VISUAL ARTS

UNIT 3/4 VCD PITCHES

Unit 3/4 Visual Communication Design students have just completed our Pitches: an oral presentation of potential design concepts for our SAT folios. In term 2 we undertook in-depth research, and generated various ideas using creative thinking to solve a variety of self-generated design problems (For example, to design a logo and website for a new shoe company). 

We have now begun to refine our best design concepts to produce final presentation pieces. The Pitch was an effective way for us to communicate with fellow students, giving us the opportunity to showcase our work, and collect feedback on our designs from new perspectives. 

During the Pitch, we briefly identified our Clients, our targeted audiences, and then presented concept ideas in the form of online posters, architectural models, 3D printed products, functional laser cut mockups and more. Through this pitch, students gained a taste of design in the real world, as communicating with the Client is an integral part of a designer's job.  

The images you see here, are screenshots taken from some of the Pitches undertaken by the Unit 3/4 VCD classes. We are all looking forward to seeing our SAT folios realised and completed soon!

Lehan Ding

Art Captain

YEAR 10 ART - COLOUR REDUCTION LINOCUT PRINTS

In Term 3 Year 10 Art students have been introduced to colour reduction lino printmaking. The theme for their work was Identity.

“I was first asked to brainstorm my ideas of identity to incorporate into the Lino art. To put it in simpler terms, I needed to find things that would describe who I am; for example, if I liked the sea and underwater, I would include fish in my piece…”

Students were introduced to various Printmakers, carving techniques and styles, helping students establish and choose the specific design style and carving techniques they would be using. 

“I thought about giving texture to the fish and to the background to give the work more complexity…”

Before undergoing the carving process, students were asked to complete a brainstorm based on the theme of Identity, incorporating different aspects and symbols to represent themselves.

“After finishing my brainstorm, I’d move on to create drafts and think about the colours I will give to my fish. After I was done with the planning, it was time to put my desired picture into the lino. We used specialised boards to hold the lino in place because the blades are quite sharp, and sometimes they can slip from the lino and into our fingers!”

After completing the brainstorming process, students experimented with numerous colours to see which would fit their chosen design best. Students’ selected four colours of their choice to make their lino print come to life. 

“Finally, my three fishies have been completed; I took the next step to print them out on an A3 sheet of paper”. 

When students underwent the carving and printing process they worked from lightest to darkest in their colours. Students rolled their chosen colour onto an inking plate. When doing this, students must ensure that they have mixed enough of the ink to print it five consecutive times to create an edition of prints. The colour is then transferred from the inking plate to the piece of lino by rolling it both horizontally and vertically over the lino to achieve a smooth surface on their lino. 

“To print out a lino, I rolled paint onto the surface of the lino and then transferred it onto the sheet of paper. I carved out parts of the lino after each time of printing with a different colour to achieve my final piece, which includes four colours”.

“I thought the learning task was very fascinating as I’d never tried carving out a lino before. Overall, the task was quite an enjoyable experience where I got to learn new experiences and broaden my horizons on techniques and artworks”.

Jared Marotta & Le Quan Nguyen

Year 10 Art Students