Creative drawing and painting: developing skills and techniques ADED11386E

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Repeated in Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course provides a practical approach to drawing and painting and is suitable for both beginners and students with some previous experience. The course is designed to introduce you to drawing and painting skills and to teach you techniques using a variety of media such as acrylics, oils, gouache and watercolour. You will learn how to plan your paintings through preparatory studies, developments, experiments and research to produce finished works of art. Throughout the course you will be introduced to a variety of professional artists and introduced to the process of identifying the skills and techniques used by these artists, and how these could be applied to your work.

 

Please note materials are not provided, but a list of suggested materials will be provided ahead of the first class.

Timetable

Offered in both Block 1 and Block 2

3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Tuesdays 14.00-17.00

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Portfolio of work (95%) ILOs 1, 2 and 3

2-6 individual pieces that demonstrate a student's skills in drawing and painting. These can include drawings, preparatory studies and finished works of art (oils, acrylics etc).

 

Written personal reflection (5%) ILO 3

A personal reflection on the selection of a student's art submitted in the portfolio, explaining what they have learned from the course and how they have used their acquired skills in their art, and which professional artists have influenced the art they have produced (c 500 words).

Course Aims

The aims of the course are to:

■ Introduce students to the skills and processes used to create finished drawings and paintings

■ Provide opportunities from students to apply and practice these skills.

■ Develop students' appreciation and perception of art.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to: 

■ Demonstrate the basic techniques and skills of drawing and painting 

■ Use the techniques learned to produce finished drawings and paintings in a variety of media.

■ Analyse a variety of work produced by professional artists, to identify their specific use of the skills and techniques introduced on the course.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.