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Working Across Media and Disciplines
Quick questions on Experimenting with media and techniques - Edexcel A-Level Art and Design
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What is combining media?Show answer
Mixed media is where much of the interest lies, because combinations do things single media cannot: ink and bleach for unpredictable decay, wax resist under watercolour for texture, collage under paint for layered depth, drawing over photographs to merge recording and idea. Combine media to serve the meaning, not just for variety, and annotate what each combination achieves.
What are range across disciplines?Show answer
The same principle runs through every discipline in this module. A printmaker experiments with relief versus intaglio; a textile artist tests dye, print and stitch; a photographer trials lighting and editing. Whatever your route, AO2 asks you to explore widely, review the results, and refine towards a selection that serves your intentions.
What is q1?Show answer
Plan a mixed-media experiment page for a project, combining at least three media, and explain how each combination serves a different intention. [14 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does AO2 reward a few reflected-upon experiments over many unannotated samples? [4 marks]
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