Painting Techniques (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to use professional methods, techniques and processes of painting. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

Professional methods, techniques and processes of painting.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance in lessons, active participation, quality of work for all exercises.
Grading is based on your work, effort, attitude, class participation, and attendance & punctuality. The degree of difficulty and risk-taking of your projects will be of utmost importance in grading.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

During the course every student will work with their own paintings in any order they like. In final feedback, each student will present at least 5 works using different painting techniques:
- Grisaille and scumbling (acrylic)
- Impasto (acrylic)
- Wet in wet and sgraffito (oil or acrylic)
- Glazes (oil or acrylic)
- Mixed media, experimenting with surface and texture
You can make more than 5 paintings, the boards for canvases you can use from room 20063.
- Presentation about your own painting goals and process
- Presentation about contemporary artist

Content scheduling

Painting Techniques spring 2024

Thursday 1.2. (4 hours)
10.15-14.00 Mediapolis 20064
Introduction to the course. Guidance to canvas preparing.

Friday 2.2. (3 hours)
9.00-12.00
Group A
Canvas preparing workshop.

13.00-16.00
Group B
Canvas preparing workshop.

Monday 5.2. (8 hours)
9.00-17.00
Canvas preparing in Mediapolis independently. Each student must make 5 canvases from stretches and prepare at least 3 MDF boards.
At least 1 canvas or board must be primed with black gesso.
All canvases must be ready by Thursday, 22nd of February.

Thursday 8.2. (8 hours)
9.00-17.00
Preparing the presentations independently.
Presentations must be uploaded to Moodle by Friday 9th of February at 17.00

Thursday 22.2. (5 hours)
10.15-15.00 20064 Mediapolis
Presentations
Grisaille and scumbling technique, acrylic painting

Monday 4.3. (8 hours)
9.00-17.00 19905 Mediapolis
Working with grisaille and scumbling painting.

Wednesday 6.3. (6 hours)
9.00-11.00 20064 Mediapolis
Group seminar, feedback to grisaille and scumbling painting
12.00-15.00
Wet-on-wet painting, oil paints and palettes.
Working with wet-on-wet painting.

Thursday 7.3. (8 hours)
10.15-12.00
Presentations (4)
13.00-17.00
Working with wet-on-wet painting.

Monday 11.3. (8 hours)
9.00-11.00
Presentations (4)
12.00-17.00
Glazing technique.
Working with glazing technique

Wed 13.3. (3 hours)
9.00-11.30
Group A
Mid-course feedback

12.30-15.00
Group B
Mid-course feedback

Thursday 14.3. (5 hours)
10.15-12.00
Presentations (4)
13.00-15.00
Impasto and sgraffito.

Monday 18.3. (6 hours)
9.00 – 13.30
Working independently with impasto and sgraffito technique.
13.30-15.00
Group seminar, feedback to impasto and sgraffito technique paintings.

Wednesday 20.3. (6 hours)
9.00-11.00
Presentations (4)
12.00-15.00
Mixed media technique, working with paintings.

Thursday 21.3. (8 hours)
9.00-17.00
Independent studio practice.

Friday 22.3. (8 hours)
9.00-17.00
Independent studio practice.

Monday 25.3. (3 hours)
9.00-12.00
Group A
Final feedback

13.00-16.00
Group B
Final feedback