Year11 Art Exam 2024

AQA Art Exam 2024

 Read the paper carefully
 Choose one starting point and produce a personal response.
 You have a preparatory period to research, develop, refine and record your ideas. 12 weeks in
class time.
 You must make reference to appropriate sources such as the work of artists, craftspeople,
designers and/or photographers – the examples given and/or other relevant examples
 Following the preparatory period, you will have 10 hours of supervised time (exam) to complete
your personal response.
 You may refer to your preparatory work during the supervised time, but the work must not be added
to or amended once this time starts
 You must hand in your preparatory and supervised work at the end of each supervised session and
clearly identify work produced during this time
 The content should not be shared with others, either in hard copy or online.
 Your work will be marked out of 96 (24 for each AO)
 You should discuss your ideas with your teacher before deciding on your starting point
 AQA GCSE Art, Craft and Design 2023 - Externally Set
Assignment

AO1 (Develop) - Your exam unit counts

Find relevant artists to look at
Use this work to inspire mini pieces of work
towards 40% of your
Make personal comments about this work
Visit museums, galleries, cities, spaces etc. to inspire your work
final GCSE mark.
AO2 (Experiment) - Use your time wisely.
Explore different media in your sketchbook
Use different techniques and processes
Evaluate how successful your experiments have been

AO3 (Record)
Collect and present only relevant imagery
Produce high quality drawings/sketches/ paintings etc
Take your own photos
Annotate your work

AO4 (Present)
Produce confident and high quality final piece/s
Ensure your work links to your prep work
 Top 5 tips for success…
1. Choose a project that you can think of a range of experiments for.

2. Choose a project that you can use to play to your strengths. For example don’t
choose hyper realist painters if you are not so strong at painting realistically.

3. Choose artists that you not only like, but that you can think of appropriate
experiments in response to them.

4. Stick to deadlines for tasks set by your teacher. Use your Exam booklet to help you.

5. Most importantly: Don’t ‘end game’. You should not know what your final piece is
going to be. If you fixate on an idea, your project cannot grow.
The Assessment
Objectives 9

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Reminder: You automatically lose 4 marks
for lack of annotation.
Week 1
Week 1: W/C 8th January – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO3 – Record Ideas & Artist
Research
1.Receive Question Paper and go through with Teacher support. Choose a question that interests you
and will keep your attention throughout the exam. Once you have chosen your question you cannot
change it as there is not enough time during the exam process.
2.On the first page in your sketchbook, create a simple, colourful Mind map of ideas related to your
theme. Spend no more than 45 minutes on this.

HOMEWORK –
• Choose an artist related to your theme. Make sure that the artist interests you and that you
can reproduce their work yourself. Use Pinterest or https://theartyteacher.com/artists-themes/
to help you find appropriate and interesting artists.
CHALLENGE: Create a mood board of artists images. Find pictures of work by each of the
artists on the list and glue onto an A3 page in your sketchbook.
 Starter
Discussion –
what comes
to mind when
AO3: Visual recording

you think of
your chosen
theme?
 Objective: To present your initial thoughts clearly and effectively
…
T h in k
t is Create a mind map on your chosen theme
Wha e
tiv in your sketchbook. (Leave a page for your Success
effec these  Clear title
t
abou Title page homework) Have a clear title
s?  Fill the page
page and add as many words/thoughts as
possible. Consider how you display your  Descriptive words, keywords and
page. phrases relating to the theme
 Neat writing (this can be done using
a computer)
AO3: Visual recording

 Use of colour to enhance interest

Tip: Keep it simple – the most

important elements are your
thoughts and comments, not the
decoration.

Consider using
sub headings
to organise
your thoughts.
 Homework 1- Artist Research
• Choose two artists related to your chosen question.
Make sure that the artist interests you and that you
can reproduce their work yourself.
• Use Pinterest or
AO3: Record Ideas

https://theartyteacher.com/artists-themes/ to help
you find appropriate and interesting artists.
• Print at least 5 good quality, relevant images by
each artist and bring to your next lesson.
 Plenary
Highlight the main theme you
want to focus on during this
project.

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Pos
- A s s es s m e nt
Self
h a t h a s g o n e
–w
a n d w h a t d o
well
you n e e d t o d o
to improve?
Researching Artists
Pinterest is a great app for researching artists and
creating mood boards. You can search for images
and create collections of images really easily.
AO3: Develop Ideas

The Arty Teacher is a great resource where you

can find appropriate artists listed by theme.
You can click a link that will take you to images of
that artists work so that you can see if they
interest you.

https://theartyteacher.com/artists-themes/
Week 2
Week 2: W/C 15th January – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO1 - Artist Research
On a double page in your sketchbook create 2 pages of research on your first chosen
artist.
• Simple background inspired by your artist
• Your own response to their work in an appropriate medium using your own
photo.
• Mind map of your thoughts about the artists work.
• Written analysis of one piece of work.
HOMEWORK – Take one photograph inspired by each of your artists work to use on your artist
research page. Finish your artist research page ready to hand in next lesson.

CHALLENGE: Create a Moodboard of images and artists work relevant to your chosen question.
 Starter
Visual analysis of a piece of your chosen artists work.

