A visual artist is a general term used for any person interested in the visual studies. Such a person may be a painter, a potter, graphic designer, sculptor or a product designer.

Aims:
This course has been developed for a person interested and self motivated in becoming a visual artist. It aims to help one in imbibing the following qualities of a good designer:

1. Observation
  - Training off mind one's mind
  - Being observant of surroundings

2. Imagination
  - Visualization sense
  - Dreaming/Imagining things in one's mind

3. Ideation
  - Conceptualizing
  - Thematic brainstorming

4. Representation
  - Skill based Concretization of the imagination/idea
  - Requires manual labor/practice
  - Manual Skills such as sketching, rendering
  - Software Skills
  - About maintaining the value of the ideas

5. Communication
  - Of one's ideas

6. Documentation
  - Keeping track of one's work, for reference/inspiration

It encourages learning by doing. It encourages analysis and discussions on the work done.

Objectives:
• This course will help you to understand the basic vocabulary of visual perception.
• To gain access to information that is conceptual, technical or aesthetic in nature related to visual design.
• To appreciate theoretical concepts related to visual design by undertaking simple assignments in visual design.

The course is divided into the following three modules:

Module 1
Elements of Design - 2 Dimensional Design Studies
• Conceptual Components
• Visual Components
• Spatial Representations


Module 2
Elements of Design - 3 Dimensional Design Studies
• Form – Fundamentals
• Form Analysis
• Form and Structure

Module 3
Elements of Design – Color Studies
• Visual perception
• Color Terminology
• Color interaction

This is a module on exploring Elements of Design - 3-Dimensional Design Studies.