(en)Katalog ECTS

Technology and techniques of painting

(en)Pedagog: prof. Grzegorz Mroczkowski

(en)Pole (en)Opis
Course type Compulsory
Didactic methods

- Lectures.


- Workshop exercises.


- Corrections.

Language of lecture polski;
Prerequisites

Successful completion of the previous two semesters of Easel Painting Technology.

Final requirements

1. Making exercises (after approval of projects):
- Yolk tempera technique with the addition of varnish on a stucco ground
- Yolk tempera technique on canvas on egg base
- Wax paste technique on a skim glue base
- Technique of saponified wax on semi-fine glue base


2 Assimilate the knowledge of the lectures given on:
- Yolk tempera techniques on board
- Techniques of yolk tempera on canvas
- Casein tempera techniques
- Encaustic techniques (wax paste)


Moreover, independent preparation of groundwork for exercises in the painting studio

The form of passing the course (assesment methods and criteria)

The final grade consists of:
- Evaluation of painting works executed in specific techniques in accordance with the current program and observing the workshop rules (70%)
- Oral exam on the knowledge of grounds, mortars, binders, painting materials, pigments and easel painting techniques (30%)

Teaching goals (program content, subject description)

After four semesters in the studio of Technology and Techniques of easel painting, the student of the Faculty of Painting possesses professional knowledge of ground pictures, painting materials, binders and pigments. He knows the basic rules of durability of a painting, easel painting techniques and has the ability to adjust the technique to his predispositions and creative temperament with the awareness of the influence of technique on the artistic expression and the final shape of the work of art.

Compulsory literature used during classes

- W.Ślesinski, Techniki malarskie: spoiwa organiczne, Arkady, Warszawa, 1984

Additional literature recommended for the student's self learning

- Danuta Stępień, Tempera żółtkowa w malarstwie sztalugowym, według dawnych przekazów i twórczości wybranych współczesnych artystów, ASP, Warszawa, 2010
- Dionizjusz, Hermeneia czyli objaśnianie sztuki malarskiej, Wydawnictwo: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2003

Learning outcomes
SkillsKnowledgeSocial competences

- Ability to operate a tool according to its intended use
- Skill in preparing canvas and hard ground-cover inks
- Skill in preparing mortars, varnishes and adhesives
- Skill in matching the type of support and base material to the chosen painting technique
- The ability to use a paint palette in accordance with the division of pigments into groups, differences in intensity and covering power

- Knowledge of painting sub-images, resins, thinners, binders and pigments.
- Knowledge of the differences in quality of painting materials on the market.
- Knowledge about dangers resulting from irregularities and workshop mistakes.
- Knowledge about correct technological structure of an easel painting.
- Knowledge about easel painting techniques and possibilities of using them in contemporary painting.

- Professional approach to painting workshop
- Following the rules and logic of image construction
- Discipline and workshop care
- Respect for the painting matter

Description of the requirements for the studio, workshop or teaching aids

- Studio enabling the creation of separate workstations for a whole group of students (up to 17 people)
- Good lighting, necessary due to the precision of the exercises (at different times of the day)
- Access to water
- Access to an electric stove
- Grid room
- Provision of materials and tools necessary for the performance of exercises in particular painting techniques included in the program
- Possibility of digital recording of the results of workshop exercises and archiving the most interesting student works

The weekly number of hours of classes or lectures, the number of ECTS points assigned to the subject and information on the form and completion of the subject are included in the study program and Course Cataloque (information is displayed in Akademus system)


(en)Lista studiów

(en)studia status (en)czas[h] ECTS (en)forma pass
Painting / painting s.3 (en)o 60 3 exercise 60h
exercise [pass/exam]


(en)Semestr 2021/22-WS (en)(Z-zimowy,L-letni)
(en)Kod kursu: #38.16072