Creating Images (10 credit points)

Special Information

This course will include a limited supply of basic papers and cards. However please do acquire the materials recommended for this course.

Materials you will need to bring to the first class:

• a pencil

• a starter set of acrylic paints (to include: red, blue, yellow, white, black

• at least three hog hair or acrylic brushes

• a craft knife and scissors

• masking tape

• Pritt Stick

In addition to the course fee, students are expected to provide the following list of indicative tools, materials and equipment:

• an A4 or A5 sketchbook (hardback book -not soft cover)

• a range of drawing materials - pencils, conté, charcoal, fibre pens, dip pens

• a starter set of acrylic paints (to include: red, blue, yellow, white, black

• a range of hog hair or acrylic brushes

• a craft knife and scissors

• masking tape

• PVA glue, Pritt Stick

• any collected visual research - photographs, magazines, drawings, sketches and studies from previous classes or own work

• an assortment of collage material – papers, fabrics, wrappings, newspapers, etc.

• a bottle of black drawing ink

• your own digital camera

• further photocopying as required

A limited supply of papers and card will be provided as part of the course.

Content of Course

Over the class sessions the course will cover:

1. Developing skills within a sketchbook for Introduction to composition, tone and colour.

2. Taking a collage for a walk as a means of creating compositions

3. Making images from photographs which move beyond the photographic

4. Using drawing is a tool for routine recording of observation.

5. Taking colour for a walk in a sketchbook

6. Developing new images from the colour sketchbook

7. Introduction to a range of relevant artists to inform practice.

8. Keep a log/blog during the period of the course to record learning, achievements and challenges.

9. Working on a focused project to create a coherent portfolio of studies and samples.

Teaching method(s)

The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, students’ progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor.  Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.

For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a ‘directed study plan’ which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.

Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes. 

The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Use a range of drawing strategies to routinely record, research and make visual enquiry through the use of the sketchbook.

• Show resourcefulness and inventiveness in the use of materials and processes to create a range of visual studies and resolved image-based artworks.

• Evidence independent judgment in the research, selection and editing of visual images.

Sources

Core Readings

Recommended:

• MORSE, J. D., 1972, Ben Shahn, London: Secker and Warburg

• BONNARD, P. , 2006, Pierre Bonnard : the work of art, suspending time : Muse´e d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 2 February-7 May 2006, Paris: Paris muse´es; Gand: Ludion

• BOYD, A., 1969, Retrospective exhibition of paintings, drawings and other work by Arthur Boyd, Edinburgh: Demarco Gallery

• TAPIES, A., Ta`pies, Antoni, 1923-1972, London: Thames & Hudson, [text by] Vera Linhartova; [translated from the French by Anne Engel]

• KIEFER, A., 2008, Bu¨cher : [anla¨sslich der Ausstellung "Anselm Kiefer. Bu¨cher", 18. Oktober-29. November 2008, Ausstellungsraum Celine und Heiner Bastian, Berlin-Mitte] / [Herausgeber: Heiner Bastian, Munchen.

• WEIGHT, C., 1982, Carel Weight RA, a retrospective exhibition, London: Royal Academy of Arts(Great Britain)

• IKEGAMI, H., 1973-2010, Great migrator : Robert Rauschenberg and the global rise of American art, Cambridge, Mass; London: MIT Press

Assessment

Details of the Art and Design assessment requirements can be found on the short course website. Please click on the following link for more information: Submission and Assessment Information

Studying for Credit

If you choose to study for credit you will need to allocate significant time outwith classes for coursework and assessment preparation. Credit points gained from this course can count towards the Certificate of Higher Education.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.