The drawing unit is a continuation of aspects of the drawing explored in Grade 10, with the emphasis on the enhancement of technical skills, the heightening of perceptual awareness, and the composing of imagery. Computer graphics, photography, print making and airbrush techniques are included in these explorations. The programme expands the examination of colour with an emphasis on the problems of colour composition. Print making is introduced as part of the studio experience in Grade 11. The sculpture unit introduces students to the three different traditional processes of modelling, carving, and constructing.
History constitutes one-quarter of the year's studies.
Teachers use the relationship between history and studio components to enlarge the historical context of the key works discussed. Having developed the art skills and explored the problems of composition, Grade 12 students concentrate on the meaning of the work of art. Paying careful attention to the relationship of subject matter to media and technique, students address the problem of form and content. It is through the organization and inventive arrangement of the visual elements that content gains meaning and significance. Computer graphics, photography and print making and airbrush techniques are included in these explorations.