AS Art Exam: Painting 98%

A beautiful art exam example: digital preparatory work

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 [...]

A Level Photography: Examples, Ideas and Creative Techniques

People in boxes

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, [...]

Inspirational Artist Models for Painting Students

Painting by Han Hyo-Seok

I frequently get asked to suggest good artist models for Painting students. There are thousands of inspirational historical and contemporary artists that students can learn from, and it is impossible for me to list them all within one blog post, however this is a collection of some of my favourite artist models. This list [...]

NCEA Photography School Work

photography cow art

Here are some more photographs from my A grade Bursary Photography Folio, completed by myself, in Year 12, as a student at Lytton High School, Gisborne (the equivalent of AS Art & Design (Photography) or New Zealand Level 2 NCEA Photography).

These are traditional dark room prints, and have been photographed, not scanned, so [...]

A-Level Art and Design Coursework: AS Painting 93%

AS Painting - coursework project

This vibrant AS Painting Coursework project was completed by the multi-talented Sarah Loh in 2003, while studying A-Level Art & Design (CIE 9704) at ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand. Sarah gained an overall grade of 93%.

Four x A1 sheets of supporting work for Sarah's AS Art and Design Coursework project

A-Level Art and Design Coursework: AS Painting 100%

The huge final coursework painting, A-Level Art

This stunning AS Painting Coursework project gained 100% in 2008. It was completed by the talented and dedicated Nikau Hindin, while studying A-Level Art & Design (CIE 9704) at ACG Parnell College, Auckland, New Zealand.

Four x A1 sheets of supporting work for Nikau's 100% AS Coursework project

This ink and graphite [...]

AS Art Exam

AS Painting art exam preparation

AS Art & Design students are required to submit:

1 x project (a two or three-dimensional final work, maximum weight 4.5kgs and maximum dimension in any direction of 750mm, completed within the 15 hour Art Exam) A maximum of 2 x A1 sheets (4 sides) of preparatory work (a body of work illustrating a visual [...]

A-Level Art: Coursework (AS)

The supporting work for A Level Art and Design Coursework

AS Art & Design students are required to submit:

1 x project (a two or three-dimensional final work, maximum weight 4.5kgs and maximum dimension in any direction of 750mm); A maximum of four A1 sheets of supporting work (research, recording, development and critical evaluation undertaken during the course, with emphasis on the development of [...]

A-Level Art and Design: An Overview

An overview of A-Level Art and Design

 

This diagram illustrates how the AS and A2 components combine over two years to create a final grade for A-Level Art and Design (CIE 9704). As you can see, the AS Course (usually completed in Year 12) counts towards 50% of the final result, with the A2 Course (usually completed in Year [...]