Visual Arts study guides

An overview of critical and contextual studies in AQA A-Level Art and Design: how analysing artists, understanding movements, building visual vocabulary and using galleries feed AO1 and strengthen your own practice.

An overview of media and disciplines in AQA A-Level Art and Design: how drawing and painting, printmaking, photography and three-dimensional and mixed-media work give you the practical tools to record, experiment and realise ideas.

An overview of the creative process in AQA A-Level Art and Design: how the four assessment objectives (developing ideas, experimenting, recording, and realising a personal response) work together to drive a project from start to finish.

An overview of the Externally Set Assignment (Component 2) for AQA A-Level Art and Design: the question paper of eight starting points released on or after 1 February, developing preparatory work across all four objectives, and producing the final outcome in 15 hours of supervised time, worth 96 marks and 40 percent.

An overview of the Personal Investigation (Component 1) for AQA A-Level Art and Design: choosing a theme and question, writing the personal study, sustaining development over months, and presenting a portfolio that shows your whole journey.