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CAEL2080: Introduction to Etching Through Drawing
2025 unit information
This unit of study will introduce you to the principal materials and techniques of etching and intaglio plate printing. You will follow a project-based curriculum in a broad range of process based workshops that investigate the reprographic potential and material character of drawing through the medium of print. You will explore the historical and contextual relationship between drawing and printmaking; its industrial heritage, its specific rich and sensuous graphic quality and its potential for repeatable copies. You will develop visual research and critical analysis skills and safe studio work practices to support the production of conceptually engaging and technically well resolved works.
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Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sydney College of the Arts |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in CAVA or 12 credit points at 1000 level in CASF |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate familiarity with current technologies in this field of practice and be able to appreciate the historical and theoretical significance of those technologies
- LO2. engage effectively with user-driven experimentation, co-operative learning and peer-to- peer project initiatives
- LO3. demonstrate innovative practice and experimental inquiry by applying the skills, knowledge and the means directed to access new and traditional technologies related to etching
- LO4. engage constructively in peer group feedback sessions
- LO5. critically evaluate your work and communicate your ideas, intentions and outcomes during individual and peer group feedback sessions.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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