2DAR

Level 2 Digital Art

Course Description

Students will select this pathway through the art department because they love the juxtaposition of wet media and Digital Illustration. This subject will explore different hand drawn wet and dry media and digital painting techniques to complete a digital painting portfolio about a real or imagined world using artist models to develop compositions and visual elements. Students will explore painting and design artist models to communicate and extend their ideas in the style of  Surrealism.  

Students will need to choose this class in conjunction with their art teacher or HOD of Art to ensure they are not entered in clashing achievement standards.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Creativity: You will be challenged to use media in a variety of ways, explore different compositional structures, learn through experimentation, be prepared to take visual risks.
  • Person/Object/Place

Combining elements to visually explore a real or imagined world

  • Decision Making: You will use your research to make decisions about media, scale, technique and subject matter. You will listen to others and take on board advice to improve outcomes.
  • Hand draw wet and dry media and Digital Painting techniques using artist models to explore layering, compositions and narrative.
  • Time Management: Use time management skills to meet deadlines.
  • Your ideas, thinking, analysis and process will be presented as a part of your assessment and you may do this by presenting your work in either a Visual Diary or a Google SlideShow.
  • Visual Literacy: Use images to describe and express your ideas. Your work will relate to your own interpretation of the set theme.
  • Your best work will be presented on a 2 x A1 Folio Board Submission. It will be printed and needs to be well resolved and correctly sized to show the markers your decision making and developing skill level from the start to the finish.


Resources Required

All resources are supplied for use in class. *Students will need to have their own supply of materials to use both in class and at home they may purchase the following: USB drive to save their work. Adobe license to use on their personal device. Wacom drawing tablet for home use.

Assessment Information

Your teacher will help you select the right Achievement Standards to will
submit work for:
91315 (4 credits internally assessed) OR 91316 (4 credits internally assessed)
AND
91320 (12 credits externally assessed) OR 91321 (12 credits externally assessed)

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 32 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 24 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91315 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91316 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established painting practice
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91320 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 12
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91321 v2
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within painting
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 12
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 32
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0