The Essentials of GCSE Art & Design

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Watching a new show immediately after its release is always a great way to start an AnimeWalker day. This will give you a sense of when the next episode will air and provide you with a recap of the story before you even get started watching. The focus of the GCSE Art and Design specification is to nurture an enthusiasm for Art, Craft and Design and, through a broad introductory foundation programme, to develop critical, practical and theoretical skills that enable students to gain a holistic understanding of a range of practices and contexts in the visual arts, crafts and design fields.

Opportunities for flexible teaching approaches, allowing teachers to make the most of the resources and expertise available at their centres. This article is part of a series showcasing and celebrating outstanding sketchbooks by students, artists and designers.You may also be interested in viewing our other sketchbook resources: Weak work sets off alarm bells for an examiner, alerting them to be on the lookout for weaknesses elsewhere. This does not mean that anything ‘less than perfect’ should be discarded. Mistakes provide valuable learning opportunities and cues for how subsequent learning took place. However, you must discriminate. If an image is glaringly worse than others, consider improving or eliminating it. Seek your teacher’s guidance before removing any artwork; improving existing work is often much faster than starting afresh. Craft the sketchbook with care Students must not add to or amend work produced during the supervised time; either between sessions of supervised time or after the 10 hours of supervised time has been completed.He also painted the Houses of Parliament 19 times, all from the same perspective but in different weather conditions and at different times of the day. Either way, it is a view that is uniquely yours, both from the perspective only you can have on it and for the way you interpret it. Use the right colors – Cool wallpaper can be paired with any color scheme or pattern. If you want a more unique look, Experiment with different colors and patterns. Remember how, as a child, you drew houses? A fa çade somewhat resembling a face: the door being a mouth and the windows representing eyes, all under a pitched roof? A disadvantage of this method is that loose sheets are more likely to become lost or damaged. The plastic sleeves also hinder the viewing of surface quality and texture, particularly if the sleeves become crumpled or dirty. For this reason, you may wish to change to a clean, non-reflective display book immediately before assessment. Self-bound booklets

You might start your sketchbook drawing your street scene through a four-year-old’s eyes: bold colours and uncertain lines, without much definition at all, rendered in coloured pencils or wax crayons. Now that you have an idea of what is expected of you and how your sketchbook will be appraised, let's take a look at some ideas to refine your artistic expression; to present your talent and ability as an artist in the best possible light. Start with a toy poodle and work your way through the sizes: miniature and medium, all the way to a standard poodle. Your work may show them in repose or active, their coats of many different colours and barbered into many styles. Non-exam assessment (NEA) set and marked by the school/college and moderated by AQA during a visit. Moderation will normally take place in June.Besides colouring the eyes - which gives you a chance to adopt another medium be it pastels, chalk, coloured pencils or watercolour, you may consider adding makeup to select pairs: eyeshadows and liners, even mascara. Externally set assignments will be available to students and teachers from 2 January. They must be given to students in their entirety and must not be edited, changed or abridged in any way. The Eduqas Art and Design GCSE is designed to provide engaging, challenging, coherent and meaningful learning experiences through a flexible structure that supports the sequential and incremental development of creative practice. Before opting for a digital sketchbook, it is worth remembering that long hours online and the distraction of social media can affect mood and sleep, compromising your productivity and quality of work overall.

Human eyes are a fascinating study of themselves: different colours and shapes, conveying different expressions under brows that could be trimmed, shaped, light or heavy. Cool wallpaper can add an air of chill. When you have a wall full of cool wallpaper, it can help create a feeling of chilled outness in the room. This can make you feel more relaxed and allow you to relax more when you’re home.You have discovered what your GCSE sketchbook should look like, now here are a few last tips on how best to annotate your work. Show your personal response All work submitted for this component will be marked as a whole. Students may produce a single outcome or a series of related outcomes when realising their intentions in the supervised time. Outcomes may be evidenced in any two-dimensional, three-dimensional, digital or non-digital format. There is no restriction on scale of work, media or materials used.