visual arts competencies C1: create personal images C2: create media images C3: appreciate images

competency one: create personal images A: use personal ideas B: use transforming gestures C: organise your production D: share your experience

make an inventory of ideas, to inspire your creation base your inventory on research:  works of art  cultural objects  media images  artist’s styles  movements use ideas

develop a meaningful idea  a personal response  avoid stereotypes or clichés make different sketches of your idea  experiment with your chosen forms and elements use ideas

try out different techniques that are suited to your materials:  pencil, charcoal, pen, chalk and oil pastel  liquid tempera, acrylic and watercolour  clay, plaster, wire and papier maché use techniques that highlight your idea safely use appropriate tools to convey your idea use transforming gestures

use a variety of artistic elements:  line, colour, texture, shape, form, space, value  use them in a personal way, based on your previous investigation use transforming gestures

use the principles of art to organise your space:  balance, movement, rhythm, emphasis, variety, unity, harmony, proportion organise your production

use subject specific vocabulary to describe your experience and strategies used share your experience

competency two: create media images A: use ideas B: use transforming gestures C: organise your production D: share your experience

make an inventory of ideas, to inspire your creation take into account:  the message to be communicated  the target audience  content and characteristics of the images  role of cultural references and visual codes use ideas

try out different techniques that are suited to your:  tools  materials  message  target audience use techniques that highlight your message safely use appropriate tools to convey your message use transforming gestures

based on your investigation, choose artistic elements that will:  engage the target audience  communicate your message use transforming gestures

based on your investigation, choose artistic principles of art to:  increase the impact of the visual message on the target audience organise your production

use subject specific vocabulary to describe your experience and strategies used share your experience

competency three: appreciate images A: analyses images B: interpret images C: make judgements D: share your experience

make connections between the elements in an artwork: differentiate between artistic elements and their effects identify methods of organising and creating space recognise evidence of transforming gestures analyse images

make connections between the elements in an artwork, the perceived meaning, and artistic periods and movements interpret images

using subject-specific vocabulary, justify your point of view based on the image, the perceived meaning, and your research make judgements

using subject-specific vocabulary, describe your experience and strategies used share your experience