Year 09/10 5ART3 – People and Portraits

Main areas of study:

In this unit, the focus is on using people as subject matter. Students will learn the fundamental skills of drawing and painting people through a series of initial exercises based on life drawing studies. Students will then be given the opportunity to develop a specific area of interest where they will create a range of artworks that include the use of drawing, painting, Photoshop and scuplture where people have been used as inspiration for subject matter. People may include themselves, friends, family, superheroes, etc.

In this course you will learn:

• basic drawing skills and accurate observational drawing which includes correct sizing and scaling, shading and tone, and surface texture detailing.
• painting skills including colour mixing, tonal application, blending and shading, use of layering to create depth, and application of surface texture and fine detailing.
• optional extensions – basic Photoshop, photography, sculpture and printmaking skills.

This course incorporates the Ākonga Profile in the following ways:

• Artistic literacy - understanding visual language.
• Competencies - creativity curiosity, problem solving and self management.
• Holistic development – self awareness, empathy, wellbeing and confidence.

Methods of assessment:

We assess using the four strands that are outlined in the NZ Curriculum; Practical Knowledge, Communicating and Interpreting, Developing Ideas and Understanding in Context. We also incorporate the use of SOLO taxonomy with the Achieved, Merit and Excellence criteria.

This course leads to:

This course can be taken as a standalone subject or the skills learnt can be pursued further by opting into 5ART1, 5ART2 and 5ART4. All junior visual art courses provide an excellent foundation to for success at the senior level. Successful completion of at least one junior visual arts course is required for entry into NCEA Level 1 Visual Art.