Basque PAU Artistic Drawing II case studies
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Dibujo Artístico II is the second-year artistic drawing subject within the Basque university-access framework (PAU/EBAU), taken by students aiming at Fine Arts, design, architecture and other visual-creation degrees. It assesses whether a candidate can analyse form, organise a composition, model with line and value, reason about colour, handle materials, construct perspective, draw from observation and place their own work in a wider artistic context. The Basque PAU Artistic Drawing II case studies are 5 cases and about 2,672 words.
1The 45-minute tonal study under a single lamp
During a 45-minute timed tonal study, a candidate works on A2 Ingres paper with charcoal and white chalk. The setup is a matte plaster cube, a glazed ceramic cylinder and a folded cotton cloth, lit by a single 60 W bulb placed 1.5 m away at 30° to the left and slightly above the objects.
638 words, about 3 min2Foreshortened arm in a 25-minute life drawing
A 25-minute life-drawing session in a studio. The model sits on a low stool, right arm extended toward the viewer, hand at eye level, torso twisted left, left knee higher than right.
556 words, about 3 min3Limited palette for a dusk street with a warm shop window
An 80-minute acrylic study on 40 × 50 cm canvas board. The scene is a narrow street at dusk: a shop window emits warm light at roughly 2700 K, shadows on the opposite wall read cool blue-violet, and wet pavement carries reflections.
499 words, about 2 min4Two-point perspective of a stair, door and tiled floor
An A3 two-point perspective construction in 2B pencil, 60 minutes. The subject is an interior corner: a stair descends to the right along the right wall, a closed door sits in the left wall, and the floor has square tiles.
521 words, about 3 min5Sketchbook selection for a market-after-closing composition
Three-day sketchbook assignment ending in an A2 graphite composition. Theme: market after closing.
458 words, about 2 min