Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Drawing and Painting Course code: CIS 116010 | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 1
Semester: 1
Requirements:
Goal: Introducing students to the methods, techniques and materials used in drawing and painting still life; developing observational skills and a sense of the artistic, movement and proportion; becoming capable of free and individual artistic expression.
Outcome: Upon passing the exam, the students will be able to: perceive the character and the artistic challenges of a given setup (still life); compose the setup within a paper frame and provide a convincing rendition of it through a study (drawing or painting) using different techniques (charcoal, pencil, ink, watercolor, pastel, tempera, collage, combined technique); authentically represent their interpretation of the observed object.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Real and abstract in a work of art and its evaluation.
  2. Figure drawing. Composition – principles and limitation. Form and artistic expression.
  3. Geometric spirit: geometry and aesthetics, symmetry and asymmetry.
  4. The relationship between subject and technique. Priming the canvas – preparation.
  5. Modulating shapes (dark-light) and the color palette (value of tints and shades in a work of art).
  6. Mixing colors: primary with black and white; primary; primary and secondary; complementary colors.
  7. Color harmony and contrast. Chevreul’s laws on complementary colors.
  8. Paul Cézanne – master of modulation.
  9. Watercolor and pastel. Masters of light and capturing the moment.
  10. Art Informel. The relationship between technique, material and surface.
  11. The medieval spiritual space of a painting. Reverse perspective.
  12. Balance, types of balance and the left-right ratio within a painting.
  13. Composition and unity, domination and accent.
  14. Map analysis and correction of the works.
  15. Analysis of the works.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Sketching the prepared setups, pencil, ink, ink wash
  2. Still life drawing – charcoal study
  3. Tonality
  4. Collage – monochromatic
  5. Tempera tints and shades – painting
  6. Still life painting, tempera
  7. Sketching the prepared setup, watercolor and pastel
  8. Still life painting, combined techniques
  9. Forming a map of works, analysis and correction
  10. Analysis, selection and display of works
Textbooks and References
  1. Vasić, P., Uvod u likovne umetnosti, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu, Beograd 1988.
  2. Arnhajm, R., Umetnost i vizuelno opažanje, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu, Studentski kulturni centar, Beograd, 1997.
  3. Trifunović L., Slikarski pravci XX veka, Jedinstvo, Priština, 1982.
  4. Janson H.W., Istorija umetnosti, Jugoslavija, Prosveta, Beograd, 1974., 2008.
  5. Arnason H.H., Istorija moderne umetnosti, Jugoslavija, Beograd, 1975., 2009.;
  6. Likovne sveske 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9., Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu, Beograd 1996.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 1
Practical classes: 5
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
54
seminary work
0
colloquium
6
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30