Create a mind map analysing one piece of your chosen artists

work. Answer the questions as bullet points or full sentences.
AO1: Contextual Studies

How do they use colour? How do they use composition?

How do they use shape/form?

Artists name How do they use line?

How do they use pattern?

How do they use tone?
How do they use texture?
 Objective: To explore the work of a chosen artist visually and kinaesthetically.
at d oes
Wh
s s look Use the images of your chosen artists work to create a double page of research.
e
succ Include a simple background using colours appropriate to their work, a neat title
like?
and cut out images of work that interests you. Write your artist analysis and
create an artist copy of at least one image.

Success:
AO1: Contextual Studies

 SIMPLE background inspired

by the colours and
compositions the artist uses.
 Bold SIMPLE title – Artists
Name
 Images of the artists work, cut
neatly. Use straight lines rather
than odd shapes. Consider
mounting onto coloured paper
to create borders.
 Think about your composition
– is it inspired by the artist?
 Accurate artist copy
 Artist analysis.
How do I... Analyse an artwork?
Describe.
1. What do you see in this artwork?
2. What words would you use to describe this artwork?

Understand.
3. What is the genre of this artwork? (still life, portrait, landscape, architecture, abstract,
conceptual etc.)
4. What equipment, techniques and processes have been used to make the artwork?
5. What does this piece remind you of? What emotions does it evoke?
6. Which Formal Elements are used? Lines, shapes, patterns, textures, colour, perspective,
shadow, contrast?
7. What interests you most about this work of art?

Analyse.
8. What kind of composition is used and why? (close-up, full, lots of negative (empty)
space)
9. Which part of the artwork strikes you as most interesting? Why?
10. What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here?
11. What is being shown in the artwork?
12. Why do you think the artist made this work? Was it in response to a particular
event/feeling/theme?
13. What do you think the artist wants the viewer to think/feel? How do you know?
 How do I... Analyse an artwork?
Structure Useful starters Useful Vocabulary

General information about the artist’s life. • ………was born in (date) in (country). Painter, Print maker, Sculptor,
When were they born? When did they die? • She/he died on…….. draughtsmen, illustrator,
Where did they live? Where did they go to art school? Any • ……… went to school at …… Ceramicist
other key information. • ……….. was a ………..
The artist’s techniques and inspiration. • (artists name) used ……… because…. Paint, pencil, ink, chalk,
What media did the artist use? • The main characteristics of an artwork by charcoal, Expressionist,
Why did they choose to use this? (artist’s name) are…… Abstract, Expressionist,
What is the main style and characteristics of the artist’s work? • The artist was part of the ……. movement. minimalist, post-modernist,
What influenced the artist’s work? I can tell this by ………………….. Cubism, Pop art.
What art movement was the artist part of? • (Artists name) was influenced by……..
How can you see this in their work?
Analyse a piece of the artist’s work. • This piece of work is about…..
Content • The piece was produced in …….
What is the work about? • The artist was inspired by……..
When was it produced?
What was the artist inspired by?
Formal elements • I think the artist has used…… well hot, cold, bright, dull, vivid,
Describe how the artist has used line, tone, colour, pattern, because…… sombre, pastel, clashing,
shape and texture to create the work. • I think the way in which the artist has matching, range, variety, rough,
What colours has the artist used? Why? used…… within their work is interesting smooth, broken. balanced,
How has the artist used tone? because…… symmetrical, foreground,
What kind of textures can you see? • I think the colour scheme used is effective background, design, strong
What kind of marks have been used? because…… lines, lead the eye, shapes,
What kind of shapes have been used? • The composition of this piece is interesting small, large, angular, curved.
What is interesting about the composition of the piece? because……..
 Process • This artwork was made using…….
How was the artwork made? What techniques and • The technique the artist used is………
processes were used? Where did the artist get the idea for • I think they used this technique because……
the piece? • The artist got the idea for this piece from ……
How their work is like yours? • The artist has used the same ………as myself. Paint, subject matter,
How have you used the artist’s techniques in your work? • I have tried to make my work like theirs colours, style, brush
How has this artist inspired your work? How is this artist by…………… strokes, pattern, light,
relevant to your project theme? What idea will you take • My work shows that I have been influenced by the shadows, feeling,
forward from the artist? artist because…………… materials.
• I think the artist’s work is relevant to my work
because……
• I use the artists ideas in my own work by………
Conclusion I like/dislike this work because ……
Do you like/dislike the artist’s work? Why?
Tips to remember
1. You need to link the artist to your own work to show development of ideas for A01.
2. Add details to show how the artist has influenced you.
3. Always choose a relevant piece of the artist’s work to analyse, consider the images you have seen in class.
4. Always write in full sentences.
5. Re read your work once you have finished to check its right.
6. Don’t use words that you don’t understand, look up what the word means or ask a teacher.
7. Do not copy and paste, read the information and re write in your own words.
8. Try and use the websites below, a book or the artists own website to help you.
Research websites
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/
http://www.theartstory.org/
https://www.artsy.net/artists
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html
 Homework 2 - Photography & Refinement

1. Take a photograph inspired by your first and

second artists to use on your research pages.
2. Make sure that you have finished your first artist
AO3: Record Ideas

research page ready to hand in next lesson.

