The effect of artistic activities on developing calligraphy and ornamentation design skills (Publications- Photoshop as a model)

Abstract

         The study aimed at the effect of artistic activities in developing design skills (prints using a computer program Photoshop) in the subject of calligraphy and decoration for third-year students / Department of Graphic Design / Institute of Fine Arts ) Girls ( Diyala, for the academic year 2018/2019.

        The researcher used the experimental method for its relevance to such a study, while the research community and the research sample represented the community with female students, the third stage / print design.

         The sample was randomly distributed into two groups, the first was an experimental group that consisted of (10) female students and studied using a computer program, and the second group was a control group consisting of (10) female students who studied using the usual method.

        The researcher prepared a skill assessment form for the designs completed by the two groups, the form consisted of (10) paragraphs, and the standard degree was determined as a criterion for measurement and observation, where the grades were estimated (5) to represent (1) guest (2) average (3) good (4)  Very good (5) excellent, and the total score of the form was set at (50) degrees, as the student gets (50) degrees after evaluating his performance on the same achievement, as the sample members are required to perform two prints related to calligraphy and decoration.

 The results of the study found that the use of artistic activities in developing design skills (prints) and its impact on skill performance in calligraphy and decoration is more effective than what was left by the usual method used in teaching calligraphy and decoration.