10ART

Year 10 Art

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms F. Greenwood.

This is a broad-based theoretical and practical course, which involves students in drawing, design, painting, printmaking and/or three-dimensional work. 


What skills will I learn?
Students will gain an understanding of contemporary artists and their working methods. The aim of the course is to develop perceptual, imaginative, technical and critical skills through the making and analysing of art works.

Assessment
Credits:Nil. Short and long practical projects


Course Overview

Term 1
Shorts units of work that will focus on the drawing and painting skills which are used through Painting and Design.
Learners will be introduced to line, tone, pattern and composition.
Colour theory and paint application exercises.
Design: Working to a brief and producing a finished logo.

Term 2
Longer unit of work that will focus on the drawing and construction skills which are used for 3D mixed media.
Learners will be introduced to colour combinations, shape, layering and composition.
Sculpture:3D Form- Casting.
Google classroom tasks: Create a visual Pepeha using Google Docs

Term 3
Long project of work that will focus on the drawing skills which are used for Portrait painting.
Learners will be introduced to mark-making, line, tone, perspective, composition.
They will extend their Observation drawings into Painting: Skin tone paint mixing and paint application.
Photography tasks using students own phones.
Large painted portrait image.
Short projects that will focus on printmaking- screen printing, monoprint and wood block.

Term 4
Complete units of work. Present and critique own work.

Art

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$8 Art Diary

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