Upon completion of the course, students will be competent in analysing colour and using them systematically in their own work. They will understand various tastes in colour and the basic factors in figurative layout work and know how to apply them in their work. Students will also know how to present a figurative entity, the visual elements of which work in unison. They will compile a portfolio of the work they have completed during the course.
Student's Workload
Lectures 12 h, exercises 54 h, independent study 58 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
Colour
- Physiology of seeing and perceiving
- Culturally bound aspects of colour
- Tastes in colour
- Colour symbolism
- Colour systems
- Terminology of colour
- Exercises with colour paper and painting
Layout
- Basic factors in layouts
- Structure of a picture
- Lines, shades (contrast), patterning
Recommended or Required Reading
Harald Arnkil: Värit havaintojen maailmassa, 2007
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, work in the colour and art workshops
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
Assignments of different colour exercises 40%, exercises in composition 50% and a portfolio 10%