NCEA Level 3 Printmaking
Course Description
Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Miss E. Hansen.
This course is aimed at current senior art students, and new art ākonga (students) with some personal art skills, as well as students who wish to develop their creativity without much prior experience in art making. This means that Print class will support all students to take risks and learn new skills. Akonga will share knowledge so their capabilities are really expanded. Year 13 Printmaking is an active class of making works using hand-made print techniques like woodcut and dry-point etching, as well as creating digital prints in Photoshop.
The level of challenge will grow as ākonga refine techniques and ideas over the course of the year. Student learning and achievement is advanced by teacher and peer critique, and by referencing visual ideas from art history and contemporary art in their work. Students will support others in the class to develop and extend their ideas. Ākonga will develop skills in group critique.
In Level 3 Printmaking ākonga will participate in real world learning by exhibiting and entering competitions outside of their course work, and may even work with established New Zealand print makers in workshops or in exhibitions. The Forest has the Blues Project, and the Auckland Zine festival at the Auckland city gallery, Beastiary Print project, Printopia at Corban's Estate and Ringa Toi - Excellence in Maaori art at Te Papa are examples of this. Ākonga will visit art galleries or museums and use this experience to develop ideas for their own artworks.
This course enables senior art ākonga (students) to evolve their individual art-making style in a way that supports and empowers personal creative expression. Drawing is used to generate, analyse, clarify and regenerate ideas. Using a study of artists' works, ākonga will be able to extend ideas and produce new work using conventions appropriate to the printmaking media being used.
Visual Art equips ākonga with transferable skills that can be used in a wide range of tertiary courses and careers, whilst studying a subject that inspires and excites. This course will develop skills such as: communication, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, the ability to research and analyse, adaptability, dexterity, patience, attention to detail, independence, and innovation.
The course structure is designed to promote independent work habits and develop knowledge and skills chosen by our ākonga. This course is divided into two interrelated areas:
- Developing a variety of print processes related to a range of artist models; extending drawing and printmaking techniques and compositions via independent practical investigation. Students will document the art-making processes undertaken.
- Through research and planning: developing theme, defining a personal proposal that is outworked in sequences of ideas, to create a sequential body of work. The development of each student's individual ideas and printmaking skills comprise the evidence for internal assessment and the external folio board submission.
Course Overview
Term 1
3.5 group project for exhibition or theme development and drawing/ experimental printmaking. (optional)
3.2 and 3.3 development of sequences of prints in 3 different print processes.
Term 2
3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 development of sequences of prints.
Complete work for board 1 and 2
Theme development, using established practice.
Scholarship students would begin here on their workbook
Term 3
3.4 development of sequences of prints on board 2 and 3.
Term 4
3.4 development of sequences of prints on board 2 and 3. Hand in folio. Complete scholarship submission.
Recommended Prior Learning
It is preferable for students to have studied Year 12 Visual Art. Success in other senior visual arts courses will also be valuable.
Students new to art, wishing to take Level 3 Printmaking should gain approval from HOD Art or from Miss Hansen. Hard-working students have gained success in L3 Printmaking without prior experience in Art, but you need to commit to working hard and building skills quickly.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Students will be encouraged to purchase their own personal drawing materials and art journal, and essential print tools. Materials can be supplied. Information on how to purchase will be given at the start of the year.
Pathway
Visual Art equips ākonga with transferable skills that can be used in a wide range of tertiary courses and careers, whilst studying a subject that inspires and excites. This course will develop skills such as: communication, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, the ability to research and analyse, adaptability, dexterity, patience, attention to detail, independence, and innovation.
Assessment Information
Assessment in this subject is portfolio-based. Students work holistically on internals and external assessments over the course of the year using an inquiry model of research/ planning/ making, testing, experimenting/ outcomes/ evaluation and analysis/ leading to new work. 3.5 is an optional standard dependent on real world exhibition opportunities.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Printmaking 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to printmaking
NZQA Info
Printmaking 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established printmaking practice
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Printmaking 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within printmaking practice
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 3.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 26
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Print Finisher, Fashion Designer, Journalist, Florist, Animator/Digital Artist, Advertising Specialist, Architectural Technician, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Tattoo Artist, Film/Television Camera Operator, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Conservator, Jeweller, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Visual Merchandiser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Exhibition and Collections Technician, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Game Developer, Photographer, Printer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher,