Introduction to figure drawing & painting
Students should be able to: Discuss the meaning of figure or life drawing and painting.
Draw match stick figures in action.
Discuss proportion in human figures.
Make studies of human anatomy.
Draw human figures in accurate proportion.
Make frontal studies of models (foreshortening).
Land scapes and sea scapes
Students should able to: Discuss the terms Iandscape/seascape paintings.
Mention the two types of perspective.
Discuss the terms used in perspectives drawing and painting.
Create landscape/seascape paintings using view finders.
Composition from nature
Students should be able to: Explain the meaning of composition from nature.
Make studies from nature on subjects like fruits, leaves and animal life.
Paint nature compositions using poster colour, water colour and oil colour in correct proportion and perspective
Still life painting
Students should be able: Explain the meaning of still life painting.
Measure objects in composition accurately.
Represent objects in still life composition in their proper proportions
Paint from still life compositions.
Safety regulations
Students should be able to: Mention the risks involved in the handling of tools and machines.
Discuss safely measures in the handling of tools and machines.
Discuss the preservation of tools and machines.
Prospects in painting
Student should be able to: Discuss the functions of pictorial paintings.
Discuss the economic values of the paintings.
Discuss the prospects in building painting.
Greeting cards
Student should be able to: Design printed greeting card
Design cards with leafs prints and block prints.
Design hand constructed greeting cards.
Book cover/Jacket design
Students should be able to: Explain what Book cover/Book jackets are.
Discuss qualities and functions of a book cover/book jacket.
Discuss the differences between book cover and book jackets designs.
Produce book cover designs.
Produce book jacket designs.
Poster designs
Students should be able to: Explains what poster design is.
Explain five characteristics of a good poster.
Discuss the functions of posters.
Make poster for different purposes.
Lettering
Students should be able to: Discuss the origin of lettering
Identify the two types of lettering.
Explain terminologies in letter e.g. serif, sans serif, calligraphy, fonts.
Construct simple lettering with pen and block
Border designs
Students should be able to: Explain what boarder design is.
Develop appropriate motifs for border design.
Organize motifs to form boarder design.
Textile design composition
Students should able to: Explain the term: Motifs design units and patterns.
Develop appropriates motifs for textile design.
Compose motifs to make good pattern on cloth.
Materials for Wall Hanging: Wall decoration
What wall decoration is.
Different materials used in wall decorations.
Developing Motifs and patterns for wall decoration.
The function of wall decoration.
Decorations for interior
Students should be able to: Explain what interior decoration is.
Mention different types of interior decorations.
Construct or make paper decorations for festive occasions.
Wall decoration
What wall decoration is.
Different materials used in wall decorations.
Developing Motifs and patterns for wall decoration.
The function of wall decoration.
Types of decoration body decoration (Traditional/mordern)
Students should be able to: Explain what body decoration is.
Differentiate between traditional and modern body decorations.
Explaining uses or function of body decoration.
Make designs suitable’ for body adornment.
Still life/ nature painting
Students should be able to: Draw compositions from still life and nature objects.
Paint the compositions reflecting light and shade.
Techniques in painting
Students should be able to: Identify six (6), techniques of painting.
Apply any of painting techniques.
Identify appropriate materials for each painting techniques.
Colour mixing and matching
Students should be able: Explain what colour is.
Mention the different classes of colour.
Mix colour from the primary colours to get secondary, tertiary and intermediate colours.
Discuss the properties of colour.
Discuss the various colour schemes.
Illustrate the different colour schemes.
Extract colour from local materials.
INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING (a) Pictorial painting (b) painting in the building trade ( decorative painting and spray painting)
Students should be able to: Define and explain what ‘painting is.
Mention and discuss two types of painting
List the different techniques in painting.
Name the two types of painting in the building trade.
Name the different types of compositions in pictorial painting e.g. still life, imaginative composition etc.