Credit Points: 22.5
Study Time: 225 Hours

This unit consolidates and extends your visual language and design principal knowledge, with emphasis placed upon application to textiles practice. You will engage in a series of exercises, demonstrations and short briefs to extend your understanding of drawing and design fundamentals. You will develop skills of communicating visual concepts and intentions, which will run throughout the year and support the development of practical projects and visual problem solving. Visual research will be an integral part of your sketchbook and portfolio, underpinning further Textile design and making developments.

Outline syllabus
An indicative guide to the content covered in this unit.

• Developing a visual language 
• Drawing for textiles application and problem solving
• Media exploration, collage and mark-making 
• Surface techniques and methods of abstraction/design development 
• Scale, Composition, Pattern, Repeat 
• Colour Theory 
• Photoshop, Illustrator and relevant CAD packages

Method of Delivery
Studio based teaching, demonstrations, tutorials, and independent learning through set briefs and exercises.

Aims

A1 To develop skills and knowledge of essential fundamentals and principles of visual language.
A2 To develop and expand upon a range of creative methods exploring drawing surface qualities and problem solving for design (including computer based investigations)
A3 To develop technical skills through exploration of a wide range of media and materials
A4 To develop skills in, and show an understanding of the use of colour, pattern, scale, and repeat in textile practice.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:

LO1 Demonstrate your skills and understanding of essential fundamentals and principles in your use of visual language. (e.g. observation and abstracted design developments).
LO2 Demonstrate the use of a range of creative methods of drawing and surface qualities for textile design, through application and visual problem solving.
LO3 Demonstrate the ability to explore, and utilise a wide range of media and materials with technical confidence.
LO4 Demonstrate the ability to explore and utilise colour, pattern, scale, and repeat in the form of sketchbooks, notebooks, and developments for fabrics/portfolio.
LO5 Demonstrate your ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Reference Material

Key
Delamare, F. and Guineau, B. (2000). Colour: making and using dyes and pigments. London: Thames and Hudson.
Gair, L. (1999). Collins' artist's manual. London: Collins.
Greenlees, K. (2005). Creating sketchbooks for embroiderers and textile artists. London: B T Batsford Ltd
Itten, J. (1970). Elements of colour. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Jackson, L. (2002). Twentieth century pattern design. London: Mitchell Beazley.
Wilson, J. (2002). Handbook of textile design. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.

Recommended
Blackley, L. (2006). Wallpaper. London: Laurence King Publishing.
Colussy, M. and Greenberg, S. (2006). Rendering fashion, fabric and prints with Adobe Illustrator. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall International.
Colussy, M. and Greenberg, S. (2004). Rendering fashion, fabric, and prints with Adobe Photoshop. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice-Hall. Craig-Martin, M. (1995). Drawing the line. London: South Bank Centre.
Dawber, M. (2005). Pixel surgeons: extreme manipulation of the figure in photography. London: Mitchell Beazley.
Martin, C. (2005). The surface texture book. London: Thames and Hudson.
Morris, B. (2006). Fashion Illustrator. London: Laurence King Publishing.
New, J. (2005). Drawing from life: the journal as art. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Perrella, L. (2004). Artists' journal and sketchbooks: exploring and creating personal pages. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers Inc.
Phillips, P. et al. (1992). Repeat patterns: a manual for designers, artists and architects. London: Thames and Hudson.
Thomas, J. and Jackson, P. (2001). On paper: new paper art. London: Merrell.