Art & Design: Fine Art

Course summary

Course Description The Art & Design course in Fine Art is designed to strengthen and build on the skills, techniques and processes acquired at GCSE Art & Design such as: recording ideas and observations, developing work informed by artists, designers and craftspeople, experimenting with media and materials, and reviewing and refining work. Through taught lessons, workshops and independent study, you will be introduced to a variety of experiences exploring a range of art media, techniques and processes and be made aware of traditional and new technologies. These will include painting and drawing, mixed media, sculpture, printmaking, animation, video, and photography. There is a course fee of £50 per year to cover costs of materials used in the studio pack. Students are required to buy their own materials for extended experimental work and for final pieces. Topics studied: Different approaches to recording images such as observation, analysis and expression Modelling Mono printing Lino printing Screen printing Composition Scale Structure Mixed media Digital imagery