CREATIVE ARTS TECHNOLOGY

UNITS OF INSTRUCTION

PLAIN PAINTING: –

  1. Tool and equipment-description, uses and care.
  2. Surface preparation of substrates-plaster, wood, plastic, iron and steel etc.
  3. Selection of surface coatings.
  4. Sequence and application techniques.

COLOUR THEORY: –

  1. Basic colour theories Munsell and bs4800.
  2. Different types of harmonious schemes.
  3. Effects of natural and artificial light on colour.
  4. Colour mixing.
  5. Safety colours.

SIGNWRITING: –

  1. Construction of different type faces i.e. stroke thickness, spacing and layout,
  2. Posters
  3. Signboards
  4. Banners
  5. Screen printing.

PAPER HANGING: –

  1. Identification description, uses and care of tools
  2. Surface preparation
  3. Types and uses of preparatory papers, decorative paper, relief and emboss paper.
  4. Adhesive types and uses.
  5. Hanging techniques – shading, trimming, matching, plastering, handing and smoothing

SPARYING: –

  1. Parts of spray gun and functions
  2. Types of gun and uses
  3. Compressor-parts, function and working principles.
  4. Masking and spraying techniques
  5. Spray defects causes and prevention
  6. Cleaning and maintenance of equipment.

SCAFFOLDING: –

  1. Ladder, trestles, stepladders, ladder brackets etc., – uses
  2. Parts and functions of tubular scaffolds
  3. Types of tubular scaffolds and uses.
  4. Procedure for erection, maintenances, dismantling and storage.
  5. Safety precautions and safety nets.
  6. Types of suspended scaffolds cradles and bonus chairs.

APPLIED DECORATION: –

  1. Object and freehand drawing
  2. Stencils positive, negative and multi plant templates, collage and wall hangings.

CALCULATION: –

  1. Areas and volumes of- square, rectangle, triangle cube, circles, cylinder, cone etc.
  2. Method of measuring units linear, area, volume, allowance for opening and corrugations.
  3. Proportions, percentages average and ratio.
  4. Simple costing of labour and materials. Mechanics of scaffolding simple levers and beams
  5. Quantities and costs of wall and ceiling hangings.

CRAFT SCIENCE: –

  1. Chemical and physical properties of substrates
  2. Environment of influence of substrates.
  3. Characteristics of materials and surface coatings
  4. Effects of the environment of materials and coating
  5. Defects: – causes, prevention and remedy.

CERTIFICATE

Creative Arts Technology Certificate II – Technical Exams Unit.

PROGRESSION

  1. After on or more years of practical or industrial experience a student can pursue the Advanced Craft at some Polytechnics and Technical Institutions.
  2. Higher National Diploma in Graphics in the Technical University