Creative Arts - Digital Art A
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
Nil
Subject Description
Creative Arts A - Digital Arts introduces Year 10 students to the transformative world of digital image editing and surrealist art creation. This specialized subject explores the intersection of photography and digital artistry, where students learn to manipulate, composite, and enhance images to create compelling visual narratives that challenge reality and explore imaginative possibilities.
Key Learning Areas
Students master Adobe Photoshop's advanced tools and techniques, including layer manipulation, masking, compositing, color correction, and digital painting integration. The course emphasizes surrealist principles within digital environments, teaching students to blend multiple photographic elements seamlessly while exploring concepts of dream logic, impossible perspectives, and fantastical imagery. Critical analysis of historical and contemporary surrealist works informs creative decision-making.
Creative Applications
Students engage with diverse real-world applications including advertisements, album covers, movie posters, concept art, fashion photography, architectural visualizations, and digital installations. Projects may encompass book illustrations, magazine layouts, promotional materials, virtual exhibitions, and interactive media, demonstrating how photo manipulation skills apply across creative industries.
Extended Creative Project
The course culminates in a comprehensive free choice project where students conceptualize, plan, and execute an original photo manipulation work. This extended task allows deep exploration of personal artistic interests while demonstrating mastery of technical skills and creative problem-solving.
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following topics:
Students develop advanced Photoshop proficiency;
- Understanding of surrealist artistic principles, ability to create seamless digital composites, and critical analysis skills.
- The collaborative environment prepares students for careers in digital media, advertising, film production, and fine arts while fostering individual creative expression.
- Surrealism and Photoshop – Research what the Surrealism movement is and produce a photo collaboration in Adobe Photoshop.
- Photo manipulation and product design
- Folio and Product using the Creative Arts process:
- investigation
- development
- production
- reflection.
Stage 1 Creative Arts – Digital Art 1
Stage 1 Creative Arts - Digital Art 2
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