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This course will allow students to develop and sustain a series of studies through personal, directed and site specific projects. Research shall begin by making use of photography, observational drawings, primary sourced references, these works shall form the basis to developed a body of related works, employing a range of watercolours, inks and gouache, methods, approaches and formats.
Please note - this is a credit course and has an integrated digital component. All students enrolled on credit courses are required to matriculate through the university student system EUCLID. If you do not do so you will not be able to access information provided by your tutor nor will you be able to submit work for assessment. Please read our Studying for Credit Guide, Rules and Regulations for more information.
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed: Contemporary Watercolour 1: An introduction or Contemporary Watercolour 2: Expressive Approaches
This course requires you to bring their own art and design materials. Most of these can be sourced and purchased in advance from any good art material supplier such as the Art Shop at ECA Lauriston Place Campus. Essential items not readily available will be provided during classes and you will be invoiced at the end of the course for items used. Listed below are the materials and equipment requirements for this course and an estimated cost. You are advised not to purchase any materials until you have received confirmation the course is running – usually 7 days before the start of the course. You will be guided by the tutor as to which materials you need to bring to classes each week.
Essential materials you will need to bring to the first class:
The course tutor is currently updating this list which will appear here by 9th January. Please check back then.
Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee:
Materials and equipment available for purchase during the course:
Essentials materials and equipment students will need to provide themselves:
Additional recommended materials and equipment students can provide:
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
Developing skills within the sketchbook for recording, researching and evidencing work.
Developing skills for working with collage and watercolour approaches.
Developing the skills for using inks, gouache and other mediums with watercolour.
Employing and fusing a range of tools, materials and techniques.
Develop a series of works through personal and directed study references.
Developing the skills for work on various surfaces and coloured grounds.
Challenging conventions to paper formats and surfaces.
Make and employ site-specific observational studies (as required).
Use photographic references to support developing ideas and themes.
A series of discussions and group critiques based on each project theme.
Introduction to a range of relevant artists.
Keep a log/blog during the period of the course to record learning, achievements and challenges.
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.
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: |
Research, context and ideas (33.3%) Demonstrate an enquiring work ethic and range of personal strategies for recording and developing visual ideas and concepts, showing the beginning of an appropriate body of contextual research.
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Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%) Show a confident and enquiring use of a range of water-based mediums to explore relevant approaches and processes to create a body of coherent visual studies and resolved artworks.
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Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%) Evidence appropriate judgement to document, select, edit and present a body coherent works, revealing its value and expressing ideas in a visual form.
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Suggested Readings
ORMOND, R. 1970. John Singer Sargent: paintings, drawings, Watercolours. Phaidon.
SILLARS, L. 2011. George Shaw. Payne’s Grey. Baltic
JENKINS, D.F. 2012. John Piper: The Forties. Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd.
WILTON, A. 1982 Turner Abroad: France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. BCA.
NEWALL, C. 2014. John Ruskin. Artist and Observer. Paul Holberton Publishing, London.
BLOCKLEY, J. 1987. Watercolour Interpretations. Collins.
HAMMER, M. 1999. Graham Sutherland: Landscapes, War Scenes, Portraits 1924-1950. Scala Publishers Ltd.
JENKINS, D.F. & SPALDING, F. 2003. John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach. Merrell.
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
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.
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.
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.