UnitLevel 1Undergraduate

PTG1001 Painting introduction: materials and methods

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

PTG1001 Painting introduction: materials and methods is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before PTG1001

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After PTG1001

No unit lists PTG1001 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Admission to Monash University course, or with permission from the Chief Examiner.

Overview

This unit investigates the technical foundations of painting, considering the role of painting as a historically rich artform in relation to other artforms and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides you with an in-depth introduction to skills in a variety of painting processes with a particular emphasis on supports, grounds, pigments, colour, mediums, and a consideration of your works in the context of contemporary visual art. Occuptional safety in the Painting Studios will also be addressed.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Assessment Task 1: Mid Semester Assessment
    40%
  • Assessment Task 2: End of Semester Assessment
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Produce works that establish your conceptual and practical skills in the production of painting as a means of creative expression;

  2. 2

    Apply painting and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept under investigation;

  3. 3

    Analyse the place of painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;

  4. 4

    Discuss the theoretical and historical rationale and context of your work, with a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;

  5. 5

    Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities48 hours
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachField trips
  • Teaching approachActive learning

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

Learning resources

Required resources

canvas
stretcher bars
two mdf boards
Oil sketch paper
gesso
solvents
medium

Three Brushes
four tubes of Oil Colour including Zink Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue Deep, Raw Umber, Cadmium Red and Cadmium Yellow hue

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Nic Ives
Dr Michael Vale
Chief Examiners
Dr Michael Vale
Lecturer Helen Johnson

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PTG1001?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is PTG1001 offered?

In 2020, PTG1001 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does PTG1001 have an exam?

No. PTG1001 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
1
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available