Visual Arts study guides

A complete overview of drawing and recording skills in Edexcel A-Level Art and Design (9AD0). Explains observational drawing, keeping a working sketchbook, perspective and proportion, and recording from primary and secondary sources, and how these build AO3 and underpin the whole portfolio.

A complete overview of the formal elements and visual language in Edexcel A-Level Art and Design (9AD0). Explains line and mark-making, tone and form, colour theory, and composition (shape, texture, pattern, space and the principles of arrangement), and how they combine into a visual language you can read and use.

A complete overview of the four assessment objectives in Edexcel A-Level Art and Design (9AD0). Explains AO1 (develop), AO2 (experiment and refine), AO3 (record) and AO4 (present a personal response), each worth 25 per cent, how they are evidenced, and how they weave together across both components.