Challenge task: Create a Moodboard of artists work

relevant to your chosen question.
‘Gallery Walk’ Plenary
Walk around
the room and
look at each
others work.

Make a
positive
comment
about 3 pieces
of work in the
class.
Week 3
Week 3: W/C 22nd January – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO1 - Artist Research
On a double page in your sketchbook create 2 pages of research on your second
chosen artist.
• Simple background inspired by your artist
• Your own response to their work in an appropriate medium using your own
photo.
• Mind map of your thoughts about the artists work.
• Written analysis of one piece of work.

HOMEWORK: Take at least 10 photographs inspired by your artists and relevant to your chosen theme.
Print ready to use in your lesson next week. You will be drawing from them using a range of media.
CHALLENGE: Create a research page on a third artist of your choice related to your theme. Follow the
instructions above to create your page.
 Starter
Visual analysis of a piece of your chosen artists work.
AO1: Research and analysis

Create a mind map analysing one piece of your chosen artists

work. Answer the questions as bullet points or full sentences.

How do they use colour? How do they use composition?

How do they use shape/form?

Artists name How do they use line?

How do they use pattern?

How do they use tone?
How do they use texture?
 Objective: To explore the work of a chosen artist visually and kinaesthetically.
at d oes
Wh
s s look Use the images of your chosen artists work to create a double page of research.
e
succ Include a simple background using colours appropriate to their work, a neat title
like?
and cut out images of work that interests you. Write your artist analysis and
create an artist copy of at least one image.

Success:
AO1: Contextual Studies

 SIMPLE background inspired

by the colours and
compositions the artist uses.
 Bold SIMPLE title – Artists
Name
 Images of the artists work, cut
neatly. Use straight lines rather
than odd shapes. Consider
mounting onto coloured paper
to create borders.
 Think about your composition
– is it inspired by the artist?
 Accurate artist copy
 Artist analysis.
How do I... Analyse an artwork?
Describe.
1. What do you see in this artwork?
2. What words would you use to describe this artwork?

Understand.
3. What is the genre of this artwork? (still life, portrait, landscape, architecture, abstract,
conceptual etc.)
4. What equipment, techniques and processes have been used to make the artwork?
5. What does this piece remind you of? What emotions does it evoke?
6. Which Formal Elements are used? Lines, shapes, patterns, textures, colour,
perspective, shadow, contrast?
7. What interests you most about this work of art?

Analyse.
8. What kind of composition is used and why? (close-up, full, lots of negative (empty)
space)
9. Which part of the artwork strikes you as most interesting? Why?
10. What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here?
11. What is being shown in the artwork?
12. Why do you think the artist made this work? Was it in response to a particular
event/feeling/theme?
13. What do you think the artist wants the viewer to think/feel? How do you know?
 How do I... Analyse an artwork?
Structure Useful starters Useful Vocabulary

General information about the artist’s life. • ………was born in (date) in (country). Painter, Print maker, Sculptor,
When were they born? When did they die? • She/he died on…….. draughtsmen, illustrator,
Where did they live? Where did they go to art school? Any • ……… went to school at …… Ceramicist
other key information. • ……….. was a ………..
The artist’s techniques and inspiration. • (artists name) used ……… because…. Paint, pencil, ink, chalk,
What media did the artist use? • The main characteristics of an artwork by charcoal, Expressionist,
Why did they choose to use this? (artist’s name) are…… Abstract, Expressionist,
What is the main style and characteristics of the artist’s work? • The artist was part of the ……. movement. minimalist, post-modernist,
What influenced the artist’s work? I can tell this by ………………….. Cubism, Pop art.
What art movement was the artist part of? • (Artists name) was influenced by……..
How can you see this in their work?
Analyse a piece of the artist’s work. • This piece of work is about…..
Content • The piece was produced in …….
What is the work about? • The artist was inspired by……..
When was it produced?
What was the artist inspired by?
Formal elements • I think the artist has used…… well hot, cold, bright, dull, vivid,
Describe how the artist has used line, tone, colour, pattern, because…… sombre, pastel, clashing,
shape and texture to create the work. • I think the way in which the artist has matching, range, variety, rough,
What colours has the artist used? Why? used…… within their work is interesting smooth, broken. balanced,
How has the artist used tone? because…… symmetrical, foreground,
What kind of textures can you see? • I think the colour scheme used is effective background, design, strong
What kind of marks have been used? because…… lines, lead the eye, shapes,
What kind of shapes have been used? • The composition of this piece is interesting small, large, angular, curved.
What is interesting about the composition of the piece? because……..
 Process • This artwork was made using…….
How was the artwork made? What techniques and • The technique the artist used is………
processes were used? Where did the artist get the idea for • I think they used this technique because……
the piece? • The artist got the idea for this piece from ……
How their work is like yours? • The artist has used the same ………as myself. Paint, subject matter,
How have you used the artist’s techniques in your work? • I have tried to make my work like theirs colours, style, brush
How has this artist inspired your work? How is this artist by…………… strokes, pattern, light,
relevant to your project theme? What idea will you take • My work shows that I have been influenced by the shadows, feeling,
forward from the artist? artist because…………… materials.
• I think the artist’s work is relevant to my work
because……
• I use the artists ideas in my own work by………
Conclusion I like/dislike this work because ……
Do you like/dislike the artist’s work? Why?
Tips to remember
1. You need to link the artist to your own work to show development of ideas for A01.
2. Add details to show how the artist has influenced you.
3. Always choose a relevant piece of the artist’s work to analyse, consider the images you have seen in class.
4. Always write in full sentences.
5. Re read your work once you have finished to check its right.
6. Don’t use words that you don’t understand, look up what the word means or ask a teacher.
7. Do not copy and paste, read the information and re write in your own words.
8. Try and use the websites below, a book or the artists own website to help you.
Research websites
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/
http://www.theartstory.org/
https://www.artsy.net/artists
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html
 Homework 3 - Photography & Refinement
1. Take at least 10 good quality photos inspired by your
chosen artists, relevant to your question. Print ready to
use in your next lesson. You will be drawing from them.

