DP458 : Ceramic printing

Department

Department of Fine and Applied arts

Academic Program

Bachelor in Graphic Design

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

DP413

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge & understanding

  • The student will be acquainted with the material in theory to make it easier for the student to understand it in practical application.
  • Enabling the student to apply the material with the manually manufactured and ready (automated) capabilities
  • Enable the student to apply it at the private and public level.
  • The student learns the types of ceramics and the types of techniques that can be applied to ceramics.
  • The student learns how to choose the idea and method of work in a way that makes him more professional.
  • Introducing the student to ceramic ovens, temperatures and how to deal with them.
  • The student learns what are the ceramic oxides and their types and colors.
  • The student learns about molten materials and stabilizers, and the temperature of each of them.
  • Holding monthly workshops to allow longer training hours and leave room for those not interested in the subject.

Mental skills

  • That the student connects the technique of printing on ceramics and other types of printing techniques and integrates them into equal and balanced artistic templates.
  • The student analyzes the painting to be printed artistically, politically, economically and culturally, so that the printed painting becomes more comprehensive and purposeful.
  • That the student distinguish between the types of colors of ceramic oxides used in ceramic printing and the different types of organic dyes.
  • That the student compare between ceramic printing and other types of printing.
  • That the student propose other new methods that are less costly and effortful to expand the technical perceptual field.
  • That the student concludes the pros and cons of both.
  • That the student solve the problems of manual printing in order to obtain the highest quality.

Practical & professional skills

  • In vocational skills, the student will have learned about the types of porcelain and ceramics, what they are composed of, and the types of ceramic oxides and how to obtain them.
  • The student will have learned how to use ceramic kilns and the temperatures required to burn ceramic products.
  • The student should be aware of the different types of ceramic printing techniques.
  • The student should be fully aware of the labor market, the prices of materials and their fields of application.

Generic and transferable skills

  • The student learns how to deal with his classmates.
  • The student learns teamwork.
  • The student learns from the professor of the subject many experiments and techniques.

Teaching and learning methods

  • Theoretical lectures that include the first week, midterm and final exams.
  • Lab activities throughout the school year.
  • Case studies and panel discussions are part of the practical lectures, and they are important.