| Topic | Component 1: Personal Portfolio: Introductory Course: Topic: The Still Life | Component 1: Personal Portfolio | Component 1: Personal Portfolio |
| Key Skills and Content | ● The Still Life; emphasis on the role of composition and context | ● Collecting new source material from one's topic using interesting sites and sources | ● Using wet and other painting media to develop colour tone, contrast and brush mark |
| ● Composing and photographing a 3D still life | ● Using photography as a recording tool for collecting source material | ● Exploring linocut printing techniques to create patterns and friezes |
| ● Observational drawing practising measurements, proportions and tone | ● Building critical, contextual and analytical skills through artists’ research | ● Applying the AOs to review the portfolio critically |
| ● Sketching techniques focusing on online qualities and mark-making | ● Producing a response piece inspired by a relevant artist | ● Combining art forms to develop cross-disciplinary work |
| ● Portfolio annotations workshop | ● Oral presentations. Brainstorming & group discussions on topics | ● Using clay to create wall reliefs and ceramics |
| ● Experimenting with line drawing techniques | ● Experimenting with drawing and sketching techniques | ● Portfolio review focusing on refining and presenting artwork and portfolio annotations |
| ● Building framing skills through close-ups and other angles | ● Exploring mixed-media techniques suitable to the topic | ● Planning for exhibition and site visits over the summer |
| ● Applying digital image editing skills to enhance project development | ● Using mind maps to define topic further | |
| ● Exploring brush-mark and colour tones through watercolour and acrylic painting techniques | ● Using collage, digital collage and glitch art as art forms and development stages for other artworks | |
| ● Annotating a museum exhibition | ● Addressing the AOs through art critiques to review the portfolio | |
| ● Transition to independent projects; exemplars, AOs and brainstorming | | |
| Summative Assessment | A student’s Personal Portfolio of work must show evidence of all four interrelated Assessment Objectives. Students must therefore show holistically that they: |
| 1) Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources (AO1) |
| 2) Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes (AO2) |
| 3) Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses (AO3) |
| 4) Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language (AO4). |
