SAA124 assessment 2017 page 1

7th Feb 2017- Week 1: Documentary Photography, A. Duncan

Content: The workshop will be an introduction to documentary* photography. The workshop builds upon camera skills learned in semester one with a greater emphasis on composition, framing (close, long, wide and macro shot) and sequencing of images.  

Task to be completed: You are required to upload 5-8 edited photographs evidencing your understanding differing shot sizes. 

14th Feb 2017- Week 2: Moving image and sound, S. Franey

Content:  This workshop, will be an introduction to video editing and composition, using industry standard, Adobe software. It follows on from the semester 1 workshop on Digital Imaging and Digital Drawing. We will look at how to edit and compose video footage, from a variety of sources and how to output this.

Task to be completed: Students are asked to create a 30 second video, with sound, to be uploaded onto the blog, you made in semester one, for assessment in week 12. 

21st Feb 2017- Week 3: 2D/3D visualisation, S. Franey

Content: This workshop, will be an introduction to 3D Visualisation of a space, using industry standard, Autodesk software. In the lesson, we will be modelling a virtual gallery, which can be used for installation proposals or to showcase your work. We will look at modelling the geometry of the space, and adding texture and light to develop the look. We will look at how to export your gallery as a 2d image.

Task to be completed: Students are asked to create a 2d Image, a 30 second video fly through.

documentation:

Using the programme "Maya", experimenting with creating basic shapes and joining them together. 

I have made the gallery space, I added the walls by "inserting edge" tool. I also added a texture to the walls.

Here what the room looks like with added lighting and my canvases on the wall.

Gallery With 2 Art by kezia3 on Sketchfab

28th Feb 2017- Week 4: Wood construction, D. Browett

Content: The session presents an outline to explore three-dimensional making in wood. Students will be asked to construct a simple box or plinth using basic techniques, nails, glue and joints. A demonstration by technical staff will allow you to further develop your skills and techniques in the use of the band saw and air tools. A hands-on making session then follows to enable you create a small rectilinear, butt jointed box or plinth to your own specification using the chipboard material provided. Each student will produce a box that is to be assembled by working in pairs or small groups during the session.

Task to be completed: Students will each create a small box or plinth.

documentation:

Using 12 millimetre thick chip board, I drew out the  rough plan on the wood and wrote down the measurements on my project record sheet.

Here is the wood all cut up, I used the ban saw to make straight clean cuts. Next using wood glue and an air gun I assembled my plinth. The final step is protecting the wood with two coats of white wall paint, making sure the first coat is dry before doing the next coat.

7th March 2017: Week 5: Plaster mould making, P. Beacham

Content: Students should come to the workshop with a piece of fruit. (apple, orange, banana, lemon etc. No Pineapples!)

Task to be completed: Students will make a plaster waste mould and cast a piece of fruit in plaster. 
documentation: 

I have plunged my fruit around half way into some terracotta clay. Making sure there were no air gaps around the fruit and clay. If the fruit is bigger such as an apple, it is suggested to use some wood blocks to fill the gap at the bottom and save clay.

 Here are some clay walls. I struggled to roll out a large piece of clay so a part of my wall is a lot lower, therefore some plaster spilt out.

Using clean water to avoid crystals growing and a few handfuls of plaster powder (until there are powder mountains). Before putting the other half of plaster in, make sure to use soft soap and then oil to stop the plaster from sticking together.

14th March 2017: Week 6: Metal Fabrication, C. Ludlow

Content: Continuing from the Semester 1 Metal workshop students will be taught how to Gas weld, together with the skills gained in the previous workshop this will enable students to fabrication more complex and ambitious pieces of work in metal. 

Task to be completed: Students will work on a collage piece in small groups. On completion of the workshop students will be able to use the complete metal workshop independently. 

documentation:

The first step is turning on the gas. To light the welding torch I used this carbon lighter.

This is the welding torch, once the gas is turned on, I twisted the red knob anti clockwise a bit which turns on the gas, next I created a gas flame by striking the carbon lighter near the nozzle. Next I added some oxygen using the blue knob (anti-clockwise). 

safety gear used throughout the workshop.

28th March 2017: Week 8: Screen print, P. Dobson

Content: Students will be introduced to the screen area and a health and Safety talk will explain the solvents involved with the process, and how to use the pressure washer to clean off screens. The students will prepare the screen with tape. A single flat colour will be printed. Students will cut a paper stencil. This will be printed onto the first colour. A drawn stencil will then be produced from the two colour print. A photo screen will then be produced from that stencil which will be printed.

Task to be completed: Students will each complete a variable edition of 5 prints with three colours. 

documentation:

The screens have a mono filament mesh on them which allow ink to pass through the screen and onto paper or fabric. The screens must be cleaned using a solvent (yellow bucket) and the screens must be dried in the metal heater.
The stencil is made out of newspaper printing paper, I used a craft knife to cut out my design.

The ink is made by mixing acrylic paint and acrylic printing medium together. The printing medium keeps the acrylics from drying out too fast. 

Use a registration sheet which is a laminate sheet so you can position the paper correctly.

We had a demonstration of creating photo stencils. You need to add vegetable oil to make the base transparent while the ink is opaque. Emulsion is used to react to the U.V light in the darkroom. The image goes into a vacuum so that the image can be placed vertically.

2nd May 2017: Week 9: Handmade paints, P. Stockwell

Content: This workshop will give a practical demonstration of various paint-making and collage processes, encouraging students to produce their own high quality paints in Oil, Acrylic, Encaustic, Egg Tempera and Distemper. The historical context and differing characteristics of these paints will be discussed as well as their compatibility with each other and suitable supports. Subsequently there will be a hands-on ‘distemper’ paint-making session after which this will be used to show (and practice) techniques and benefits of underpainting, intended to give students a better understanding of and relationship to their own artwork and creative development.

Task to be completed: Paints will be made; practical uses of these and application to stretched canvases or prepared boards will be explored. The outcome for the student will be greater knowledge of paint properties and make up, which will help them find suitable mediums for their artistic practice and expression. They will also be more informed in the chronology of paint making technology, which could help with research in art history. 

documentation:

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