Arts & Graphics
Course Objective:
To introduce fundamental of architectural elements and forms, geometrical forms, principles of composition, three dimensional composition, color application and presentational techniques in architectural drawing and understanding architectural graphics as a means of visual communication.
- Scope of study and its importance (2 hours)
- Arts and drawings as a means to communicate ideas, and graphic thinking.
- Elements and Forms (Points, line, plane, solid, natural and man-made artifacts, geometrical forms and objects)
- Interpenetration of different forms (2 hours)
- Prismatic, pyramidal, cylindrical & conical forms
- Spherical & other forms
- Building design forms
- Basic principles and Composition (2 hours)
- Tone (Bright and dull tone, tonal value, high, medium and dark)
- Texture / Pencils HB, H, B (use and stress)
- Compositional development of presentation (Texture, tree, bushes/shrubs, human figure, vehicles and clouds etc.)
- Composition (Balance, Rhythm, Scale, Unity,
Harmony, Contrast, Monotony, Focal point, Hierarchy etc.
- Color theory & its applications (3 hours)
- Color (Color scheme, color wheel and its properties, uses and effects etc.)
- Use of color in architectural buildings (Exterior and Interior)
- Composition of collage, CD cover, magazine cover in different visual media and techniques
- Architectural rendering development skill in different mediums (2 hours)
- Rendering in architectural building (Exterior)
- Rendering in architectural building (Interior)
- Preparation of a set of presentational drawings of a simple Building using appropriate rendering techniques (4 hours)
- Floor Plans including furniture layout.
- Elevations
- Sections
- Site Plan
- Shadow construction in plans and elevations
- Perspective drawing (Exterior & Interior)
PRACTICAL:
| S. No. |
Title |
Qty. |
Hour |
Total Marks |
1. |
Introductory sheet of art and drawing sketch. |
1 |
6
hours |
|
2. |
Exercise of solid forms. |
1+1 |
3. |
Exercise in man-made, natural and geometrical objects. |
1 |
4. |
Exercises in interpenetration of geometrical forms
(a) Prismatic and pyramidal forms
(b) Cylinder and conical forms
(c) Spherical and other forms
(d) Design bldg. form |
1
1
1
1 |
10 hours |
|
5. |
Exercise on basic principle and composition using compositional properties based on model making. |
1 Model |
12
hours |
|
6. |
Exercise on tonal chart. |
1+1 |
7. |
Exercise on textures. |
1 |
8. |
Exercise on entourage like trees, human figures, vehicles, water bodies, ground, walkways, road way and cloud etc.
(a) Trees: 2D trees in different size & type (top view, front view etc.) 3D sketches of trees
(b) Human figures: (Standing, sitting, moving, single, dual and group of people with different activities in different scales)
(c) Vehicle: Method of drawing vehicle using box method, different designs and directional movement in different scales)
(d) Water bodies, ground, background hatching, walk way, road way and cloud etc. |
1
1
1
1 |
9. |
Exercise on 2D/3D compositions
(a) Collage/ Mural
(b) C.D. cover or magazine cover |
1
1 |
10. |
Exercise on color
(a) Color wheel: Prang system of color (12 Nos.)
: Munsell system of color (10 Nos.)
: Classical system of color with intermediate color
(b) Related color scheme
(c) Contrast color scheme
(d) Neutral color scheme
(e) Tint and Tone |
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 |
16 hours |
|
11. |
Exercises on rendering techniques in different mediums (Pencil, water color and pen and ink)
(a) Building elevations plans
(b) Building plan with furniture layout/sectional plan
(c) Site plan/Landscape |
1
1
1 |
10
hours |
|
12. |
Delineate a set of simple residence with shadow construction (sciagraphy) in different medium. |
1 |
18
hours |
|
13. |
Delineate a perspective view (angular exterior view) of a set of simple residence in any medium |
1 |
14. |
Delineate an interior perspective view (parallel perspective) of living space of a simple building in any medium including flooring, furnishing and fixtures. |
1 |
Total |
30 |
72 |
80 |
|
Internal Assessment |
- |
- |
20 |
Grand Total |
- |
- |
100 |
*Note: There may be minor deviation in marks distribution.
Reference:
- D.K.Ching, Architectural Graphics 3rd / 4th edition.
- Michael E. Doyle Colour Drawing, revised edition.
- Robert W. Gill Rendering with Pen & Ink.
- Robert W. Gill Rendering
- Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers.
- O. Halse. Rendering Techniques
- Design and Drawings with Confidence.
- Architecture for Everyone.
- Mrs. Madhura Karki. Graphic and Presentation (Lab Manual)
- Mrs. Madhura Karki. Arts and Graphic (Lab Manual)
- From line to Plan.
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