FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Visual Communication Design

VCD 350 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Special Practice in Drawing
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
VCD 350
Fall/Spring
4
4
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to focus on developing individual approach to drawing with considerable emphasis on problem solving. Students will gain confidence in their ability to draw complex objects and to express visual relationships between them. Introducing color in the drawing context, this course will cover optical mixing, layering of colors and the interaction of colors
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • to further explore the formal language of drawing: composition, proportion, value, etc.
  • to observe, analyze and record the constructive elements of any given object
  • to further develop their observational skills as they will take individual approaches to the subject matter.
  • use different drawing media with understanding and skill
  • build a considerable potfolio of completed studio and home works
Course Description This course aims to provide students with the necessary skills to successfully draw anything they can observe and analyze

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 İn-class exercise: exploring the media nesessary materials
2 In-class exercise: Mass drawing nesessary materials
3 Project 1: Still life, substructive drawing nesessary materials
4 Project 1 continues: composition, proportion, outline sketch nesessary materials
5 Project 1 continues: outline sketch elaborated into detailed drawing nesessary materials
6 Project 1 continues: creating a full range of values using subtructive technique nesessary materials
7 Project 1 finalized: class critique, discussion nesessary materials
8 In-class exercise: figure/gesture drawing nesessary materials
9 In-class exercise: portrait nesessary materials
10 Project 2 : still life, color pencil drawing nesessary materials
11 Project 2 continues: choosing the composition; outline sketch nesessary materials
12 Project 2 continues: outline sketch elaborated into detailed drawing nesessary materials
13 Project2 continues: working on details nesessary materials
14 Project 2 finalized: class critique, discussion nesessary materials
15 Portfolio review
16 Review of the Semester  

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials Kimon Nikolaides: The Natural Way To Draw Robert Beverly Hale: Drawing Lessons From The Great Masters, Master Class in Figure Drawing

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
3
90
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
4
5
20
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
3
8
24
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
108

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media,

X
2

To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods,

X
3

To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction,

X
4

To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design,

X
5

To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions,

X
6

To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey,

7

To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images,

X
8

To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies,

9

To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities,

X
10

To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude,

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1),

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently,

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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