Plaster workshop day 1

The Creative Drawing, Sketching & 3D Design students started experimenting with plaster today!  After a  detailed presentation regarding the process of plaster model making students began designing their plaster moulds using grey model card. All moulds were inspired by each student's unique 'threshold' idea.  Through simplifying and deconstruction their initial concepts they were all able to produce exciting results.  As soon as all moulds are complete we'll begin mixing, casting and pouring our plaster! 

Collage techniques

Using images inspired by their 'threshold' concepts and from their initial investigations on campus students began constructing collages that emphasized the elements or element from their sketches that they found most interesting.  They focused on level changes, stairs, openings, canopies, arcades, ground materials etc. The campus proved to be a great source of inspiration!

Course description

Creativity is defined as the need to generate or identify ideas, alternatives or new possibilities, which are useful in solving problems and communicating with others.  Being creative allows for one to view things in new ways, through different perspectives. This is the main aim of the ‘Creative Drawing, Sketching & 3D Design’ class.

The class will provide the students with an opportunity to cultivate their creativity while learning a number of techniques through a hands-on approach.  The students will start by learning basic sketching principles and techniques, acquiring a basic knowledge through observing their environment and focusing on details, patterns, colour, materiality, textures and form.  

The class will begin with sketching on campus and exploratory walks in the city of London, this will be an integral part of the course in order to gather information, collect materials, take photographs, and study the effects of space, form, function, colour, light, and materiality.  Students will document their ideas, observations, and evaluations, and add materials collected in a workbook, which will help them work critically and increase their observational skills.  They will then learn different techniques to manipulate their drawings and photographs such as collage, stencils, etc.  They will then take their ideas and findings even further, turning their 2D designs into 3D designs.  Students will be introduced to 3D model making techniques using paper, model card and plaster, helping them comprehend the essence of form, teaching them to work with different media and scales simultaneously while understanding material applications and properties.