National 5 course award consists of three components; Design, Expressive and Art and Design Studies
Expressive Gallery
Expressive – Aims to develop learners’ observational and practical skills. The National 5 expressive course is designed to ensure that pupils builds upon prior learning in terms of subject content, practical skills, individual research approaches and development processes. Learners select and resource a personal theme, which allows them to visually communicate their own interests and ideas. The structure of the expressive course aims to teach learners the following skills: drawing, oil pastel, tonal application, painting, printmaking, while developing their composition and colour mixing through the use of the visual elements in order to produce a high quality final portfolio.
Design Gallery
Design – Aim to develop creativity while responding to a design brief. The National 5 Design process aims to challenge learners and provide them with problem solving skills. These skills will include: planning and writing a design brief for an appropriate target market, using ICT to develop research and presentation skills, communicating ideas and sources of inspiration in a clear and concise way using Photoshop and Power Point, developing ideas, experimenting and exploring problems, producing final resolution, using a wide variety of materials and techniques.
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