2. Make sure that you have finished your second artist

research page ready to hand in next lesson.
AO3: Record Ideas

CHALLENGE: Create a research page on a third artist of

your choice related to your theme. Follow the instructions
above to create your page.
 Plenary
‘Gallery Walk’
Walk around the
room and look
at each others
work.

Make a positive
comment about
3 pieces of work
in the class.
Week 4
Week 4: W/C 29th January – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 - Observational drawings

1.Create a page (or more) of studies (drawings) linked to your chosen question. Use different
techniques to create each one. For example, in the first you may wish to focus on accuracy of line
and tone and on the second you may wish to experiment with mark-making. Annotate each drawing.
2.The more drawings and experiments you have, the better!

HOMEWORK –
• Create a mood board of images related to your theme.
• Finish your drawing page, focusing on accuracy.

CHALLENGE: Use digital media to manipulate one of your own photos, using your chosen
question to help generate ideas.
 Starter
Look at your own
AO2: Experiment and refine

photographs.
• Which ones are most
relevant to your
chosen theme?
• Which ones could you
draw today?
 Objective: To develop and refine the use of different media to show tone and texture.
Using your photographs for inspiration, create a page (or more) of at least 4 different Top tips:
media explorations. Fill the page completely, overlapping images if needed. • Sketch lightly in pencil until you
Draw your chosen images lightly. Render using a medium of your choice focusing on are happy with the outline.
accuracy of tone and colour. Spend time ensuring accuracy in shape and tone/colour • Proportion - Compare each
part of the object with another to
AO2: Experiment and refine

Media: ensure that proportions are

• Tonal pencil correct.
• Pen
• Pen & Wash • Colour mixing/Colour
• Ink blending – Mix/blend colours
• Watercolour together to make them more
• Acrylic Paint
• Oil Pastel accurate and to show a variation
• Chalk & Charcoal in tone. Look for highlights and
• Chalk Pastel shadows.
• Mono/Carbon print
• Use directional mark making
to show form- strong curves on
rounded surfaces, flat straight
marks on flat surfaces.

l enary: • Use a piece of scrap paper to

P y o ur
protect your work from your
ate
Annot m today hand.
ro •
work f e question
At the end go back and put
th highlights back in with a rubber
u s in g e lp y ou. and deepen those darkest
h e e t to h
s areas.
 Objective: To analyse the use of the media and techniques in a piece of work.

Annotate your work,

showing your
understanding of the
materials and techniques
you have used.
To annotate your work successfully, you should explain:
AO1: Develop Ideas

1. What you have done and why you did it e.g. I have chosen to ………….. because……………
2. How you did it, such as the media and techniques used. (Try to describe how you built up
your work stage by stage) E.g. To begin with I………. I then chose to……. The medium I used
for this piece was ……..
3. Why you chose a particular medium or technique. E.g. I chose to use …….. for this piece
because…………
4. How an artwork fits in with your project (subject matter, artist link). E.g. The image I chose to
work from links to my project because…….. It links to my chosen artist, ……….. because.
5. What you have done well. E.g. The most successful part of this drawing/painting/artwork is
…………..
6. How you could improve the work. E.g. I could improve this drawing/painting/artwork by
…………..
Homework 4 - Moodboard & Refinement
1. Create a Moodboard of images (and artists etc.)
relevant to your chosen question. Print and arrange
on an A3 page in your sketchbook.

2. Finish your drawing page, focusing on accuracy.

Remember to annotate your drawings.

CHALLENGE: Use digital media to manipulate one of

your own photos, using your chosen question to help
generate ideas.
Week 5
Week 5: W/C 5th February – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 - Observational drawings and photos

1.Create a second page (or more) of studies (drawings) linked to your chosen question and the work of
your chosen artists. Use different techniques to create each one. Consider techniques you know you
use well as well as experimenting with new media.
2.Think about using mixed media.
3.Annotate.

HOMEWORK –
• Finish your mixed media drawing page and ensure that your drawings/studies are fully
annotated.

