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Art - Printmaking

Year 9 - Core

Length of Course: Semester
Department: Design and Creative Arts
Head of Department: Mr Kevin Jess
Year Available: 2024

Printmaking is about exploring a range of printmaking mediums and techniques, creating artworks that tell a story or express ideas and messages and applying printmaking techniques to a range of projects and outcomes. Some of the mediums used are; screen printing, lino-cutting, photoshop, laser cutting and etching, large format prints and collage.

Curriculum focus

The Message – Contemporary Culture

Taking inspiration from the work of contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey, students mix old and new media including photoshop, collage, painting and screen-printing to create an artwork that explores and expresses their ideas about the world you live in

Drawing

You will learn and practice new drawing skills through in-class lessons and homework exercises.

Let’s Unpack That

This project unpacks the way artists manipulate art elements, art principles and techniques to express ideas. You will study the art of particular historical periods and apply what you have learned in practical artworks.

Assessment

Practical projects are assessed with regular feedback and an end-of-project rubric. An end-of-semester examination will test the content of both practical and theory projects. Homework will be assessed with regular feedback and grades.

Key Resource

  • Visual Art Diary A4
  • Pencil, (B), (HB), (2B)