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Major Drawing IV

Course developers

Course abstract

Study course acquaints with the rules of perspective, it’s usage in fine arts, construction of simple and complicated things, adumbration, forming roominess, as also helps to know different techniques (penciling, charcoal drawing, sanginpainting, felt-tipped marker) deeper, develops imagination, dimensional and creative thinking. Visual aspect of human, parts of body studies in gyps and models, scenery both small and big dimension, also forms of architecture has foreseen to study in this study course. Both short- term and long –term works has forseen to do increasing level of complexity.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

• Knowledge: After completing the course a student knows the theory of creating drawing composition, construction, perspective and volume, understands their interconnections and application, is able to draw settings that consist of several objects, plaster details and plaster-cast head.
• Skills: Student is able to construct and draw fairly complicated special settings in different perspectives with different surface textures, using various drawing techniques and their synthesis to depict objects and nature elements, building fragments and objects of environment.
• Competence: Students are able to creatively use their knowledge, skills and methodological abilities in professional development to prepare plans of visual art lessons and modeling teaching assignments of different complexity and creating methodic materials for lessons, to analyze and assess students’ study results, to organize teaching activities in order to reach teaching goals in the subject of visual arts.

Compulsory reading

1. Smits R. Mākslinieka rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. 384 lpp.
2. Votsona L. Meistardarbnīca. Zīmēšana. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. 128 lpp.
3. Arcas S., Arcas J.F., Gonzales I. Mastering Perspective for Beginners. [Potsdam]: Kōnemann /Tandem Verlag, 2005. 175 p.
4. Barrington B. The Fundamentals of Drawing still life. London: Arcturus, 2004. 208 p.

Further reading

1. Glinisa Barnsa M. Akvarelis. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007. 128 lpp.
2. Felder E., Emmett E. The Complete book of Drawing techniques. London: Kandour, 2005. 128 p.
3. Simblet S. The Drawing book. London: A Dorling Kindersley Book, 2004. 264 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Dizaina studija. Rīga: Neputns, ISSN 1691 - 3094.
2. Deko. Rīga: Santa, ISSN 1407 - 7027.