VAFA105 3-D Design Materials/Modeling

Department of The Arts: Visual Arts

  1. Course Number and Title

    VAFA105 3-D Design Materials/Modeling

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    4050

  4. Prerequisites

    VAFA102 (C or better)

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    Students work 5 hours outside of class each week under the supervision of a Lab Assistant. Students complete a minimum of 3 well-conceived and well-crafted sculptures. There is a studio supply cost for this course. Safe shop practices are emphasized.

  6. Catalog Course Description

    This course combines the study and examination of process-based forms and figurative based-forms. Students are introduced to drawing and modeling the human body. Students are introduced to various tools, materials, and techniques in the application of design to tactile forms in space.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course Learning Goals

        2. Students will

        1. complete a minimum of 3 well-conceived and well-crafted sculptures;
        2. develop an ability to express ideas with a sculptural vocabulary;
        3. develop an understanding of technical proficiency with the tools and techniques of sculpture;
        4. fabricate using steel, wood, Plexiglas, and/or plaster;
        5. apply the basic techniques of modeling clay, mold making, and casting;
        6. plan and complete work on time and in a presentable manner; and
        7. analyze projects through critiques, oral presentations, and discussions.

      2. Core Learning Goals (if applicable)


        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. develop a greater sense of the structure and design of the human form through the additive modeling process;
      2. explain and practice the subtractive method of making sculpture, employing techniques, such as carving;
      3. explain and practice the additive method of making sculpture, employing various materials;
      4. explore ideas through model making and drawing;
      5. identify and explore the properties of various sculptural materials;
      6. demonstrate and apply the appropriate use of manual hand tools;
      7. demonstrate and apply the appropriate use of power tools;
      8. identify and explore the use of various finishing materials;
      9. create sculptural molds and make casts;
      10. critique their own work, as well as the work of their peers; and
      11. demonstrate safe shop practices.

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

        1. Course learning goals are assessed via group critiques of all projects, based on the successful design, execution, and completion of assigned projects.
        2. At least two individual critiques with the instructor are held each semester, to assess projects using the above criteria and to review students’ overall progress.
        3. Students’ portfolios are assessed for aesthetic quality and progress.

      2. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals (if applicable)


        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      Instructor selected textbook. See course format. Slides, video, digital technology, and field trip to a museum are incorporated.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 12/04; Revised 6/09; Revised 4/2012