Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijke Academie van Antwerpen
Costume sculpting 1 38355/3298/2425/1/03
Study guide

Costume sculpting 1

38355/3298/2425/1/03
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 1
    Specialisation:
    • Costume Design
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Specialisation:
    • Costume Design
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 6 credits
Co-ordinator: Hendriks Véronique
Other teaching staff: Bellegarde Nelly, Lafkioui Samira
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 31.10.2024 ()
Re-sit exam: not possible.
Possibility of deliberation: This course unit is eligible for deliberation according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 180,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Learning outcomes (list)

BA1 - The student has the necessary artistic skills to design and/or realize a personal project within the broad spectrum of the visual arts under supervision.
The student masters the basic practical skills.
The student knows the different techniques (which were offered through the course or discovered by means of personal research) that offer the possibility of creating three-dimensional form.
The student can use his acquired material and technical knowledge to create a costume and/or object.
The student has acquired pattern knowledge of skirt and dress and lis able tot translate this knowledge into a creative result.
BA2 - The student has the necessary knowledge, skills and insights regarding material, form, action, concepts, function and contents of the chosen medi
The student can make a toile and adjust it to size.
The student can read and draw a pattern at beginners level.
The student has learned to use volumes.
The student has gained insight into the conversion of a 2D to a 3D image by means of already acquired basic knowledge and additional independent research.
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 is able to collect research material through various information sources and can rearrange the results personally and creatively.
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 experiments with different materials.
The student has demonstrated openness and willingness to take risks and push their (save) boundaries towards new grounds / insights.
BA7 - The student is able to organize his/her artistic project in consultation with others.
The student can look up, read and interpret existing patterns, partly independently, partly under supervision.

Course content

Learning converting two-dimensional data into three-dimensional data (design - pattern in the broad sense of the word - model) learning to "read" patterns, analyzing problems and designing solutions.

experimenting with various materials and techniques to create their own design, partly through its own research and partly through workshops offered.Under supervision, the student explores a wide range of basic techniques and materials. 

A basic knowledge of patronage is taught as well as how to make a simple toile and how to adapt it.

The human body is always taken as the starting point.
Learning to deal with volume, proportions and developing 3-dimensional insight with the aim of being able to convert a 2-dimensional design is central.



Part of the teaching programme is a formal research into the costume history of the 20th century.

Study material (text): Mandatory

Historical reference books patronage, catalogs, library, internet, museums

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis104,00 hours
  • Remark: The student will be individually supervised, assessed and evaluated in the studio. This means that participation in classes and participation in the studio is necessary.
Artistic praxis76,00 hours
  • Remark: The student will be individually supervised, assessed and evaluated in the studio. This means that participation in classes and participation in the studio is necessary.

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeArtistic practical assessment100,00

Evaluation (text)

ongoing evaluations and display / control times during the academic year
Semester 1: first directional jury after closing of first semester
Semester 2: Final jury after closing 2nd semester