Uta 3343

UTA ARCH 3343 Folio of student work executed under the direction of Graduate Teaching Assistant Bob Bullis, circa 1987

arch 3343 Bob Bullis is honored to have been R.B. Ferrier's Graduate Teaching Assistant while completing his post-graduate degree at UTA in the mid 1980's. This document is a compilation of student projects produce during his tenure teaching ARCH 3343. It is also submitted in support of Bob's application to teach professor Ferrier's watercolor skills class in the Spring of 2011.

Bob is committed to forwarding Dick's legacy at UTA through the continuation of his very popular watercolor class to undergraduate students in the School of Architecture. Though he can not replace the gifted Master he is excited about the opportunity to continue the tradition of watercolor excellence at UTA. Bob Bullis, AIA is a Registered Architect, with 25-years of experience in the practice of Architecture. He has a life-long commitment to the the effective communication of design concepts through the refinement of watercolor presentations techniques and other forms of Architectural Delineation. in 1997 he founded co-op design studio to experiment with a wide range of presentation techniques including that of the emerging digital media. While practicing as co-op design he provided architectural graphic design services to architects and developers throughout the North Texas region.

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Examples of watercolors studies executed by Bob Bullis

about this publication The chapters in the book are organized around the class assignments.

Included are: generating a wash still life in watercolor painting a plan the beaux arts section landscape study an aside portfolio

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generating a wash At the outset of the class student were taught the basic of washes and color theory.

Mastery of flat and gradient washes is essential to the execution of effective watercolor presentations.

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still life in watercolor Having mastered the basics of washes, students were required to render three dimensional objects with an emphasis on form, texture, light and shadow.

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painting a plan Illustrative floor and site plans communicate 3- dimensional qualities of the design. In association with a design studio project, students were required to render a composite plan for inclusion in final design studio presentation.

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the beaux arts section Beaux Arts sections have long inspired architects as an art form. They speak to the spatial character of a space, detailing of the built surface, quality of light, and the essence of building construction as informed by the section.

Students were required to identify and replicate a beaux art section as a class assignment.

From this they gained a greater appreciation for the delineation of space (surface vs. structure), a greater understanding of construction principles, and lastly, a chance to hone their watercolor wash skills.

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landscape studies Designs do not exist in a vacuum. They are grounded on a site and must coexist with nature. Students were asked to render nature in one of the class assignments. This may be the single most difficult element of watercolor rendering to master.

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an aside Students were required to enter a design in the AIAS tee shirt competition. This was done primarily to increase the number of entries in support of the AIAS.

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portfolio Dating to 1987, long before desk top publishing and color printers were the norm, students were required to produce a page for display in their portfolio. They learned to how to format a page, worked through the challenges (and expense) of type-setting the text, had negative and finally stats shot of the final product. If color was used in their presentation, professional color negatives and prints were composited onto their portfolio page.

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Beaux Arts water color studies painted by Bob Bullis

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Bob Bullis, AIA A student of watercolor