POV3441 Creative SketchingBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
POV3441 Creative Sketching Spring
Fall
2 2 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR
Recommended Optional Program Components: POV 2525 Concept Dev. And Visualization POV 3341 Visual Storytelling POV 3211 Multimedia Applications POV 4111Graduation Project I POV 4112 Graduation Project II
Course Objectives: Sketching is the first step of visualizing an idea. In this class students work with different tools and methods of creating visual ideas with a focus on drawing and illustration.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Perceive the fundamentals of drawing.
2. Cultivate skills for working with the line, the form, the light, the texture.
3. Develop an understanding of the difference between looking and seeing,
4. Investigate different styles of drawing and experiment with them.
5. Express ideas through sketching.

Course Content

SUBJECT DETAILS
Introduction, Overview of the syllabus Review of the course content and expectations from the students
The Perception of Edges Pre-instruction self-portrait
Pre-instruction drawing of your hand
Pre-instruction of the corner of the room
The Perception of Edges II warm-up and free drawing with several styles
upside down drawing
The Perception of Edges III pure contour drawing
sketching with the use of a picture plane
setting a ground
drawing from picture plane to paper
sketching various objects
The Perception of Spaces sketching with the use of negative space
various negative-space exercise sketches
The Perception of Relationships sighting an open doorway
the knee-foot drawing
The Perception of Relationships III

The Perception of Relationships II still-life with elipses
figure-drawing exercies
profile portrait exercises
Sketching away
The Perception of Lights and Shadows drawing an object lighted from various angles

The Perception of Lights and Shadows II Full-face portrait in light and shadow

The Perception of the Gestalt using ink and brush
hatching and cross-hatching
Sketching away
The Perception of the Gestalt II urban landscape drawing
The Perception of the Gestalt III
An imaginative drawing
10x10 drawings

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction, Overview of the syllabus Review of the course content and expectations from the students
2) The Perception of Edges Pre-instruction self-portrait Pre-instruction drawing of your hand Pre-instruction of the corner of the room
3) The Perception of Edges II warm-up and free drawing with several styles upside down drawing
4) The Perception of Edges III pure contour drawing sketching with the use of a picture plane setting a ground drawing from picture plane to paper sketching various objects
5) The Perception of Spaces sketching with the use of negative space various negative-space exercise sketches
6) The Perception of Spaces sketching with the use of negative space various negative-space exercise sketches The Perception of Relationships sighting an open doorway the knee-foot drawing
7) The Perception of Relationships III The Perception of Relationships II still-life with elipses figure-drawing exercies profile portrait exercises
8) midterm
9) The Perception of Lights and Shadows drawing an object lighted from various angles
10) The Perception of Lights and Shadows II Full-face portrait in light and shadow
11) The Perception of the Gestalt using ink and brush hatching and cross-hatching
12) Sketching away
13) The Perception of the Gestalt II urban landscape drawing
14) The Perception of the Gestalt III An imaginative drawing 10x10 drawings
15) Sketching away

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Tarcher Putnam, 2002
Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters, Robert Beverly Hale,1989
150 Masterpieces of Drawing, Anthony Toney, Dover Fine Art, History of Art, 1963
Playing with Sketches: 50 Creative Exercises for Designers and Artists, Whitney Sherman, 2013
How art made the world, DVD, BBC, 2006
Additional handouts will be on OIS system.
References: Art History:
www.all-art.org
www.artcyclopedia.com
www.artlex.com
www.rleggat.com/photohistory
www.zeroland.co.nz/art_theory.html
Museums:
www.bauhaus.de
www.tate.org.uk

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Project 10 % 80
Midterms 1 % 10
Final 1 % 10
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 10
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 90
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3) Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4) Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5) Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6) Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7) Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8) Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9) Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10) Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12) Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13) Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14) Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.