COMPOSITION IN RELIEF (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CVAS 304
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Create a relief sculpture using clay by understanding how to perceive a 3D form in a relief format.
  2. Distinguish between and execute all types of reliefs - High, Bas, and Sunken.
  3. Create an illusion of depth and height in a controlled width of the relief.
  4. Gain the basic knowledge of perspective and adjust the height of the relief according to perspective
  5. Produce finished reliefs in permanent mediums such as Pop or Fiberglass.

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CVAS 304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composition

(Practical)

 

The students will-

CO59: Achieve theoretical knowledge of different types of relief along with practical uses of relief so as to get an idea of the industry.

CO60: Create a relief sculpture of their chosen organic form while understanding the form in terms of structure, proportion, and texture to be able to assess their future individual projects

CO61: Apply various methods to create illusion of depth in the work to illustrate tool handling and material proficiency.

 

CO62: Illustrate and create a composition in clay to understand rules of composition like rhythm, balance, etc.

 

CO63: Illustrate their understanding of a basic single piece mold making process to understand the plaster of paris and its methodology

 

CO64: Cast the composition into a permanent medium to learn the mold making and casting process

 

CO65: Choose the desired surface treatment and color on their casted relief to understand their aesthetic language.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing of portrait study, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical, handling of various material and mediums of art.

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Sketching, layouts Viva-Voice on display of artworks, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and regular submission.

 

COURSE CONTENT:

Composition in clay of your own choice and their representation in relief with two or more human figures, birds, animals with modeling and casting. Direct building process in plaster, cement and terracotta.

 

SUBMISSSIONS:    4 Relief Composition in any two processes

                              20 drawings based on composition 

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Ray Smith, An Introduction to Prespective, Royal Academy of Arts
  • Drawing Prespective Step by Step, LOFT Publications
  • John Plowman, Start Sculpting, Eagle Editions

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