New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 4)
Visual Arts
A course by
WITT
Develop your creativity with core courses in Drawing, Painting, Art and Design Practice, and Digital Media, giving you skills to pathway onto higher-level study in arts and design.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
New Plymouth
Core skills this course teaches
Apply practical, conceptual, and research skills
Apply fundamental practical, conceptual and research skills in the production of arts, craft and/or design work.
Solve creative problems
Select and apply creative processes, methods and technologies to solve problems in response to a brief.
Project management and work practices
Manage projects/briefs under broad guidance, apply standard work practices, and describe potential education and employment pathways in arts, craft and/or design.
What You're Signing Up For
This hands-on, studio-based programme enables learners to explore and develop core skills in art and design. The Certificate provides grounding in a range of art and design media, with emphasis on practical projects in drawing, painting, digital media, and art practice. It's suitable for school leavers or adults seeking to build skills and progress to diploma- or degree-level study in arts and design.
Course Content
- Art and Design Practice (fundamental skills, materials, and techniques)
- Drawing (fundamental drawing skills, tools, and conceptual analysis)
- Digital Media (introduction to Photoshop, Illustrator, scanning, digital photography, printing, digital production)
- Painting (from preparation to painting techniques, composition, colour theory)
What you need to know first
Open Entry
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Visual Arts
Creative Industries
Future employment opportunities might be
Pathway to entry-level roles in arts, crafts, or design studios