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About this class

This is the introductory course to the Summer Art and Design Program 2023. This course cannot be taken separately. (Students get to select from four majors: Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design, and Painting and Printmaking during registration)

In this one-week program, students will be introduced to a range of design tools and skill sets, including idea development, mark-making, documentation, and reflection. We will discuss and practice visual design elements including form, shape, line, color, and texture as well as visual design principles, such as balance, harmony, contrast, and hierarchy. Students will learn how these elements and principles can be used to create various meanings and perceptions in their own work, and how they can be utilized to analyze other designers’ or artists’ work. During the program, students will collect and collage objects that define what home/belonging means to them. They will create interesting, sculptural compositions using these objects while applying elements and principles of design to display their intent. Constantly shifting between 2D and 3D planes, students will translate their compositions on paper using experimental drawing techniques, including tracing, blind and contour drawing, mark making, mixed media, etc. Finally, they will learn how to visually represent and document both the 3D collages and the 2D drawings using digital means. The program will introduce group discussions and activities and will expose students to both local and international artists and designers.

Class Outline

Class 1: Overview of the program brief and expectations
– Presentation on design elements and principles
– Quick class activity
– Class discussion on the topic of home/ belonging
– Hand out the first assignment (collect and collage objects) and readings/ videos

Class 2: Discuss the students’ objects and compositions in groups
– Setting up the final composition on a surface
– Drawing from observation using one experimental drawing technique
– Introduce International artist/designer
– Hand out the assignment: A case study on an artist

Class 3: Students experiment with the following drawing techniques: tracing, continuous
contour, blind contour, double pencil, blocking in shapes, etc.
– Group feedback on outcomes

Class 4: Students work on the final assignment in class: they will combine a variety of experimental drawing and mark-making techniques to interpret the collaged composition on paper, while documenting the process using their phones.

Class 5: Presentation on how to digitally document the final 3D composition and 2D interpretations (lighting, camera angles, background)
– Documenting, and uploading on google drive
– Reflection

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

Tracing paper

A4 sketchbook

Scissors

Graphite pencils

Charcoal pencils

Soft white chalk pencil

Masking tape

Sketching pen (various nip width)

All the materials can be purchased from the Ibn Al Qayyim book store for a cost of QAR180. Materials can be home delivered at a cost of QAR 10, contact them at [email protected] or 70632671. 

During the purchase of materials mention Major, Your Name, and Contact information. Eg: FOUNDATION, Ahmed and +974xxxxxxx

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:

• Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
• Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
• Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
• Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
• Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Sun, 2 Jul, 2023
End: Thu, 6 Jul, 2023
Lessons: 5
Days: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Location: VCUQatar
Cost:

Instructors

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To register for this course, access the form.