Basic Design & Colour
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Design & Colour (subject code 4315901) as prescribed for TD · Semester 1 divides the course into 3 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4315901)Unit 1 Elements of Art and Fashion Design
- 1.1. Line – concept, definition, types of line.
- 1.2. Direction – types.
- 1.3. Shape – definition, types.
- 1.4. Size – concept, types.
- 1.5. Texture – concept and application. Basic Design and Colour Course Code: :4315901 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum Topics and Sub-topics developing designs.
- 1.6. Value – concept, use.
- 1.7. Colour – definition, sensation process and use.
- 1.8. Form – concept, use.
- 1.9. Concept and definition of design.
- 1.10. Designer types – industrial, graphic, textile and fashion.
Unit 2 Principles of Design
- 2.1. Repetition – technical concept
- 2.2. Alternation – size, direction, colour, shape, permutation, combination.
- 2.3. Harmony – pure and discord.
- 2.4. Gradation – shape, size and colour.
- 2.5. Contrast – colour and value.
- 2.6. Unity – concept development.
- 2.7. Balance – formal and informal balance.
- 2.8. Dominance and sub-ordination – concept and application.
- 2.9. Structural design and Decorative design.
- 2.10. Concepts of style, fad and trend.
Unit 3 Colour Theories And Harmonies
- 3.1. Light theory of colour – chromatic circle, colour vision
- 3.2. Pigment theory of colour – colour wheel, attributes of primary and secondary colours.
- 3.3. Colour modification – concept, need and requirements.
- 3.4. Colour harmony – achromatic, monochromatic, analogues, complementary, polychromatic.
- 3.5. Effect of textile substrate on appearance of colour.
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