Art

Content

This course is based on two strands of the Australian curriculum: making and responding. 

Making focuses on developing artistic skills and processes. Students will develop practical skills by exploring materials and processes while learning to apply these skills to various types of 2D and 3D art-making. 

Responding focuses on developing a student's ability to communicate about art. This is achieved through a variety of written forms, which may include aspects of:

• Planning and communicating their art-making in both written and visual forms (folio)
• Identify and analyse how other artists use visual elements to communicate the idea
• Explaining the use of techniques and processes to communicate meaning in their artworks 
• Reflection on and evaluation of artworks
• Development of knowledge and skills in relation to art vocabulary

Assessment 

Tasks may include:

• Design elements and their application
• Principles of drawing (observational, perspective, portraiture)
• Painting acrylic or watercolour (incorporating colour theory)
• Digital art technologies
• 3D construction (various materials) 
• Printmaking

Each assessment task will consist of the following three components:

• Development work (folio)
• Practical (final artwork)
• Analysis, reflection and or evaluation of practice (theory)

Additional Information

It is expected that all students undertaking art will be equipped with basic drawing materials (pencil, eraser, ruler) and have an A4 artbook.