11285 Advanced Modelmaking

6cp
Undergraduate

This course extends the basic construction techniques and introduces different media. It examines different ways of using models, from conceptual through to detailed resolution, using variations of scale and media to highlight specific aspects of the design process.

Technical content of the subject includes: the use of plastics and malleable metal sheet; casting and carving solid forms; the formation of compound curves such as tensile structures; the use of colour, stylistically and realistically, introducing the concept of colour scaling; ways of illuminating models, and using them for studies if light and shade; contours, landscape and the application of entourage; and council requirements and the use of models in the development process.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

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