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Thank you for visiting amiria [blog]. This website has been created to help Art students excel. It is focused on CIE Art & Design (A Levels and IGCSE), however many of the articles are generic and will help students studying other qualifications, such as NCEA, AQA, AP Studio and IB Art. Best wishes with your Art projects. May you achieve the best results you can.  It has always amazed me how few high school Art students use a ‘ground’ in their artwork. While grounds are common in contemporary art, many students continue to draw or paint solely on unprimed, undecorated surfaces (usually plain white paper). This approach can be wholly appropriate – and, indeed, sometimes wondrous – however, for [...]  The GCSE, IGCSE and A Level Art exam paper contain topics which must be used to stimulate ideas for a portfolio of artwork. For some students, a set starting point makes life easier; for others, it throws up a mental block: a paralysing fear that they will not be able to produce anything original, [...]  This A2 Coursework project was completed by Dave Watson, while studying AQA A Level Fine Art at Hereford Sixth Form College, United Kingdom. Dave achieved a final A Level Art result of 91% (A*). Portraiture is a common subject amongst A Level Art students; it is therefore essential that this topic is approached with [...]  These last few weeks I have been fortunate enough to write about three amazing A Level Art portfolios. This is the second of the three: a comprehensive and well-executed A2 Painting project (AQA A Level Fine Art) completed by Claire Lynn, while she was a student at Carmel Sixth Form Catholic College, Merseyside, England.  I have seen a lot of amazing A Level artwork over the years (in my role as a teacher, curriculum co-ordinator and, now, writer of this blog), but it has been a long time since I have encountered a project as inspirational as this. Dark Matter is a mixed-media installation using charcoal, ink [...]  Sometimes even highly able Painting students feel stuck in a rut. If your IGCSE or A Level Art Coursework project feels stagnant, repetitive, or downright boring, you may benefit from increased experimentation with media, techniques and processes. While it is important to remember that art-making mediums should be used in a way that supports your ideas, [...]  I have just found out that I am shortlisted for the Best New Blog category in the Edublog awards! If you have found my blog helpful, I would love you to vote for me! It is really easy to vote and just takes a second. You can vote every day, for the next [...] ![[Un] healthy eating art](http://www.amiria.co.nz/artist/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/healthy-eating-art-150x111.jpg "healthy-eating-art") This outstanding A Level Art project (A2 Painting Coursework, CIE 9704) was completed by Nikau Hindin in 2009, while studying at ACG Parnell College, Auckland, New Zealand. Nikau achieved a final A Level Art result of 98%. An example of an A Level Art sketchbook page: the top image is a photocopy of a Janet Fish [...]  I am constantly trawling the internet looking for great high school art teacher blogs or IGCSE / A Level Art blogs (including those written by students). The majority of blogs or websites on this topic, however, contain unappealing artwork or have an emphasis on the pedagogy of art education, rather than upon practical advice for students [...]  This beautiful surrealist NCEA Level 3 Painting folio gained an Excellence (the top grade available) in 2010. It was completed by Bethan Powell, while studying NCEA Art at Whangaparaoa College, Auckland, New Zealand. NCEA Level 3 Painting is the New Zealand equivalent of A2 Art & Design (Painting & Related Media). Assessment methods and quantity of work [...]  This highly creative NCEA Level 3 Painting folio gained an Excellence (the top grade available) in 2009. It was completed by Courtney Harland, while studying NCEA Art at Long Bay College, Auckland, New Zealand. NCEA Level 3 Painting is the New Zealand equivalent of A2 Art & Design (Painting & Related Media). Assessment methods and quantity [...]  This beautiful art exam board (Painting & Related Media) is made up of the three x A1 sheets of supporting work (a maximum of four is permissible). This outstanding AS Art exam (controlled test) gained 98% in 2008. It was completed by Nikau Hindin, who achieved 100% in her accompanying AS Coursework Project, giving her an [...]  Are you studying Natural Forms? For a limited time you are able to preview the entire book online below. SHELL, LAND & SEA is a collection of contemporary beach paintings by New Zealand artist Amiria Gale. Designed with the students who study her shell paintings in mind, this book contains clear images [...]  Students who are sitting A Level Photography (AS or A2 level) often search the net looking for ideas and inspiration. This blog post contains a gallery of creative techniques that A Level Photography students may wish to use within their work. It showcases A Level Photography examples and artist models. Ideas relate specifically to photographic technique, [...] | Preview my book online (full preview available for a limited time only):          | ||
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