Course Title: Produce drawings to communicate ideas
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: VART6469C
Course Title: Produce drawings to communicate ideas
School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5333 - Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
Course Contact: Jenny Crowley
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email: interiors@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Carol Batchelor carol.bachelor@rmit.edu.au
Samantha Nguyen samantha.nguyen@rmit.edu.au
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
It applies to individuals who use drawings, either electronic or hand drawn, for personal use or in response to a project or brief. Drawings may include design concepts for objects, processes or spaces, movement sequences for performances or screen productions, exhibitions, tenders, proposals or publications.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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CUAACD301 Produce drawings to communicate ideas |
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1. Plan drawing work |
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2. Experiment to represent ideas |
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3. Create drawings |
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Learning Outcomes
Evidence of the ability to:
- identify and analyse drawing requirements
- explore techniques, materials and equipment safely
- produce a series of drawings that:
- show a command of selected techniques
- successfully communicate the required ideas.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will take place in a studio / class room using industry standard resources. You will complete exercises and industry relevant projects. You will also be required to undertake independent study to complete assignments outside class time.
In class activities may include:
• Presentations and demonstration
• teacher directed group activities/projects with individual input from students
• class exercises to practice and develop skills
• Analysis/critique of relevant material
• Student presentations with Teacher and Peer feedback and review
• Personal class time to discuss and develop own work for assessment/presentation
Out of class activities may include:
• practical work on presentation of work
• investigation and research
• preparing of work for presentations
• project work
• independent research
• online research
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research.
Teaching Schedule
Weekly schedule will be published on your black board online portal
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WEEK SEM 1 |
Exercises / Studio work |
Self directed learning 5 hours total |
Submission DUE
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11
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Overview of course content & assessment requirements. Designers tool kit & materials. Introduction into Google community and required participation Please bring in a range of pencils ( HB, 2B, 4B minimum)
· Briefing TASK 1. · Learning to observe ... Exercises
EXERCISE 1 – Scale and shapes - Grey scale - Identification of basic shapes - Structure and proportion + positive and negative space - Tonal shading - Explorations
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE · Parallel lines · Straight lines · Vertical lines · Relaxed angles (30 degrees) · Simple shapes
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12
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EXERCISE 2 - Identifying 1-point perspective
- Observation through magazine - Quick freehand sketching
3 x drawing activities: 1 x magazine cutting with figures drawn in at the appropriate scale 2 x sheets of magazine images drawn over with pen identifying horizon line, view point & vanishing point 1 x sketch of a corridor
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE · Try to do ‘a drawing the day’ in a small sketchbook that you always carry with you |
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13
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- Observation through magazine - Quick freehand sketching
TASK 1 3 x drawing activities: 1 x magazine cutting with figures drawn in at the appropriate scale 2 x sheets of magazine images drawn over with pen identifying horizon line, view point & vanishing point 1 x sketch of an interior |
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE….
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14
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SUBMISSION OF AT 1 - EXERCISES 1-3 · Briefing TASK 2
EXERCISE 4 · 1-Point perspective grid - placement of boxes & figures - to scale. Look at scale and placement of human figures into a depth of field
3 x drawing activities: 1 x 1-point perspective grid 1 x "room" with cubes and figures in it Students must supply tracing paper, yellow trace, pens, pencils, scale ruler and set square
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REVIEW + RESEARCH · draw few thumbnails of interiors in your sketchbook |
Submission Task 1 Exercise 1- 3
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15
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EXERCISE 5 2-Point perspective grid - placement of boxes & figures - to scale. Look at scale and placement of human figures into a depth of field
2 x drawing activities: 1 x 1-point perspective grid 1 x "room" with cubes and figures in it |
You need to do 1 hour THIS week of Self Directed Learning Practice + review + exercises + research Do some perspective sketches of your room |
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16
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EXERCISE 6 · Plan to 3d - freehand perspective drawing - 1-point perspective drawings - Locating furniture in space
7x drawing activities: 1-point perspective drawing showing the translation from plan to perspective Minimum 3 x 1-point perspective sketches (thumbnails) Minimum 3 x 2-point perspective sketches (thumbnails)
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You need to do 1 hour THIS week of Self Directed Learning Practice + review + exercises + research
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MID YEAR BREAK (2.June- 8.July)
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WEEK SEM 2 |
Exercises / Studio work |
Self directed learning 5 hours total |
Submission DUE
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1
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Folio work + studio time
- Revise challenging tasks - Rendering - Work on the presentation of folio
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And practice even more… |
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2
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Submission of task 2 (exercises 4 - 6) • STUDIO WORK |
And more…. |
SUBMIT TASK 2
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3
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Briefing Task 3 Content will support and underpin decorate residential area and soft furnishing for interiors. The drawing tasks completed will directly link with required elements for the major assignment for both units.
