Project Introduction: Discussion of project brief and approaches to generating own ideas for content of painting.

Visual Diary Research Task: Find an image that you respond to, photocopy, enlarging and reducing size.  Make b&w and colour versions.  Cut it up, paint or draw small colour or b&w studies, collage into your visual diary, reconfigured it different ways.

2.  Develop ideas for paintings

    (2.6)

3. Organise painting resources

   (3.1,3.2,3.3)

1. Research ideas for own  

   creative work (1.1,1.2)

6

Introduction to ideas of Colour

Colour Wheel

Atmospheric/Aerial Perspective.

Painting from “Found” Images.

PowerPoint Slideshow on Colour Wheel and ideas of colour, colour relationships, composition and texture. Atmospheric/Aerial Perspective.

Consideration of compositional implications, interlocking forms/shapes, and space/colour relationships.

Activity: Working from “found” images or material made in visual diary research task.

Focus: Underpainting (preparation for subsequent scumbling and glazing next week). Introducing ways to construct a composition through tone by over painting high saturation colours with complimentary colours and neutrals.

 

Individual Tutorials:  discussing ideas for own creative work from gathered source material and ideas in journal/visual diary.

2.  Develop ideas for paintings

    (2.1,2.2,2.5,2.6)

1. Research ideas for own    

creative work (1.1,1.2)

7

Painting Workshop:

Glazing & Scumbling.

Activity: Introduction to use of scumbling and/or glazing as a way to build a painting in oils. The painting made last week will be developed allowing further modification.

Individual Tutorials:  discussing ideas for own creative work.

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media (1.1,1.2,1.3)

1. Research ideas for own creative work (1.1,1.2)

2. Generate ideas for own creative work (21,2.2,2.3,2.4)

3. Organise painting resources  (3.1,3.2,3.3)

8

Painting Workshop:

Working on Project.

Activity:  Opportunity to work on Project in class with peer discussion on ideas and ways to proceed.

Individual Tutorials:  discussing ideas for own creative work.

Visual Diary Research Task: Document your works in progress and include this in your visual diary.

3. Organise painting resources

   (3.1,3.2,3.3)

4. Create finished paintings  (4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4)

1. Research ideas for own creative work (1.1,1.2)

2. Generate ideas for own creative work (21,2.2,2.3,2.4)

3. Organise painting resources  (3.1,3.2,3.3)

9

Painting Workshop:

Working on Project

Activity: This class is an opportunity to develop your own individual work in class and discuss with peers and teacher.

1. Research ideas for own creative work (1.1,1.2)

2. Generate ideas for own creative work (21,2.2,2.3,2.4)

3. Organise painting resources  (3.1,3.2,3.3)

10

Project Resolution.

Folio Preparation.

This class is an opportunity to rework or finish any paintings to be presented in the project or the folio ready for assessment.

It is a chance to speak with lecturer about the content of the folio and suggestions on how to “resolve” works.

Visual Diary Research Task: Write a brief reflection of your own conceptual development and technical execution throughout the Project.

3. Organise painting resources

   (3.4,3.5)

5. Evaluate own painting work  

 (5.1,5.2,5.3)

4. Adjust and refine ideas for own creative work (4.1,4.2,4.3)

11

Assessment

A folio of work from class, the Project work and a Visual Diary created during semester including research tasks will be presented for Assessment during Week 11.

  


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Materials: Students will be required to have required materials purchased prior to the commencement of the course. Please refer to the materials list provided at enrolment.

Library Subject Guide for Visual Art is an RMIT webpage for students of Visual Art.  

It can be used to access books and e-books, databases and streaming videos, images, referencing, art dictionaries, guides and directories.

The Library Subject Guide is available at:URL: http://rmit.libguides.com/visualart

Suggested texts:

Collins Complete Artist’s Manual, the definitive guide to artist’s material and techniques for painting and drawing, Jennings, Simon (ed), Collins, London, 2005

 


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
  • Written and/or oral questioning and discussion to assess knowledge and understanding
  • Completion of visual diary and/or portfolio including personal reflection and feedback
  • Direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence.

An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. 


Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.

Assessment task

Content/requirements

Due date

Individual Tutorial

Discuss Ideas for own creative work

Week 6, Week 7, Week 8

Visual Diary

Assigned research tasks

Week 11

Folio of art works

Series of paintings from class

Week 11

Painting Project

Individually devised & produced painting(s)

Week 11


Assessment Matrix

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency.

 

Unit title

Experiment with Techniques to Produce Painting

RMIT Unit code

 VART 6356C

National code

CUAP1401

Assessment task

Elements/ PCs

 

 

Assessment Conditions

 

1.Tonal and limited palette

Acrylic Painting

 

 

 

1.1,1.2

1.3

1.4

4.1

1.Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media

 

4.Create finished paintings

  

Environmental and occupational health and safety issues associated with the tools and materials used for painting

 

Numeracy skills sufficient to deal with basic scaling and layout issues.

 

Literacy skills sufficient to read product labels

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:

sources of information on other practitioners' work and digital drawing tools, materials and equipment.

 

 

The assessment context must provide for:

 

Practical demonstration of skills using a range of tools and materials to produce paintings which represent and communicate the concept

 

 

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

 

 

2.Coloured Grounds

Oil Painting

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

1.Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques and media

 

4.Create finished paintings

 

3.Colour Wheel and colour mixing

 

 

 

 

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques

 

 

4.Glazing and Scumbling/oil painting

 

 

 

 

1.2

1.3

1.4

 

4.1

1.Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques

 

4. Create finished paintings

 

3. Painting Project

 

 

 

 

1.2

1.3

1.4

 

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.1

3.2

3.4

4.1

4,2

4.3

4.4

1. Develop proficiency with a range of painting techniques

 

2. Develop Ideas for painting

 

3.Organise painting resources

 

4.Create finished paintings

 

4. Visual Diary

 

 

 

 

2.2

2.4

2.6

5.1

5.2

2. Develop Ideas for painting

 

5. Evaluate own painting work

 

5. Individual tutorial

 

 

 

 

2.1

2.5

 

3.4

 

 

5.1

5.2

5.3

2. Develop Ideas for painting

 

3. Organise painting resources

 

5. Evaluate own painting work

 

 

 

For further information, please refer to the training.gov.au website

 

 

 

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:

http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1 (unresolved);

Other Resources  

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