Art and Design is a practical, hands-on subject that develops your creativity and imagination, and your artistic skills. You will learn how to use a range of art and design materials and techniques. And, you will learn the skills involved in planning, producing and presenting art and design work. You will also find out how artists and designers work, and how factors like their environment and culture have an impact on their work.

The course comprises two areas of study.

Expressive

This part of the course helps you plan, research and develop creative expressive work in response to a theme/stimulus. You will:

• develop knowledge and understanding of artists’ working practices and the social, cultural and other influences affecting their work and practice

• select a theme/stimulus and produce 2D/3D analytical drawings, studies and investigative research, and use this to produce a single line of development leading to a final piece

• reflect on and evaluate your creative process and the visual qualities of your work.

Design

This part of the course helps you plan, research and develop creative design work in response to a design brief. You will:

• develop knowledge and understanding of designers’ working practices and the social, cultural and other influences affecting their work and practice

• select a design brief and compile a variety of 2D/3D investigative material and market research, and use this to produce a single line of development leading to a design solution

• reflect on and evaluate your creative process and the aesthetic and functional qualities of your work.