Visual Arts - Mount Rowan Secondary College

Visual Art is a core subject in Years 7 and 8 at Mount Rowan. Students develop skills using a wide range of mediums, techniques and art forms.

They create two and three dimensional artworks and have opportunities to work individually and in groups. Students also study the work of other artists and learn about art and culture through targeted theory work associated with practical lessons. In year 9 and 10 students have electives to choose from such as: digital art, visual communication, 2D art and 3D art (please note: the elective system can alter with semesters and year levels of 9 and 10).

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9 / 10 2D/3DArt	Year 9 / 10 Vis Com
Term 1	Rendering Techniques Observation drawings Tone with paint Quilling Clay construction Cartouche	Tonal abstraction Insect Pastel blending Perspective Colour wheel extension Medieval heraldry – shield Lettering in 3d	Creating form with tone My place Mapping my place Symbols that represent me Colour mixing dry mediums People/portraits research and analyse	Isometric drawing Oblique Drawing Orthogonal drawing Transpose drawing techniques Zine designs
Term 2	Colour wheel Portrait proportions Tonal portraits Abstract portraits Art evaluation	Monochromatic Expressionistic portraits Pieter Brueghel investigation Clay pinch, coil, slab and wheel Glazing pottery	Paint application Developing and refining ideas Multi media 2D experimentation Built environment project	Elements and principles poster History of Product designing Toothbrush design through time
Term 3	Shade and tone Drawing insects Landscapes Monoprints Relief prints	Emoji and weather symbols Typography and design Mapping Isometric and orthogonal Screen printing	Nine squares line and texture Rubbings Written clay knowledge Clay slab constructions Clay mask construction Clay landscapes	The design Process Illustration techniques Symbology Lettering project
Term 4	Greek architecture Perspective drawings Greek urns Greek symbology Painting Greek urns	Collage Monster Trucks Pattern and texture Landscape Painting Study of three landscape artist Drawing from nature	Expressionism assignment Lino cut prints Henry Moore soapstone Alberto Giacometti wire sculpture	Design for an audience White rabbit design brief Imagery and lettering Illustrator and refining solutions