Course details
Programme Aims:
The aim of this programme is to introduce participants to a wide variety of painting skills, materials and processes. This course is aimed at beginners and those who already have painting skills but wish to expand their existing practice. Through structured lesson plans the students would develop skills and confidence in the areas of Painting, Observation and Visual Research. These skills would revolve around the following key elements and materials: Painting and Drawing Techniques, Colour/ Texture, Paints, Dry Pigments, Water Based/Oil Based, Pastels – Chalk / Oil, Inks - Gum Based / Shellac Based, Watercolours –Tube/Cake / Liquid / Crayons / Caran D’Ache Fixpencils & Water-soluble wax pastels, Mediums, Glazes, Varnishes, Brushes –various uses & suitability, Papers – various types & Stretching / Preparation, Canvas – various types, Stretching & Priming / Preparation, Boards / Paint surfaces / Preparation
Entry Requirement
There are no formal academic entry requirements. This programme is suitable for anyone wishing to explore their creative potential and learn new skills. Students will also be required to provide certain materials. Further information on materials required will be issued upon request.
Examinations
Continuous evaluation will take place during the programme with final evaluation on completion of programme. Each participant should produce at least three to four small finished works, although the work would be ‘process led’ rather than product orientated
Course Content
Content includes painting tools/techniques, colour use / application, painting methods and mixed media. Students will develop their ideas through research and experimentation while also working on a personal project. Students will be encouraged to experiment, develop ideas, and establish a creative approach. The use of sketchbooks is also to be highly encouraged.
Through practical exercises students will explore painting as a means of recording, observing and analysis for visual development. They will explore painting techniques and processes, experimenting with a range of perse materials. Through painting exercises students will develop hand-eye co-ordination and select/consider the appropriate use of methods and materials.
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About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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