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Presentation
Presentation
This course offers an introduction to Drawing and Illustration as expressive, projective and reflective resources in Design. Through exercises that combine observation and conceptual work with experimentation with techniques, materials and expressive solutions, the aim is to expand students' visual culture and provide tools for thinking and acting in the field of illustration.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT93-17189
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Visualisation structures . Composition through drawing and collecting materials; manipulation of objects and their graphic representation; . Types of graphic register: gestural, volumetric, diagrammatic and contour drawing; . Characteristics of graphic form; . Sketching from nature and architecture; observation drawing; image transfer; frottages; collages, etc. (Re)connecting image and text: . Deconstructing and manipulating the design of a letter to the point of abstraction. Negative space and positive space from the letter. . Ideograms and visual communication. . Photography as a reference and tool for producing images.
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Objectives
Objectives
. Expansion of visual culture and the very meaning of Drawing, through contact with different fields of knowledge and production (visual arts; illustration, comics, cinema, etc); . Recognising Illustration as a speculative process; . Fostering a reflexive and critical attitude towards visual communication and the world in general; . Developing skills and sensitivity in terms of perception and observation; . Creating graphic languages, as well as environments and compositions, with the aim of understanding and realising a relationship between the concept and the final image; . Recognising the role of illustration in developing and formalising ideas in the design process. . Promoting creativity and developing self-knowledge and self-expression.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
Interdisciplinarity in the project-based link with the Image and Printing course unit.
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References
References
. Chin, O. (2025) - Sketches Outdoors With Friends. Ed. Stray Pages. . Edwards, Betty (2012) Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Tarcher Perigee . Fauchon, M., Ganon, R. (2021) Illustration Research Methods. Bloomsbury Publishing. . Fayolle, M. (2021). Les Petits. Magnani. . Kaupelis R (1992) Experimental Drawing Techniques - 30th Anniversary edition. August- Watson-Gutpill . Molina, J.J. (2006). Las Lecciones de Dibujo. Cátedra. . Lovatt A. (2022). Vitamin D3: Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing. Phaidon. . Von Calhau (2015). O Rato Retórico Ritualiza Rôto o Rutilo . Culturgest . New, J. (2005). Drawing from life, The journal as art. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. . Robertson, S. (2013) How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination. Design Studio Press. . Sheinberger, F. (2017). Dare to Sketch, A Guide to Drawin g on the Go. Watson-Guptill. . Ueoka, E. (2025) Intersections. Ed.by Nieves.
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Assessment
Assessment
A avaliação consite no seguinte:
80%
A avaliação final da UC tem um carácter contínuo que incide na assiduidade, participação, cumprimento
de prazos, empenho e resultados dos projectos/exercícios. O desenvolvimento do(s) projeto(s) proposto(s) para o semestre pode(m) ser
individual(ais) e/ou coletivo(s). Os momentos de avaliação são definidos pelos docentes e têm carácter obrigatório. A avaliação final global resulta das ponderações dos diferentes
exercícios, onde se inclui 90% dos trabalhos propostos (numa percentagem equitativa) e 10% da participação e presenças.O exame de recurso será constituído pela realização da totalidade dos projetos exigidos durante o semestre e por uma adaptação a um novo tema, e ainda um possível
exercício extra desenvolvido no dia do próprio exame.
A participação nos Workshops é de carácter obrigatório, e conta para a avaliação final da UC.
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
