Eduqas GCSE Art and Design media, techniques and processes overview quiz quiz

The cheapest medium

A medium chosen because its qualities suit the idea, not used at random

Whatever the teacher prefers

The medium that dries fastest

There is none

Dry media make marks without liquid (pencil, charcoal); wet media use a liquid binder (watercolour, acrylic)

Dry media are always darker

Wet media cannot be layered

By trying many media once each

By developing real control of a chosen process through repeated, improving attempts that solve its problems

By making one neat final piece

By writing about it only

The final print

The prepared printing surface (lino block, screen, etching plate) that holds the image

The ink

The paper

Proofs are required by law

Refinement comes through proofing and improving; one rough print shows no development

One print is too small

Proofs use less ink

Only through drawings

Through maquettes (test models) and solving real making problems like structure, joining and clay cracking

By making it as large as possible

By copying a sculpture exactly

A more expensive camera

Controlling composition, light, viewpoint and focus deliberately

Taking it quickly

Using a filter

They do not

AO2 refinement shows in critically selecting the strongest images and improving them through cropping, tone and sequencing

Editing is banned

Only the number of photos matters

With a single sample

Through samples explored and then refined by improving attempts that solve problems like tension and fraying

By buying patterned fabric

Only by drawing the design

Only sewing

Stitch, applique, print, dye, weave and surface manipulation

Pencil and paint

Carving and casting

Using as many media as possible

Each medium contributing something the idea needs, so the combination does what no single medium could

Layering for a generic texture

Combining media quickly

Digital media is not allowed

AO2 rewards exploring then refining, and a one-click effect shows neither; digital work should be refined through visible iterations

It is too fast

Filters are always low quality