There are two S3 Art & Design courses: one focusses on 2D and one on 3D.
Aims of Course
- To prepare students for National 3, National 4 and National 5 Art & Design,
- To enable students to enhance their creative talent and develop their skills,
- To develop knowledge and understanding of artists and designers and their practice,
- To learn about and experiment with new creative and imaginative skills and techniques,
- To cultivate lifelong, transferable skills - developing creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, resolving outcomes, and working towards deadlines,
- To prepare students for National 4 and National 5 Art & Design,
- To enable students to enhance their creative talent and develop their skills,
- To develop knowledge and understanding of artists and designers and their practice,
- To learn new skills and techniques in Art & Design, experimenting in creative and imaginative ways to achieve successfully,
- To cultivate lifelong, transferable skills - developing creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, resolving outcomes, and working towards deadlines.
Description of the Course
The Course is practical and experiential and the key focus is creativity. It combines developing knowledge and understanding of artists and designers and their work, with practical learning experiences in both expressive and design units. This course is structured using a similar format as National 4/ National 5 Art and Design and is divided into two units:
Expressive with critical activity: This Unit will develop an understanding of factors that influence and inspire artists’ work and consider how they use art materials, techniques and/or technology. Knowledge and understanding of expressive artists and art practice will be assessed through written work. Learners will produce observational drawings and studies, showing understanding of the subject matter, using visual elements expressively. They will develop their expressive ideas and compositions by experimenting with and using art materials, techniques and/or technology in creative and expressive ways in 2D and/or 3D formats. Learners will develop skills of evaluation through reflecting on their application of materials and techniques, and overall success of their expressive work.
Design with critical activity: This Unit will help to develop understanding of designers’ working practices and factors that inspire and influence their work. Knowledge and understanding of designers and design practice will be assessed through written work. Learners will plan, research and develop creative design ideas in response to a 'design brief'. Learners will produce investigative studies and market research and will develop their creativity and problem-solving skills as they consider the design opportunities and constraints of the brief. They will experiment with and develop media handling and digital manipulation skills when producing their design ideas in 2D or 3D formats (depending which course you choose), leading to a final product/design. Learners will develop skills of evaluation by reflecting on their application of materials and techniques and overall success of their design.