CHALLENGE –
Create a piece of work in the style of one of your chosen artists, using your own photographs to
inspire you. This is an ‘Artist Response’.
 Starter
Look at your own
AO2: Experiment and refine

Photographs.
• Which ones are
most relevant to
your chosen
theme?
• Which ones could
you draw today?
 Objective: To develop and refine the use of different media to show tone and texture.
Using your photographs for inspiration, create a second page (or more) of at least 4 Top tips:
different media explorations. Fill the page completely, overlapping images if needed. • Sketch lightly in pencil until you
Draw your chosen images lightly. Render using a medium of your choice focusing on are happy with the outline.
accuracy of tone and colour. Spend time ensuring accuracy in shape and tone/colour • Proportion - Compare each
part of the object with another to
AO2: Experiment and refine

Media: ensure that proportions are

• Tonal pencil correct.
• Pen
• Pen & Wash
• Colour mixing/Colour
• Ink blending – Mix/blend colours
• Watercolour together to make them more
• Acrylic Paint
• Oil Pastel
accurate and to show a variation
• Chalk & Charcoal in tone. Look for highlights and
• Chalk Pastel shadows.
• Mono/Carbon print
• Use directional mark making
to show form- strong curves on
rounded surfaces, flat straight
marks on flat surfaces.
ry:
Plena te your • Use a piece of scrap paper to
a
Annot m today protect your work from your
ro
work f e hand.
th
using sheet • At the end go back and put
s t i on
que ou. highlights back in with a rubber
e l p y
to h and deepen those darkest
areas.
Homework 5 – Drawing page refinement
1. Finish your mixed media drawing page and ensure
that your drawings/studies are fully annotated.
2. Over half term, ensure that you are 100% up to date
with your exam prep. When we get back, we will be
moving on to design ideas.

CHALLENGE – Create a piece of work in the style of one

of your chosen artists, using your own photographs to
inspire you. This is an ‘Artist Response’.
 Week 6

Half Term
W/C 12th February
Week 7
Week 7: W/C 19th February – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 – Developing Ideas
• Create an initial ideas mind map for your final piece.
• Draw 2-3 initial ideas for experiments you wish to try as thumbnail sketches. Use the
mind map to help you.

HOMEWORK: Finish your thumbnails page making sure that it is fully annotated,
ready to hand in next week.

CHALLENGE: Choose one of your ideas that you wish to create. Take photos to help
you create your designs.
 Starter
What is a Final
Response?

What am I looking for?

Think about the

answers to these
questions and feed back
to the class.
 Objective: To develop ideas for a final response.
Create a mind map of ideas for a final piece using the headings/questions below to help you.

Initial Ideas mind-map

The most Techniques I want to explore
successful parts further… how?
of my project so
far

Theme(s) for my
AO1: Develop Ideas

work and how I can

show this? Initial
ideas

l en ary:
P How I could combine artists
Mixed media
influences? –
d i s c us s i on techniques and
G r o up e a s presentation
id
a b o ut Consider the characteristics
ideas I would like
of each artists work you
to use.
have studied, what media
and techniques they use etc.
Design Idea Thumbnails Objective: To develop ideas for a
final response.

Sketch out ideas for your final piece, using your initial ideas to
help you.
This can be one larger drawing or a series of thumbnail (small)
sketches.
• Consider which of your own photos you wish to work from. Do you need to
take more?
AO3: Visual recording

• How does the idea relate to your artists?

• What media and techniques do they use.
Add detail to ideas by adding colour samples, close up details
etc.

Key words:
Composition
Contrast
Texture
Tone
Mixed media Plenary – Annotate your work explaining
Food how it relates to your theme (Food Art)
and the artists you have studied.
Homework 7 – Initial Ideas refinement

• Finish your thumbnails page making sure that it is fully

annotated, ready to hand in next week.

CHALLENGE: Choose one of your ideas that you wish to

create. Take photos to help you create your designs.
 Plenary
Annotate each drawing:

• How does the idea relate to your theme?

• What would it be made from?

• What materials will you draw with?

• What artists influence this idea and how?

• What size will the piece be and why?

Week 8
Week 8: W/C 26th February– 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 - Design Idea 1

1.Using your Initial Ideas page or your Final Piece Ideas Mind map, draw your first idea as a line
drawing. Begin to experiment using different media/techniques/ colours etc.
2.Neatly and annotate your design to explain where the idea came from, which artists influenced you
the most, what you would change etc.

HOMEWORK –
• Refine your design idea until you are completely happy with it. Work on top of photocopies using
different colours, different media/techniques etc.
• Annotate each experiment.

CHALLENGE – Refine your design idea using different media or techniques. Experiment fully with
different ideas for this piece and annotate, explaining the reasons for your choices.
 Starter
Tick off tasks you
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Set a SM AR
accomplished as
lesson
you go!
• Be SPECIFIC

can you M EASURE

• How
success?

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• Is
?
• Is it REALISTIC

ve en ou gh TIM E?
• Do you ha
 Design Idea 1 Objective: To develop ideas for a final response.

Create an idea for your final

piece.
• Experiment with different media
and techniques
• Think about changes you could
make to your composition.
• Consider backgrounds
AO1: Develop Ideas

Continue to add detail to your

idea/s by adding colour samples,
close up details etc.

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Plena o
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ve you Top tips:
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Write notation • Sketch out your design lightly before adding details.
n
your a • Experiment with a variety of media and techniques
• Annotate to explain what you are doing and why.
Homework 8 – Design Idea 1 refinement

• Refine your design idea until you are completely happy

with it. Work on top of photocopies if needed, using
different colours, different media/techniques etc.
• Annotate each experiment.

