Ideas for Abstraction: A Top in the World International GCSE Art Exam

Looking for ideas for your GCSE Art exam?

Those who are looking for ideas for their 2012 IGCSE or GCSE Art exam are likely to benefit immensely from analysing the artwork of talented Year 11 student Tarika Sabherwal from ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand. Along with another student in her class, Tarika achieved 100% for her recent IGCSE Art exam (Controlled Test, CIE 0400) and [...]

An Iron and a Pile of Washing: A Still Life IGCSE Art Exam (100%)

Controlled Test, IGCSE Art and Design

This flawless IGCSE Art exam (controlled test, CIE 0400) was completed by Tingjian He (Jim), while studying Art & Design at ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand. The work is in response to the topic ‘An Iron with Clothes‘ and was awarded Top in the World for the October 2011 examination session, gaining 100%.

Beginning with sensitive [...]

Crustaceans and Natural Forms: A beautiful International GCSE Art Exam

IGCSE Art and Design exam

This International GCSE Art exam (controlled test) was completed by Nikau Hindin, while studying IGCSE Art & Design (CIE 0400) at ACG Parnell College, Auckland, New Zealand (2007). It was a response to the topic ‘Crustacean‘ and was awarded an A* grade.

A beautiful exploration of natural form, Nikau demonstrates a sensitive and individual response [...]

2012 GCSE / IGCSE / A Level Art Exam Paper: Help, Ideas & Interpretation

Encounter with nature

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]