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EnglandVisual Arts

Media and techniques

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

How do you build core drawing and painting skills that support every part of the course?

Drawing and painting fundamentals: observational drawing, tone, line, mark-making, colour mixing and paint handling as core transferable skills.
How to build core drawing and painting skills for AQA GCSE Art and Design: observational drawing, tone, line, mark-making, colour mixing and paint handling that support recording, experimenting and final outcomes.
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How do you use photography purposefully, from composition to editing, in an art project?

Photography fundamentals: composition, light, viewpoint and simple editing, using photography as both a primary recording tool and a creative medium.
How to use photography for AQA GCSE Art and Design: composition, light, viewpoint and simple editing, treating photography as both a primary recording tool for AO3 and a creative medium for AO2.
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How does printmaking work, and how do you use it purposefully in a project?

Printmaking processes such as relief, monoprint and stencil printing, understanding editions, registration and repetition, and using print purposefully for AO2.
How printmaking works for AQA GCSE Art and Design: relief, monoprint and stencil processes, editions, registration and repetition, and how to use print purposefully as a refined media choice for AO2.
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How do you work in three dimensions and combine media for richer, more personal outcomes?

Three-dimensional and mixed-media processes such as modelling, construction, assemblage and collage, combining materials purposefully to develop and realise ideas.
How to work in three dimensions and mixed media for AQA GCSE Art and Design: modelling, construction, assemblage and collage, combining materials purposefully to develop ideas and realise personal outcomes.
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