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PTG2031 · Painting: Colour strategies
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 2Department of Fine Art
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit explores the rich history and practice of colour composition in painting. It will provide you with an in-depth engagement with a variety of colour strategies as well as the theories informing them. You will have the opportunity to develop technical and conceptual approaches to colour in a range of visual and creative practices.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-semester assessment | Project | 40% | — |
| 2 | Final folio | Project | 60% | — |
100% in-semester assessment
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
corequisite
- OHS1000 — Introduction to art and design health and safety
Learning outcomes
- Establish a technical foundation for successful use of colour in creative practice;
- Demonstrate an understanding of colour theory and its practical uses in painting;
- Critically reflect on the place of colour in the field of historical and contemporary visual practices;
- Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative understanding of colour appropriate to the concepts investigated.
Workload
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Studio activities | 48 hours |
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