CHALLENGE – Further refine your design idea using

different media or techniques. Experiment fully with
different ideas for this piece and annotate, fully explaining
your choices.
 Plenary
Annotate your design:

• How does the idea relate to your theme?

• What would it be made from?

• What materials will you draw with?

• What artists influence this idea and how?

• What size will the piece be and why?

Week 9
Week 9: W/C 4th March– 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 - Design Idea 2

1.Using your Initial Ideas page or your Final Piece Ideas Mind map, draw your second
idea as a line drawing. Split into 4 sections and neatly render each section using a
different media/different colours etc.
2.Neatly and annotate your design to explain where the idea came from, which artists
influenced you the most, what you would change etc.
HOMEWORK –
• Refine your design idea until you are completely happy with it. Work on top of
photocopies using different colours, different media/techniques etc. Annotate each
experiment.
CHALLENGE – Annotate your design further, explaining your choices and the links
you have made to the artists you researched.
 Starter
Tick off tasks you
T Tar g et f or the have
Set a SM AR
accomplished as
lesson
you go!
• Be SPECIFIC

can you M EASURE

• How
success?

it ACHIEVABLE?
• Is
?
• Is it REALISTIC

ve en ou gh TIM E?
• Do you ha
 Design Idea 2 Objective: To develop ideas for a final response.

Create a second idea for your

final piece.
• Experiment with different media
and techniques
• Think about changes you could
make to your composition.
• Consider backgrounds
AO1: Develop Ideas

Continue to add detail to your

idea/s by adding colour samples,
close up details etc.

Top tips:
le n a ry : • Use your own photos for ideas.
P o
l d y o u do t • Sketch out your design lightly
cou ign?
What r d es
ve you before adding details.
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Write notation
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doing and why.
Homework 9 – Design Idea 2 Refinement

• Refine your design idea until you are completely happy

with it. Work on top of photocopies using different
colours, different media/techniques etc. Annotate each
experiment.

CHALLENGE – Annotate your design further, explaining

your choices and the links you have made to the artists
you researched.
 Plenary

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Week 10
Week 10:W/C 11th March – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 – Final Idea

1.Choose which design idea you would like to make as your final exam piece. Refine
your design carefully, experimenting with final compositions, colour palette,
backgrounds etc, making sure that you know exactly what you will make in your 10
hour Supervised Exam.

HOMEWORK –
• Continue to refine your work. Test everything and annotate thoroughly.

CHALLENGE – Create an extra page of drawings of your final idea composition using
different media.
 Starter

t yo u r c h o s e n
Lo ok a
final piece.

y o u n e e d t o
Wh a t d o
d o to i m p r o v e ?

a r e y o u r n e x t
Wh a t
steps?
Refining Ideas Objective: To experiment and refine ideas using a range of media and techniques.

Create individual experiments for your chosen design idea. Consider

changing the following –
• Media
AO2: Experiment and refine

• Composition
• Background
• Colour palette
• Artist influences
These experiments do not need to be large scale.
Aim to complete at least 2 experiments an hour.

Top tips:
• Photocopy your design idea
as a line drawing and work on
top to save time re-drawing.
• Experiment thoroughly!! The
more experiments you have
the better.
Homework 10 – Chosen Idea Refinement

• Refine your design idea until you are completely happy

with it. Test EVERYTHING and annotate the process
thoroughly.

• CHALLENGE – Create an extra page of drawings of your

final idea composition using different media.
 Plenary
Choose your favourite of your
experiments to use on your final piece.

Are there any further

experiments/changes you would like to
make?

How does it relate to the work of the artists

you have looked at?
Week 11
Week 11: W/C 18th March – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 – Final Idea

1.Complete a further page of experiments, continuing to develop your final idea. Think
about extra details, photoshoots, colour palettes, compositions, backgrounds etc,
making sure that you know exactly what you will make in your 10 hour Supervised
Exam.

HOMEWORK –
• Continue to work on your experiments. Make sure that you have a WIDE range of experiments with
different media, techniques, colours and compositions.
• Write a list of media and equipment you will need in the exam. We need to order everything ASAP.

CHALLENGE – Begin to create a maquette (practice version) of your final piece.

 Starter
o th e p e r s o n
E xpl a i n t
n e xt to y o u –
• W h a t y o u r f i n a l
pi ece w i l l b e.
• Ho w i t r e l a t e s t o
h o s e n a r t i s t s
your c
w o rk .
y o u i n t e n d t o
• H ow
make it.
Refining Ideas
Objective: To experiment and refine ideas using a range
of media and techniques.
AO2: Experiment and refine

Create individual experiments for your chosen

design idea. Consider changing the following –
• Media
• Composition
• Background
• Colour palette
• Artist influences
These experiments do not need to be large scale.
Aim to complete at least 2 experiments an hour.
Top tips:
• Photocopy your design idea as a line drawing and work
on top to save time re-drawing.
• Experiment thoroughly!! The more experiments you
have the better.
Homework 11 – Chosen Idea Refinement

• Continue to work on your experiments. Make sure that

you have a WIDE range of experiments with different
media, techniques, colours and compositions.
• Write a list of all the media and equipment you will need
in the exam. We need to order everything ASAP.

