FINA-5110                                                          Painting                                                           4(0-4)

Course Description

 This course is designed for beginners and those who have minimal painting experience. Students will the learn basics of handling oil paints and brushes and explore a variety of techniques and subject matter. ( landscape, still life, and abstraction ). The course will cover the fundamentals of composition, tone, and blending colors. One-on-one and group discussions will also touch upon concepts crucial to the creative process, including critical thinking, discipline, spontaneity, metaphor, and others. Technical demonstrations and short writing projects will complement our studio work. The goal of this course is to give students the basic tools and ideas necessary to begin their own personal painting practice.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

.  Demonstrate an ability to Paint observationally, appropriately applying an understanding of basic painting and drawing skills, gesture, proportion, and artistic anatomy.

.  Develop and understand good composition principles

.  Develop and understand technical skills such as simple drawing needed to render well compost 2-dimensional designs

.  Develop your creative and visual abilities in their practice

.  Demonstrate knowledge of the perspective, architecture, cityscape.

Course Contents:

1. Technical Skills.

1.1 Properly prepared surface.

1.2 Composition

1.3 Colour; optical; symbolic; properties of certain pigments and hue

1.4 Traditional and experimental approaches in painting the figure, landscape, non-objective and still life.

2. Still life composition and Light Study

2.1 How to Compose a Still Life

2.2 Still Life with two Objects

2.3 Still life with more than 5 Objects

2.4 Still life (white object, surface, background

2.5 Effects °flight on still life

2.6 Still life (white object, surface, background) with fruits or vegetables

3. Drapery Study

3.1 Study of different Textures

3.2 Study of Drapery

3.3 Drapery on Figure

3.4 Still life with colorful Drapery

3.5 Study of Furniture and Vehicles

Recornmended Books:

1. Schmid, Richard and Prairie. Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting, Stove Press; 11th Printing edition, 2004
2. Curtis, David, David & Charles. A Light Touch: Successful Painting In Oils, Uk, 1997
3. Weber, Mark Christopher. Brushwork Essentials, North Light Books; 1 edition, 2010
4. Curtis, David and Capon, Robin. Capturing the Moment in Oils, Batsford; Reprint edition, 2012
5. Verrall, Nicholas and Capon, Robin. Color and Light in Oils, Batsford Ltd, 2004
6. D. Macpherson, Kevin. Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color, North Light Books; New edition, 2000
7. Chamberlain, Trevor. Oils (Ron Ranson's Painting School) , Trafalgar Square, 1995
8. Cateura, Linda and Leffel, David. A., Oil Painting Secrets From a Master, Watson-Guptill; Edition Unstated edition, 1995
9. Kreutz, Gregg. Problem Solving for Oil Painter, Watson-Guptill; Edition Unstated edition,1997

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional: 20   (PowerPoint Presentations, Practical Assignments and Homework)

Mid exam: 30

Final exam: 50

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Class attendance policy: 75% Attendance is compulsory