Tribhuvan University
Humanities and Social Sciences
4 year(s)
BFA in Painting is four years course of studies. A students is expected to learn beginning with the basics of Drawing from simple geometric objects to more complex-non-living objects, mannequins, life studies from head to full life studies. As the students progresses to senior class, he or she is expected to learn in addition to a new method of art known as Printmaking, practical exposures in more matured mediums like watercolors, oil colors and acrylics. Also, the student will have learnt and made good understanding of full human figure in application to painting it.
And finally, he or she is able to express independently known as Creative Composition - with the help of skills and knowledge learnt from earlier classes. This is in addition to the theoretical papers in Technical Theory, History of Aesthetics - World and Nepal.
For those who choose to study in Traditional Painting, beginning in First year, the student will be imparted with the basics of drawing in relation with the traditional paintings - followed by preliminary knowledge of Hindu and Buddhist deities. Different attributes like hand gestures (Mudras), body postures, vehicles (Bahanas), complexions (Varna) etc and the complex details on the elements of embellishments like depiction of halo, aureoles and the background materials are taught and introduced. As the senior student, he or she is expected to create and paint a typical Paubha' -with multiple deities.
S.N. | Paper | Subject | Code | Full Marks | Pass |
1. | 1 | Compulsory English | ptg c1 | 100 | 35 |
2. | 1 | Compulsory Nepali | ptg c2 | 100 | 35 |
3. | 1 | Drawing | ptg 3 11 | 100 | 40 |
4. | ii | Printmaking | ptg 312 | 100 | 40 |
5. | iii | Composition | ptg 313 | 100 | 40 |
6. | iv | History of Art Theory and Aesthetics | ptg 314 | 100 | 35 |
Total | 600 |
SN. | Paper | Subject | Code | Full Marks | Pass Marks |
1. | ii | Compulsory English | ptg c1 | 100 | 35 |
2. | v | Drawing | ptg 315 | 50 | 20 |
3. | vi | Head Study | ptg 316 | 100 | 40 |
4. | vii | Composition | ptg 317 | 100 | 40 |
5. | viii | Printmaking | ptg 318 | 100 | 40 |
6. | ix | Technical Theory | ptg 319 | 50 | 18 |
7. | x | History of Arts & Aesthetics | ptg 320 | 100 | 35 |
Total | 600 |
S.N. | Paper | Subject | Code | Full Marks | Pass Marks |
1. | xi | Drawing | ptg 321 | 50 | 20 |
2. | xii | Life Study | ptg 322 | 100 | 40 |
3. | xiii | Composition | ptg 323 | 100 | 40 |
4. | xiv | Printmaking | ptg 324 | 100 | 40 |
5. | xv | Technical Theory | ptg 325 | 50 | 18 |
6. | xvi | History of Arts and Aesthetics | ptg 326 | 100 | 35 |
Total | 500 |
S.N. | Paper | Subject | Code | Full Marks | Pass Marks |
1. | xvii | Drawing | ptg 327 | 100 | 40 |
2. | xviii | Life Study | ptg 328 | 100 | 40 |
3. | xix | Composition | ptg 329 | 100 | 40 |
4. | xx | Printmaking | ptg 330 | 100 | 40 |
5. | xxi | New Media | ptg 331 | 100 | 40 |
6. | xxii | History of Arts and Aesthetics | ptg 332 | 100 | 35 |
Total | 600 |