CHALLENGE – Begin to create a maquette (practice

version) of your final piece.
Plenary

Look at your
e x p e r i m e n ts .

y o u n e e d t o
Wh a t d o
d o to i m p r o v e ?

a r e y o u r n e x t
Wh a t
steps?
Week 12
Week 12: W/C 25th March – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 – Final Idea (No lessons on Friday as it is
Good Friday.)

1.Continue to experiment with your final idea. Make sure that you know exactly what you will be making
for your exam.
2.Consider making a Maquette (small practice version of your final piece) to help troubleshoot potential
issues and practice for the exam day.

HOMEWORK –
• Continue to work on your experiments. Make sure that you have a WIDE range of experiments with
different media, techniques, colours and compositions.

CHALLENGE: Continue to work on your Maquette, annotate the process in your sketchbook, explaining
your decisions and any changes you make and why you made them.
 Starter

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Explain
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• How
relates to your
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ex pe r ime n t w ith
today.
Final Idea Objective: To experiment and refine ideas using a range of media and techniques.

Make sure that you

know exactly what you
will be making in your
AO2: Experiment and refine

exam next week.

Practice your techniques
thoroughly, ensuring that
you know what you are
doing and are confident
with each step.
This is your final chance
to make any changes.
Annotate your final
design thoroughly

Top tips:
• Photocopy your design idea as a line drawing
and work on top to save time re-drawing.
• Experiment thoroughly!! The more
experiments you have the better.
Homework 12 – Final Idea Refinement
• Continue to work on your experiments. Make sure that you have
a WIDE range of experiments with different media, techniques,
colours and compositions.
• Make sure that every page in your sketchbook is finished to the
best possible standard.

CHALLENGE: Continue to work on your Maquette, annotate the

process in your sketchbook, explaining your decisions and any
changes you make and why you made them.
Plenary

Look at your
e x p e r i m e n ts .

y o u n e e d t o
Wh a t d o
d o to i m p r o v e ?

a r e y o u r n e x t
Wh a t
steps?
 Week 13 & 14

Easter
W/C 1st April and 8th April
Week 15
Week 15: W/C 15th April – 3 Lessons - Focus on AO2 – Final Decisions

1.Make sure that you have everything you need for your exam next week.
2.Make final decisions about your final piece. These cannot be changed
now!

HOMEWORK – Finish any unfinished work, ready to hand your exam

book in on Tuesday 23rd April. You cannot work on it after this date.
 Starter

t yo u r c h o s e n
Lo ok a
final idea.

y o u n e e d t o
Wh a t d o
d o to i m p r o v e ?

a r e y o u r n e x t
Wh a t
steps?
 Final Idea Objective: To develop a refined and personal final outcome.

Continue to plan out your final idea, exactly as you would

like it to look on your final piece.
AO2: Experiment and refine

This can be a smaller version that you will make for your
final piece but must use the same media and techniques.
Troubleshoot any potential problems – annotate your
work as you go. This is your last chance to make
changes.

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Homework 15 – Is Your Sketchbook Finished?

• Make sure that every page in your book is 100%

completed. You will not be able to work on your
sketchbook once the exam has started.
Plenary

Talk to th e p e r s o n
y o u . A r e y o u
next to
both r e a d y f o r t h e
exam n e xt w e e k ?
 Week 16

EXAM
Tuesday 23rd and
Wednesday 24th April 2024
 Art Literacy Mat
Foreground and background - elements that appear to be in
front or behind other aspects of the artwork
Line – broken, continuous, hard, soft, outline, flowing, frequent,
rigid, precise, thick, thin, random, curved, twisted, angular,
dotted, bold, faint, sketchy, fluid, scribbled.
Shape - describes the two-dimensional outline – angular,
organic, geometric, freeform, irregular, regular, curved, elliptical,
elongated, curvaceous, streamline, layered.
Form - describes a three-dimensional object – shape, size,
space, mould, silhouette, structure, cubic, cylindrical, dense,
heavy, light, organic, mechanical, curved, convex, concave,
fluid.
Texture - the way surfaces look and feel, i.e. rough, smooth,
soft, satin, silk, lace, velvet, coarse, woven, grain, tissue,
surface, sharp, hairy, tangled, bumpy, irregular, jagged, bristly,
bushy, wiry, fluffy, shiny, glossy.
Tone - shading, from dark to light – dull, light, mid tone, dark,
pale, shade, gloss, harmony, even, graduated, rough, mark-
making, accurate, inaccurate, soft, strong, toneless, subtle.
Colour – vibrant, bold flat, block, multi-coloured, dull,
transparent, translucent, opaque, watery, vivid, bland.
Scale – large, small, big, little, tiny, minute, miniscule, giant,
inaccurate, enormous, proportionate, uniform.
Pattern – repeated, symmetrical, asymmetrical, textured,
decorative, embellished, regular, irregular, embossed, bold,
detailed, colourful, tonal.
Medium – Paint (oil, acrylic, gouache, tempera, watercolour),
print, ink, pencil, coloured pencil, soft pastel, oil pastel, collage,
pen, photography, chalk, charcoal
Picture style – realistic, romantic, picturesque, expressionist,
impressionist, abstract, cubist, art deco, art nouveau, pointillism,
modernist, classical, contemporary, baroque, renaissance
Mood or Expression – cheerful, moody, stimulating, unusual,
emotional, sad, joyous, contemplative, delightful, dejected,
charming, funny, humorous, melancholy, pleasant, sombre,
merry, tragic, celebratory..

