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Working across media and disciplines

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do different painting and colour media behave, and how do you select and handle them with intention?

Painting and colour media: the behaviour and handling of watercolour, acrylic, oil, gouache and dry colour media, and how to select and control them to serve an intention for AO2.
How painting and colour media behave in OCR A-Level Art and Design: watercolour, acrylic, oil, gouache and dry media, their handling and effects, and how to select and control them with intention to earn AO2.
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How do you use photography and digital media as creative tools rather than as snapshots, and how do they earn marks?

Photography and digital media: controlling the image (composition, light, viewpoint, focus and exposure), digital editing and manipulation, and using lens-based and digital media as deliberate creative tools for AO2 and AO3.
How to use photography and digital media as creative tools in OCR A-Level Art and Design: controlling composition, light, viewpoint, focus and exposure, digital editing and manipulation, and using lens-based media deliberately to earn AO2 and AO3.
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How do the main printmaking processes work, and what does each contribute to a project for AO2?

Printmaking: the main processes (relief, intaglio, screen print and monoprint), how each makes its marks, and how printmaking supports experimentation, repetition and layering for AO2.
How the main printmaking processes work in OCR A-Level Art and Design: relief, intaglio, screen print and monoprint, the marks each makes, and how printmaking supports experimentation, repetition and layering to earn AO2.
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How do three-dimensional processes work, and how do you develop and document 3D work for assessment?

Working in three dimensions: the main processes (modelling, carving, construction and casting), the demands of real form and space, and how to develop and document 3D work for AO2 and AO4.
How three-dimensional processes work in OCR A-Level Art and Design: modelling, carving, construction and casting, the demands of real form and space, and how to develop and document 3D work so it earns AO2 and AO4.
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