Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi High School

Level 1 Digital Art

L1ARTD
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Morrison.

Recommended Prior Learning

This is an open entry course, there are no prerequisites.

This course is about discovering and making Digital Art using drawing tablets, computers, and cameras to form an individual programme. 

Students will further their Adobe programme skills and their camera technical skills.

Students are encouraged to explore art-making which is relevant to their own interests. 

Students will follow a programme, but essentially create their own themes for the year (choose their own subject-matter to work with). 

Students will develop and extend with own themes, and use artist role models for inspiration. 

There are four assessments available: Two internal assessments and two external assessments. They are worth 5 credits each.


Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
Drawing is used to explore and develop ideas. Students will use a range of design and illustration techniques using Photoshop and Illustrator.

Photography techniques are taught using DSLR cameras and Adobe programmes are used to edit work.

Students will be able to extend their work to create Artbooks, installations, animations, conceptual artworks, or digital moving images.

Faculties:

The Arts


Pathway

Level 2 Art Design, Level 2 Photography

Career Pathways

Animator/Digital Artist, Graphic Designer, Photographer, Artist, User Experience Designer, Game Developer, Software Developer, Artistic Director, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Curator, Visual Merchandiser, Advertising Specialist









Disclaimer


Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it.  Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.  
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2024, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.