If you consistently write about every piece of work you do by

answering these simple questions and using correct vocabulary,
you can achieve at least a grade 4. Add as much of your own
personal opinion as you can to achieve even higher grades.
 Form Tone Line Art Literacy Mat Pattern Colour
Fluid Light Curved Repeated
Scale Texture Vibrant
Cylindrical Mid tone Twisted Symmetrical
Bold
Cubic Dark Broken Large Rough Asymmetrical
Flat
Dense Pale Thick Small Smooth Textured
Block
Heavy Mark Making Thin Big Wiry Decorative
Multi-
Light Texture Angular Little Fluffy Embellished
coloured
Angular Faint Dotted Tiny Hairy Regular
Dull
Organic Accurate Textured Minute Coarse Irregular
Bright
Mechanical Inaccurate Bold Miniscule Shiny Embossed
Radiant
Curved Soft Faint Giant Glossy Bold
Transparent
Structured Strong Sketchy Inaccurate Jagged Detailed
Watery
Convex Toneless Fluid Accurate Grainy Colourful
Rich
Concave Subtle Scribble Enormous Silky Tonal
Vivid
Proportionate Sticky Bland
Uniform Bumpy
Shape Curved
Elliptical Composition (Layout)
Angular Elongated
Organic Curvaceous Balanced
Geometric Streamline Positive
Freeform Layered Negative
Irregular Space
Regular Foreground
Fluid Background
Mid ground
Annotation Guide for GCSE Art and Design Foreground and background - elements that appear to be in front or behind
Writing about your work and the work of others is an important part of other aspects of the artwork
Line – broken, continuous, hard, soft, outline, flowing, frequent, rigid, precise,
you’re a Level, especially for Assessment Objectives 1, 2 and 3.
thick, thin, random, curved, twisted, angular, dotted, bold, faint, sketchy, fluid,
Annotations can provide: scribbled.
• information, such as the title of an artwork, artist's biographical details or when the work Shape - describes the two-dimensional outline – angular, organic, geometric,
was made freeform, irregular, regular, curved, elliptical, elongated, curvaceous, streamline,
• a record of your experiences and emotions connected to an image layered.
• a record of how you intend to use these images to develop your own ideas Form - describes a three-dimensional object – shape, size, space, mould,
• an example of your progress through a project silhouette, structure, cubic, cylindrical, dense, heavy, light, organic, mechanical,
curved, convex, concave, fluid.
To annotate your work successfully, you should explain: Texture - the way surfaces look and feel, i.e. rough, smooth, soft, satin, silk,
1. What you have done and why you did it e.g. I have chosen to ………….. lace, velvet, coarse, woven, grain, tissue, surface, sharp, hairy, tangled, bumpy,
because…………… irregular, jagged, bristly, bushy, wiry, fluffy, shiny, glossy.
2. How you did it, such as the media and techniques used. (Try to describe how you Tone - shading, from dark to light – dull, light, mid tone, dark, pale, shade, gloss,
built up your work stage by stage) E.g. To begin with I………. I then chose to……. harmony, even, graduated, rough, mark-making, accurate, inaccurate, soft,
The medium I used for this piece was …….. strong, toneless, subtle.
3. Why you chose a particular medium or technique. E.g. I chose to use …….. for Colour – vibrant, bold flat, block, multi-coloured, dull, transparent, translucent,
this piece because………… opaque, watery, vivid, bland.
4. How an artwork fits in with your project (subject matter, artist link). E.g. The image Scale – large, small, big, little, tiny, minute, miniscule, giant, inaccurate,
I chose to work from links to my project because…….. It links to my chosen artist, enormous, proportionate, uniform.
……….. because. Pattern – repeated, symmetrical, asymmetrical, textured, decorative,
5. What you have done well. E.g. The most successful part of this embellished, regular, irregular, embossed, bold, detailed, colourful, tonal.
drawing/painting/artwork is ………….. Medium – Paint (oil, acrylic, gouache, tempera, watercolour), print, ink, pencil,
6. How you could improve the work. E.g. I could improve this coloured pencil, soft pastel, oil pastel, collage, pen, photography, chalk, charcoal
drawing/painting/artwork by ………….. Picture style – realistic, romantic, picturesque, expressionist, impressionist,
abstract, cubist, art deco, art nouveau, pointillism, modernist, classical,
Using the correct vocabulary contemporary, baroque, renaissance
Use some of the following words to help you describe your work or the work of another Mood or Expression – cheerful, moody, stimulating, unusual, emotional, sad,
artist. You must use the correct vocabulary when annotating your work to show that you are joyous, contemplative, delightful, dejected, charming, funny, humorous,
developing your knowledge, understanding and skills. melancholy, pleasant, sombre, merry, tragic, celebratory..

Subject - what is shown in the artwork (e.g. portrait, still life, landscape) If you write about every piece of work you do by answering these simple
Composition - how the elements of the work are arranged, i.e. whether they're close questions and using correct vocabulary, you can achieve at least a grade 4. Add
together or far apart as much of your own personal opinion as you can to achieve even higher
grades.