Visual Arts study guides

A complete overview of the endorsed titles of WJEC Art and Design (Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Textile Design, Three-Dimensional Design, Photography, and the broad Art, Craft and Design) and the requirement to work with processes and media from more than one title, with a final resolution drawn from one title or a combination.

A complete overview of the recording, analytical and written skills in WJEC Art and Design: first-hand recording and observation (the heart of AO3), analysing sources and artists for contextual and critical understanding (the heart of AO1), and the extended written element of the Personal Investigation (1000 to 3000 words of continuous critical prose).

A complete overview of the four assessment objectives of WJEC A-Level Art and Design: AO1 develop ideas through investigation, AO2 experiment and refine media, AO3 record ideas and observations, AO4 present a personal response, all equally weighted and marked by band, internally assessed and externally moderated.

A complete overview of the three non-exam units of WJEC A-Level Art and Design (Wales): AS Unit 1 Personal Creative Enquiry (40 percent), A2 Unit 2 Personal Investigation (36 percent, 160 marks) and A2 Unit 3 Externally Set Assignment (24 percent, 100 marks), all marked against four equally weighted objectives with no written exam.