This is an example of how an art exam works. on this page there are the exam papers, the exam overviews, deadlines, checklists etc. that were given in 2016.
familiarise yourself with it so you know what to expect on your own exam!
Deadlines:
Your final exam is on the 5th and 6th of May. You MUST be ready to create your final piece independently on these days. All experiments must be finished so that you can refer to them for help during the exam.
If you are absent, you are expected to use this website to catch up on what you missed at home.
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Collage, Photos and Drawings board - deadline: 12th February - all work completed and presented.
Artist research pages x2 and own interpretations - deadline: 4th March - presented as a board.
Mock exam - A3 experiment - work from one of your own photos and combine two artist techniques
Experiments - at least 1 full board with a range of materials, working from different photos, different sizes etc. Your boards must be presented before the exam, so the deadline is the 4th of May.
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Below, is what you will do in lessons and things you should be doing to get extra marks at home. Click the tables to enlarge them.
GCSE EXAM checklist
Exam checklist
- Is all of your work completed? All coursework and exam preparation should be finished, presented and annotated by the time you start your exam.
- Do you know exactly what you are doing in the exam? You should have planned and practiced your final piece so that you have something to refer to in the exam.
- Have you prepared everything that you will need on the day? You should have drawn out your final piece, print out photographs that you will need to work from, organised any materials you will need, make sure you have your own paint brushes etc.
- Have you responded to all of your feedback? Your teachers will have given you feedback and checklists of things to do or things to improve to help your grade. Make sure you have done this before the exam!
- Ask questions before the exam. Is there anything you aren’t sure about? Anything you need last minute help with? Make sure you attend intervention for this extra support.
Your exam questions
Miss Wilson's favourite questions are:
Landmarks - inspired by Birmingham City Centre eg. the Bull Ring, Radisson building etc.
Groups - option C - a group of objects. This could be a group of things linked to your interests, a still life arrangement of perfume bottles, or just the things in your pocket.
Clothing - easy to photograph using a lamp to cast shadows over the creases, then lots of possibilities for painting and/or casting fabric in plaster and developing a 3D painting.
1. Landmarks
Options:
a) A Particular landmark in your locality
b) A commission for a proposed earthwork that would feature as a landmark in your local environment
c) An opportunity to design a sculpture to be placed in a prominent location of your choice.
a) A Particular landmark in your locality
b) A commission for a proposed earthwork that would feature as a landmark in your local environment
c) An opportunity to design a sculpture to be placed in a prominent location of your choice.
Example
a) A particular landmark in your locality.
Birmingham City Centre – eg. the bull ring, the bull, the Radisson building, Birmingham library, the Museum, the town hall, BT Tower - You must be able to go and take photographs in Birmingham if you choose this option.
Eg. Photograph the iconic buildings in Birmingham then draw them, and find a way to paint them creatively, inspired by your chosen artist.
a) A particular landmark in your locality.
Birmingham City Centre – eg. the bull ring, the bull, the Radisson building, Birmingham library, the Museum, the town hall, BT Tower - You must be able to go and take photographs in Birmingham if you choose this option.
Eg. Photograph the iconic buildings in Birmingham then draw them, and find a way to paint them creatively, inspired by your chosen artist.
2. outline
Outline example
Choose a subject (thing!) that you can photograph (something you have access to) and that you are happy to draw.
Eg. If you enjoyed portraiture, you might want to continue to focus on people, just in a different way. You could photograph friends or family for this task rather than yourself, and create art work in a new way.
Choose a subject (thing!) that you can photograph (something you have access to) and that you are happy to draw.
Eg. If you enjoyed portraiture, you might want to continue to focus on people, just in a different way. You could photograph friends or family for this task rather than yourself, and create art work in a new way.
3. recycled
Recycled example
Choose a subject (thing/object!) that you will focus on and recreate using recycled materials. Think about the recycled materials you have easy access to – and plan for your experiments to include these.
Eg. If you choose to focus on birds, you will do observational drawings of birds and then experiment with different ways of creating them using recycled materials.
Choose a subject (thing/object!) that you will focus on and recreate using recycled materials. Think about the recycled materials you have easy access to – and plan for your experiments to include these.
Eg. If you choose to focus on birds, you will do observational drawings of birds and then experiment with different ways of creating them using recycled materials.
4. diary
Diary example
Create art work based on your personal experiences. You might choose to write about experiences such as a holiday, an average day, a day trip somewhere, places you have been etc.
You will need to photograph the above experiences to draw in your observational drawings, so choose carefully.
Eg. If you choose an average day- you might take photographs of your whole day such as: waking up, brushing your teeth, eating breakfast, walking to school etc. You would draw a selection of these then develop them into a project inspired by your artists.
Create art work based on your personal experiences. You might choose to write about experiences such as a holiday, an average day, a day trip somewhere, places you have been etc.
You will need to photograph the above experiences to draw in your observational drawings, so choose carefully.
Eg. If you choose an average day- you might take photographs of your whole day such as: waking up, brushing your teeth, eating breakfast, walking to school etc. You would draw a selection of these then develop them into a project inspired by your artists.
5. Book Art
Brian Dettmer
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Jacqueline Rush Lee
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Options for Book Art:
a) An illustration or illustrations for a book of your choice
or
b) an altered book(s)
a) An illustration or illustrations for a book of your choice
or
b) an altered book(s)
6. clothing
Clothing
Here you could either focus on fabrics or items of clothing, or people wearing clothes. Whatever you choose, you will need to photograph them so that you can draw from your own photographs.
Eg. You could take photographs of the mannequins in clothes shops to work from, draw and paint.
Or
Eg. You could take photos of clothes in piles with a spotlight on them so that you cause highlights and shadows, and you can see the creases in the fabric. You would then have a range of effective photos to draw, paint/sculpt from.
Here you could either focus on fabrics or items of clothing, or people wearing clothes. Whatever you choose, you will need to photograph them so that you can draw from your own photographs.
Eg. You could take photographs of the mannequins in clothes shops to work from, draw and paint.
Or
Eg. You could take photos of clothes in piles with a spotlight on them so that you cause highlights and shadows, and you can see the creases in the fabric. You would then have a range of effective photos to draw, paint/sculpt from.
7. groups
No artists specified.
Options:
a) Develop your own interpretation of the starting point Groups.
b) You could explore the visual images and artefacts associated with a particular group of people
c) You might create work inspired by the arrangement of a group of objects.
Options:
a) Develop your own interpretation of the starting point Groups.
b) You could explore the visual images and artefacts associated with a particular group of people
c) You might create work inspired by the arrangement of a group of objects.
Groups example
The easiest option for this starting point is probably option C – an arrangement of objects. Choose any objects that you have access to, photograph them effectively, draw them and then develop your project inspired by two main artists.
Eg. Take photographs of the things you might find in your pocket such as keys, phone, money, sweet wrapper and lipstick. Arrange them together on a simple background and photograph them in different lay outs. Draw from your photographs then develop a painting inspired by your artists, as a result of multiple experiments.
The easiest option for this starting point is probably option C – an arrangement of objects. Choose any objects that you have access to, photograph them effectively, draw them and then develop your project inspired by two main artists.
Eg. Take photographs of the things you might find in your pocket such as keys, phone, money, sweet wrapper and lipstick. Arrange them together on a simple background and photograph them in different lay outs. Draw from your photographs then develop a painting inspired by your artists, as a result of multiple experiments.