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Can anybody tell me painting exercises he did when frequented an University of fine Art ?

Maybe sounds stupid but I'm at the beginning, somehow. I'm from Austria and here it's not so easy to go to an University because there aren't so much.
Next winter i will start at an University. But maybe i can learn a lot before.

Maybe you unterstand what im looking for.

Thx soo much

[see]

mmmh...no help ?


Just a few drawing exercises ???

damn.

[see]

shit ... why nobody will help???


Fuck off

[wigin]

Man relax... Maybe no one here went to university in Fine Arts.. But rather went to College in Design or illustration or whatever.. Im in a Art Fundametal course in Sheridan college in toronto Ontario Canada... anywasy i have a painting class and what we do is we have model in front of us and we paint it... simple as that but its harder than youthink... Its all about painting from life. THe only homework we got this year was to paint 3 different still life paintings of our favorite snacks FROM LIFE...

technics you should look for : Impasto, Palette knife, Washes and underpainting, Dry brushing and scrumbling..

Do a little research on these.....

I can help you out a bit by telling you that Impasto is painting with Thick paint using NO water. PAlette knife is when you use the palette knife to paint simple as that but really tough technique.

Anyways hope this helped... DOnt forget to paint FROM life its where you will learn more.

[see]

Thx!

[HawkOne]

I'm not sure if "Damn, Shit & Fuck off" will get you much help anywhere in the world.

Please realise that this is the holiday season and lots of people are less active on the boards than usual. 24 hours is not a long wait for a reply, so just take it easy. What's the hurry anyway, if what you're saying is correct, you've got until next winter to prepare ...

As far as I know most Fine Art courses have pretty stern requirements for entry, and usually require one or more years of foundation studies before you are allowed in.

Foundation studies will usually take care of the basic introduction to all sorts of different mediums and methods and should also provide guidance and hints about what life is like in the Fine Art studies. That is why I think it is rather strange that you don't know how to prepare for Fine Art, since that is the whole point of a Foundation course.

Anyways ...

If you want to learn more than what is taught, books are a good way to excel ...
Harper Collins (Publisher) got a great book called Artists Manual, about pretty much every medium/technique out there, the ones Wigin mentioned and loads more. It tells about the use of the medium, and also suggest some ways of using it, along with inspirational samples from other artists.

However, reading up on art theory and history, learning how to think critically and creatively and stuff like that will also be pretty useful. Very often friends of mine who took the Fine Art or Illustration courses really had a LOT of problems making their final thesis.

I'm also sure that if you contact your university and ask about how to best prepare for the course, they will be happy to give you some pointers too. There is a big difference in what is taught in Printmaking, Sculpture, Classical, Naturalist, Realist, Abstract (or whaterver the school teaches) Fine Art. So your particular school should have the best answers.

[ December 30, 2001: Message edited by: HawkOne ]