Art and Design

Examination Board: AQA

Course Details and Description:

Exploring a range of natural forms as a starting point for the first unit, we develop your drawing and painting skills, then move on to design and make a 3D object inspired by your initial research into Natural Forms.

You will record your work in a sketchbook. Your work will include drawn, written and researched assignments, recorded creatively and thoroughly in your sketchbook. Using yourself as a starting point for the second part of the project you will refine your painting skills to produce a painting that incorporates your ICT skills in its design. You will record your experiments and design ideas, as well as your research and analysis in a second sketchbook.

Who should consider the course?

A good GCSE candidate for Art would:

· Be creative

· Have a flair for Art

· Be Hardworking

· Be willing to do work outside of lessons

How is my work marked?

Your work is marked using the four Assessment Objectives: In short, these objectives look for quality in:

· Drawing and collecting

· Analysing and evaluating

· Developing and exploring

· Your final piece and how you link it back to your chosen artist and planning

Sixth Form and Career Opportunities

Art is a very useful subject for a number of careers including Fine Art, Architecture, Graphic Design, Photography, Fashion, Product Design, Animation, Ceramics and 3D. Art teaches you how to analyse and solve problems creatively and with ingenuity; this is a valuable skill for any future career and compliments your learning in other subject areas too. Students who take GCSE Art go onto study AS and A2 Art and Design or the Creative and Media Diploma. Some of these students have chosen to continue into careers in the creative industries where their broad skills and knowledge of Art has made them stand out from the crowd.