Working from observation In this course you will consistently work from observation in order to hone your eye and become more sensitive to the dimensional world around you. You will learn to perceive proportion both intuitively and also through measuring. You will explore concepts of composition, line work, shape design, value structure, and colour, in order to translate your ideas and perceptions into a finished drawing or sequence. Investigating and experimenting with materials You will be continually compelled to challenge yourself with new techniques and materials. From pen and ink, to charcoal to watercolour, this course will serve as an introduction to many new materials and processes Finding personal aesthetic You will continually work toward developing your pictorial goals. You will be asked to first define your specific aesthetic goals including composition, line work, lighting effects etc., and then chart a course for improving towards those goals Integrating sketching into a creative workflow In this class you will be encouraged to make free standing drawings that function as independent art pieces, and also to utilise drawing as a primary step in ideation. By utilising observational as well as reference drawing, you will develop a process by which to create well informed and well observed drawings.
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Year Taken: AY 15/16
Grade: A+DA2000 can be summarized as 2D graphic design. In this module, students will learn about drawing principles as well as colour theories. This is where students finally get to use colours to convert abstract ideas onto physical papers.
In my class, I learnt about conveying messages through posters using simplified contents without words. This module was the only art module which I spent hours thinking how to represent an object using only basic shapes, lines, curves and areas. Medium used will be brushes, acrylic paints, markers, crayons, papers, items blah blah. This module is super creative (depending on your teacher).
Frankly speaking, I don’t think drawing skills are much needed in this module (besides needing the basic compositions and measurements). It’s more important how you communicate a message through your art. Creativity is much needed, and you will be surprise with the different perspectives everyone sees a thing.
This review was reposted with the kind permission of Yunzi. Originally published at https://joysofyz.blogspot.com/2016/11/my-takeaways-from-adm-core-major-pe.html
June 8, 2021
