Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Throughout most of the first year of the course you will produce artwork based on a wide range of themes and starting points. You will be given freedom of choice to develop your work in your own direction and you will gain knowledge and experience in a wide range of media including painting and drawing, 3D and clay work, mixed media, digital work, printing and textile influences. There will be a gallery visit during the course to study the work of others and to use this inspiration to feed in to your own developments. Topic areas covered: • Recording through observation drawing in a range of materials. Photography, painting, mixed media, printing, collage, pyrography, digital art, batik, fabric manipulation, clay work sculpture, casting • Exploring ideas through experimentation • Sketchbook presentation methods