Visual Arts study guides

An overview of the SQA Higher Art and Design design portfolio, the practical coursework worth 100 marks (38.5% of the course): responding to a design brief, developing ideas through the design process and materials, producing a resolved design solution with an evaluation, and how to study for it.

An overview of the SQA Higher Art and Design expressive portfolio, the practical coursework worth 100 marks (38.5% of the course): investigating a theme or stimulus, developing ideas through expressive studies and media handling, producing a resolved expressive piece with an evaluation, and how to study for it.

An overview of the SQA Higher Art and Design question paper, the written component worth 60 marks: Section 1 Expressive Art Studies (30 marks) and Section 2 Design Studies (30 marks), the critical analysis skill, the mandatory studied-work questions, the role of influences and contextual factors, and how to study for it.