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Working with 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 handle painting and colour media to realise your intentions?

Painting and colour media: watercolour, acrylic, gouache, oil pastel and ink; paint handling, grounds, layering, glazing and wet and dry techniques.
How to handle painting and colour media for Edexcel GCSE Art and Design: watercolour, acrylic, gouache, oil pastel and ink, with paint handling, grounds, layering, glazing, and wet and dry techniques, and how to experiment with and refine them for AO2.
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How do you use photography and lens-based media to record and create images?

Photography and lens-based media: composition, light, focus, exposure and viewpoint; editing and manipulation; photography as primary recording and as an outcome in its own right.
How to use photography and lens-based media for Edexcel GCSE Art and Design: composition, light, focus, exposure and viewpoint, editing and manipulation, and using photography both as primary recording and as a refined outcome, with the AO links.
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How do you use printmaking processes to develop and refine imagery?

Printmaking processes: monoprint, relief (lino and collagraph), drypoint and intaglio, and screen printing; editions, registration and how printmaking suits repetition and layering.
How to use printmaking for Edexcel GCSE Art and Design: monoprint, relief printing (lino and collagraph), drypoint and intaglio, and screen printing, with editions, registration and layering, and how to experiment with and refine print processes for AO2.
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How do you work with three-dimensional and sculptural processes?

Three-dimensional and sculptural processes: modelling, carving, construction, assemblage and casting; working with clay, card, wire and found materials; maquettes and form in the round.
How to work three-dimensionally for Edexcel GCSE Art and Design: modelling, carving, construction, assemblage and casting, working with clay, card, wire and found materials, using maquettes and considering form in the round, with how to experiment and refine for AO2.
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