Composition

Code:

C311

Acronym:

C

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Fine Arts/Painting

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	34	Official Study Plan 2011	3	-	4,5	64	121,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Applying to two-dimensional images (viz., paintings) assumptions derived from the history of art, perception psychology and geometry.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning outcomes: writing a paper in which students show being able to use those assumptions while dealing with images (viz., paintings) of their own choosing

Working method

Presencial

Program

The semester will be divided in two parts. In the first half, students will be handed relevant history, psychology and geometry contents. At its end they will be examined, by writing an abstract of the abovementioned contents. In the second half, after a preparation period in which their work in progress will be closely followed by the teacher, students will produce the paper previously mentioned, as the outcome of the learning process.

Mandatory literature

Thomas Puttfarken; The Discovery of Pictorial Composition
Rudolf Arnheim; The Power of the Center
Charles Bouleau; La Géométrie secrète des peintres

Teaching methods and learning activities

Other than talking classes, art school-style (in the first half of the semester), there will be strong inducements to use digital processing tools (as described below), specially in the second half.

Software

Adobe Photoshop
QCad
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator

keywords

Humanities > Arts > Fine arts

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	75,00
Trabalho laboratorial	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	10,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Total:	50,00

Eligibility for exams

Resulting from submitting a research paper on the subject.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assiduity: 4

Mastering the concepts made use of: 6

Msstering the appropriate software: 5

Design and visual quality of the written paper: 5

Examinations or Special Assignments

Nonexistent.

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

As predicted by the academic rules.