Year 7 Visual Arts

Year 7 Visual Arts on VCE Vault: 12 lessons written for Year 7 (Victorian Curriculum), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$7.99.

Lessons

Explore and Express Ideas

• The Elements of Art (free) — Identify and describe the seven elements of art and explain how they create meaning.
• Principles of Design (free) — Identify and apply the principles of design to analyse and create artworks.

Visual Arts Practices

• Drawing Techniques — Observation and Tonal Shading (free) — Apply observation drawing techniques and create tonal shading to suggest three-dimensional form.
• Colour Theory — Mixing, Harmony and Symbolism (free) — Apply colour theory to create harmonious colour schemes and explain colour symbolism.
• Printmaking — Techniques and Processes — Describe printmaking processes and produce a print demonstrating understanding of relief printing.
• Perspective Drawing — One-Point and Two-Point — Apply one-point and two-point linear perspective to create convincing depth in drawings.
• Photography and Composition — Apply composition rules and camera techniques to create intentional photographic images.
• Sculpture and 3D Art — Describe sculpture processes and materials, and create a 3D artwork demonstrating formal understanding.
• Digital and New Media Art — Describe digital and new media art forms and evaluate how they extend traditional art practice.

Respond and Interpret

• Art Movements — Impressionism and Post-Impressionism — Describe Impressionism and Post-Impressionism and analyse key artworks from each movement.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art — Describe the significance and characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual art traditions.
• Artist Statement and Portfolio Reflection — Write a considered artist statement and evaluate a portfolio of work against criteria for success.