Exercise 7 and exercise 9
· Ink existing Floorplan · Develop floor plan sketching · Develop elevations sketching
5x drawing activities: 1 x floor plan - drawing in ink (existing condition) 4 X elevations – drawing in ink or pencil |
Research + draw+ review |
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4
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EXERCISE 8 and EXERCISE 9
· Concept layout of furniture on the floor plan - Pencil
drawing activities: 1 x floor plan with furniture - drawing in pencil (3 options) |
Research + draw+ review |
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EXERCISE 9 · Produce elevations
4x drawing activities: 4 x Elevations with furniture - drawings in pencils
Please bring to all classes your chosen furniture and fabric samples from Soft Furnishing and Decorate Residential Interiors |
You need to do 1 hour THIS week of Self Directed Learning PRACTICE + REVIEW + EXERCISES + RESEARCH |
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EXERCISE 7-9 Trace all floorplan and elevations in presentation quality - Pencil 5x drawing activities: Floorplan and Elevations with furniture in pencil
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE….
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EXERCISE 10 · Produce effective perspective drawings · 1 Point Perspective - Pencil sketch - Pen and Ink trace off - Drawing furniture, lighting etc. from cube
1x drawing activity: 1-point perspective - drawing in ink |
And practice even more… |
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EXERCISE 11 · PRODUCE EFFECTIVE PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS · 2 Point Perspective - Pencil sketch - Pen and Ink trace off - Drawing furniture, lighting etc. from cube
1x drawing activity: 2-point perspective - drawing in ink |
You need to do 1 hour THIS week of Self Directed Learning PRACTICE + REVIEW + EXERCISES + RESEARCH |
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Submission of task 3 (EXERCISES 7-11) · STUDIO TIME |
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE….
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SUBMIT TASK 3 (exercises 7 – 11)
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Briefing: TASK 4.
EXERCISE 12 RENDERING TECHNIQUES for effective floor plans with a focus on Soft Furnishing - Introduction to markers and pencils - Tonal drawing - shadows and light source - Texture, colour, line work / weight - Hard and soft finishes - reflection and diffusion - Experimentation of rendering techniques - Mixed media techniques - Rendering floor plan
drawing activity: 1 x rendered floor plan with furniture
Students must bring to each class: markers, colour pencils + fabrics for reference + reference images of furniture and materials to the rest of the classes |
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE even more…
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EXERCISE 12 cont RENDERING ELEVATIONS: highlighting Soft Furnishing elements
Complete FLOOR PLAN + ELEVATION RENDERINGS
4x drawing activities: Rendered elevations with furniture
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You need to do 1 hour THIS week of Self Directed Learning PRACTICE + REVIEW + EXERCISES + RESEARCH |
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12
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EXERCISE 13 · RENDERING · 1-point perspective - Fabrics: Bed coverings, throws, bed-heads - Curtains: Types, styles, fabrics - Carpet, rugs, all other floor surfaces - Light, shadow and reflection
1x drawing activity: 1 x 1-point perspective rendered drawing |
Research + draw+ review+ practice your rendering
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EXERCISE 13 continued · RENDERING · 1-point perspective - Upholstery; furniture, robes, cushions - Lighting and accessories - Wallpaper, artwork, mirrors etc. - 1x drawing activity: 1 x 1-point perspective rendered drawing |
Research + draw+ review+ practice your rendering
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EXERCISE 14 · RENDERING · 2-point perspective - Fabrics: Bed coverings, throws, bed-heads - Curtains: Types, styles, fabrics - Carpet, rugs, all other floor surfaces
2x drawing activities: 1 x 1-point perspective rendered drawing continued 1 x 2-point perspective rendered drawing |
Research + draw+ review+ practice your rendering
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EXERCISE 14 continued · RENDERING ALL ELEMENTS · 2-point perspective - Upholstery; furniture, robes, cushions - Lighting and accessories - Wallpaper, artwork, mirrors etc.
1x drawing activity: 2-point perspective rendered drawing
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Research + draw+ review+ practice your rendering Finalize your portfolio to presentation standards |
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16
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MELBOURNE CUP WEEK (INCLUDE TASK 3 FOLIO WORK) |
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SUBMIT TASK 4 (exercises12 – 14)
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Overview of Assessment: Participants will undertake 4 Assessment Tasks in order to complete this unit.
All projects must be submitted & passed in order to complete this course.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. Learning resources include access to studios and computer laboratories and relevant software. You will also be expected to make use of the library resources.
Overview of Assessment
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:
- equipment and materials required to produce drawings
- information sources.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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 Hand out Date Due date
1 Semester 1, Folio of task drawings week 11 week 14
2 Semester 1, Folio of task drawings week 14 week 2 sem 2
3 Semester 2, Folio of task drawings week 3 week 9
4 Semester 2, Folio of task drawings week 10 week 16
Graded assessment applies for courses within the Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
CHD Competent with high distinction 80 - 100 Highly developed
CDI Competent with distinction 70 - 79 Well developed
CC Competent with credit 60 - 69 Developed
CAG Competent achieved - graded 50 - 59 Sound
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did not submit for assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency.
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| 2 | X | X | X |
| 3 | X | X | X |
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. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. Information on student feedback can be found here: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/communication-and-feedback
Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity
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: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of resources and student progression.
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