After successful completion of the course, students are able to read, understand, rethink and visually convey spatial facts. They have cognitive and manual drawing skills to represent real and imaginary spaces and can communicate their ideas visually.

Here you will develop central basic skills for subsequent courses and for the practice of architectural planning:

• Observation: You will discover the properties of objects, light and space by recording observations precisely. You will experience and reflect on dimensional and proportional relationships. You will also receive practical tips.
• Presentation: You will overcome problems and typical errors in spatial imaging and make good decisions for effective representation. You master the composition of spatial images by consciously dealing with the detail of the image. To do this, you use graphic design tools in a targeted manner and select suitable media. Rooms, objects and people are presented by you in a powerful visual statement.
• Think spatially: You train the ability to think three-dimensionally in space and learn to put your thoughts on paper or in another suitable medium and to develop further there as well.
• Implementing ideas: Finally, you will sketch your own concepts, develop them spatially and finish them.

Topics:

• Elements of the image: image format, line, area, tonal value, color, position, dimensions, proportions in the image, etc.
• Properties of the image: laws of perspective, atmosphere, etc.
• Properties in space: spatial structure, dimensions/proportions, light/shadow, surface, etc.
• Analog media and techniques: Hand drawing, photography, collage, poster, etc.
• Artistic and aesthetic qualities

Learning content of the exercises on site and online (with compulsory attendance):

• Spatial drawing and presentation: Observation study of spatial facts and their perspective appearance, proportions, sizes, light and shadow effects, colours and surface structures, etc.
•  Figure drawing: Observational study of the human body and its relation to the surrounding space.
•  Project work: Here you develop a spatial vision on a given theme. All the exercise units of the semester lead to a pictorial freehand representation that is to be worked out independently and carefully.

Learning contents, which are to be compiled independently (by self-study):

• Deepening exercises: Weekly tasks on topics of perspective freehand presentation (a detailed online tutorial and the weekly tutorial hours provide corresponding assistance).
• Project work: The finishing touches to the project work are to be worked out independently on the basis of the preliminary work done in the exercise units.
• Sketchbook: Freehand drawing is a basic medium of analytical and creative work. You also draw in contexts other than ZVS.

Methodical course elements (parallel to each other or building on each other):

• Lectures: Here you will be introduced to the basics, techniques and insights of artistic practice and you will acquire important basic knowledge for working independently during the exercise units. Student works from previous years give you orientation. The weekly lecture units are closely coordinated with the practice and form an integral part of the course. A meaningful, personal, illustrated transcript on your part takes the place of an exam at the end of the semester.
• Exercises (Practice groups): Here you practice the contents presented in the lecture with personal supervision on site in the drawing room. All work must be handed in in a bound block at the end of the semester.
• Homework (Advanced exercises): According to the information provided, they can be independently implemented and uploaded on a weekly basis. Your original drawings must be brought to the exercises.
• Feedback: Results of homework exercises are (1.) briefly commented after the lecture (in selection) and (2.) considered in the supervised exercises. (3.) The "tutorial dates" are set up for detailed, personal feedback (see below).
• Tutorial dates: (for homework, currently online) As an aid to self-study, the basics of perspective drawing are explained extensively by tutors and presented in a comprehensible step-by-step manner.
• Handbook: A handy collection of examples and methods can be purchased in print for use in the exercises.
• Sketchbook: This accompanies the entire course of study, even outside "ZVS" (Drawing and visual Languages). You should pick up your drawing pencil as often as possible and continuously improve your skills! At the end of the semester, you prove this activity by uploading extracts.

All other students and ERASMUS-students can not be accepted! All others see: LVA-Nr. 264.124, LVA-Nr. 264.101, LVA-Nr. 264.122. Please contact the lecturerers for preconditions.

First Lecture + Online introduction: Tuesday, 11th October 2022, 11 a.m. (Zoom-meeting-link will be sent by TISS-News)

Lectures continuing: every Tuesday, 11:00 c.t.

A continuous participation in the lecture and courses is a precondition for a positive examination.

The regular and continuous presence at the drawing exercises on site and working at home is a prerequisite for a positive assessment! The presence is recorded by presence lists and marking on the drawing sheets (stamp and/or teacher's signature) prepared during the training unit.

All works of the semester are used for the evaluation at the end: Exercise drawings, in-depth drawings, sketchbook, transcript of the series of lectures, and project work with preliminary studies.

The following qualities are assessed:

• Observation: Sensitivity, accuracy and relevance of reproduction
• Graphic of the illustration: Conscious handling of Lines and areas, light/shadows, colours, atmosphere, surface effects etc.
• Techniques and media: suitable choice, effectiveness and craftsmanship quality
• Perspective: should be at least plausible.
• Picture composition: Conscious handling of the division of the picture surface, quality of the result.
• Creativity, originality and vitality in the implementation of your own ideas
• Continuous development process of a concept, step by step, in many variants

For a positive final grade, all partial performances must be completed positively. If the mark is negative, the whole semester must be repeated. In the event of a negative assessment of the project work or the consolidation exercises, this partial performance can only be completed again with the agreement and approval of the supervisor by the beginning of the following semester (1 March) at the latest. After this deadline, all partial performances already assessed positively expire and the entire semester content (including all partial performances) must be repeated.

For beginners: You are registered automatically by the way of "Orientierungskurs"-registration:
https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/course/educationDetails.xhtml?dswid=1091&dsrid=123&courseNr=253G61&semester=2022W

For advanced students who did not take or complete ZVS1: Registration by TISS: 28.09.2022, 14:00 untill 05.10.2022, 23:59)!

Coordination and contact: Senior Scientist DI Dr.in techn. Renate Stuefer (renate.stuefer@tuwien.ac.at)