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Studio Printmaking 26302/1717/1920/2/00
Study guide

Studio Printmaking 2

6302/1717/1920/2/00
Academic year 2019-20
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 2
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Printmaking within Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Printmaking within Fine Arts
  • Bridging Programme Visual Arts
  • Preparatory Programme Visual Arts
This is a course with serveral components.
Study load: 30 credits
Choice composite course unit
This composite course unit can consist of the following parts:
  • Block printing 2 (9 credits)
  • Intaglio 2 (9 credits)
  • Lithography 2 (9 credits)
  • Silkscreen (3 credits) [Mandatory]
  • Digital image processing (3 credits) [Mandatory]
  • Copper engraving (3 credits) [Mandatory]
  • Staged figure drawing (3 credits) [Mandatory]
The composition of this course unit can be partially selected by the student.
There should be 2 choosing parts.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Bosteels Peter
Other teaching staff: Claes Koenraad, Eyckermans Barthold, Gils Lou, Ledent Ingrid, Tomic Sanja, Vanbrabant Stijn
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Semester 1 + Semester 2
The result is calculated on the basis of the quotations for parts of this course, which is rounded to an integer.
Part of the course unitGrading?Re-sit exam possible?When retaken?
Block printing 2out of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Intaglio 2out of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Lithography 2out of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Silkscreenout of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Digital image processingout of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Copper engravingout of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Staged figure drawingout of 20 (rounded to the nearest tenth)No--
Possible deadlines for learning account: see deadlines of the components of the course unit.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 750,00 hours

Prerequisites

having passed Studio Printmaking 1 OR having passed Studio Printmaking 1.

Prerequisite competencies (text)

To have passed the printmaking studio 1 or equivalent level.

Learning outcomes (text)

The student develops a sufficiently advanced understanding of artistic visualization and is able to support this with his personal research. This visual research goes hand in hand with an initial quest for content.

He collects this information in sort of portfolios (sketchbooks) which will be presented at the evaluations.

Learning outcomes (list)

BA4 - The student develops and sharpens his/her critical and investigative attitude towards designs and/or realizations that arise from visual experiments and research, emotion and intuition.
The student can systematically collect information in a portfolio (sketch / design booklets).
BA5 - When developing his/her personal visual language the students starts from a searching and reflective attitude when developing one's own visual language.
The student can deepen his own visual language on the basis of his own research.

Course content

During the first semester a focus is put at one printmaking skill (block print, intaglio, lithography). During the second semester another of these is chosen and researched. 

Beside the main studio, some supporting skills are being added (silkscreen, copper engraving, staged model drawing)

There is special focus on the fact that the obtained competences from these annex studio's are visible in the practice of the main studio.

Study material (text): Mandatory

Parts of the course unit:
Silkscreen

Divers drawing materials, sketchbooks, fine art papers for printing, masking tape.