Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Painting and Decorating outline · Detailed Syllabus
Content
Pictorial vs decorative painting, tools and equipment, elements/principles of design, colour classes/properties/schemes, local colour improvisation, pictorial techniques (dry, wet, glazing, impasto, fresco, tempera), decorative techniques (flat, rag rolling, scumbling, spraying, mural, mosaic), body and wall decoration motifs and materials
Objective
Distinguish pictorial from decorative painting and select appropriate tools; apply elements/principles of design; master colour classes, properties, schemes, and local colour sourcing; execute pictorial techniques (impasto, fresco, glazing) and decorative techniques (scumbling, rag rolling, mural, mosaic); analyze still life, nature, and life compositions; compare traditional and modern body/wall decorations, motifs, and materials.
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