10DES

Year 10 Digital Art and Design

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Malcolm.

This fun course is designed for those students who enjoy creating Art and Design using technology. Students will be taught the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as how to draw with Wacom tablets. Students will learn to draw up their own characters with both pencil and using digital tablets. They will then learn the basics of digital painting to design an environment for their original character. The basics of type and logo design are also covered  using Adobe Illustrator. This course leads on from Year 9 Design, however any year 10 student may opt into this course as there are no prerequisites. 

Students can opt for BOTH Year 10 Art courses next year if they wish: 10 ART and 10DES

Continuation:  This course leads into both Year 11 Art courses: Mixed Media and Photography and Paint and Print. Is also has a pathway further up into Year 12 and 13 Design.

Pathway

This course leads into both Year 11 Art courses: Mixed Media and Photography and Paint and Print. It also has a pathway further up into year 12 and 13 Design.