UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BBFP552

Painting-III

L-T-P0-1-4 Credits3 Session2026-27 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

BFA Painting · Sem 5 (Lab)

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Syllabus

4 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Painting from Object

10 hrs
  • Drawing and painting an object
  • Applying second-year understanding of colour and its behaviour
  • Planning foreground and background space
  • Technique of handling near and distant objects
  • Medium: poster colour, oil pastels and watercolour
Unit2

Unit 2: Painting from Life-I

10 hrs
  • Drawing and painting a life study
  • Applying second-year understanding of colour and behaviour
  • Planning foreground and background space
  • Technique of handling near and distant objects
  • Medium: poster colour, oil pastels and watercolour
Unit3

Unit 3: Painting from Life-II

10 hrs
  • Drawing and painting from life
  • Advanced understanding of colour and tone
  • Application of colour hue and intensity
  • Use of tones in creating an art object
  • Planning foreground and background space with colour
  • Medium: poster colour, oil pastels and watercolour
Unit4

Unit 4: Painting from Life-III

10 hrs
  • Drawing and painting from life
  • Advanced understanding of handling transparencies
  • Application of colour
  • Technique of handling near and distant objects using transparency

Practical Work

  1. Suggested ASSIGNMENTS
  2. Assignment: Produce a series of four paintings from the same still-life set-up demonstrating opaque, transparent, warm and cool colour treatments.
Course Objectives4 points
  • Painting is the ability to apply colour and tone to a given space.
  • This module builds accurate handling of colour, trained observation of colour under varying light.
  • It develops the sense of harmony and the concept of opposite and complementary colours.
  • It introduces the handling of colour hue, intensity and transparency in painting practice.
Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. •Apply colour and tone accurately when painting objects and life subjects.
  2. •Observe and paint colour in changing natural and artificial light.
  3. •Apply advanced understanding of colour hue, intensity and tonal relationships.
  4. •Handle transparency of colour in painting practice.
Text Books & References5 books

TEXTBOOKS

  1. Ian Simpson, The Encyclopedia of Painting Techniques, Chartwell Books.
  2. Ralph Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking.

Reference Books

  1. Wendon Blake, Watercolor Painting Step by Step, Watson-Guptill.

Online Resources

  1. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/painting
  2. https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog (painting technique articles)

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