GCSE Art & Design (Fine Art)

Exam Board and Specification Code: AQA (8202) The Course The initial two terms are spent on disciplined painting and drawing projects with the accent on texture, scale and descriptive qualities. Projects include still life, abstract composition and figure drawing. Printmaking and sculpture can also form a final piece in a unit and you will be expected to attempt these media.

Work must be documented and researched using sketchbooks and supporting studies. In the Summer term, you will complete your personal portfolio, which is one of the two coursework units on which you’ll be assessed. The other is an externally-set assignment which you will have at the end of the course.

You will learn a variety of skills. You will learn how to undertake visual research using primary and secondary sources and record observations, experiences and ideas in appropriate ways. You will learn how to develop and realise ideas and outcomes, explore and review possible solutions and modify your work appropriately.

You will come to understand and use appropriately and safely a range of materials, equipment, processes and techniques. Finally, you will become familiar with a range of work from past and contemporary practice and from different cultures, so that you are able to demonstrate an understanding of continuity and change in art, craft and design. What skills do I need?

Students entering this course should ideally have achieved a general educational level equivalent to National Curriculum Level 3.