100% IGCSE Art and Design: A comprehensive Coursework Project

IGCSE Art and Design sketchbook

This exceptional IGCSE Art Coursework Project is another from the high-achieving Art Department at ACG Strathallan College. Completed by the dedicated and conscientious Tarika Sabherwal, this  sketchbook and final piece were awarded 100% and the highly sought after TOP IN THE WORLD placing for the 2011 CIE October examination session. Tarika achieved this result along [...]

Talent: An Exceptional International GCSE Art Sketchbook

Beautiful graphite drawing of a flax flower

This exquisite, finely-detailed A* International GCSE Art sketchbook was completed by Hania Cho in 2002, while studying IGCSE Art and Design (CIE 0400) at ACG Strathallan College, Auckland, New Zealand. This was part of Hania’s Coursework project, for which she submitted an A4 sketchbook and a final painting (A2) based on a ’Coastal Environment’ theme. Her work explored [...]

Creative Approach to Portraiture: An Exciting A2 Coursework Project

Creative pencil drawing

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 [...]

Distortion of Form: A Level Art Journal, Preparation and Final Piece

AQA Art A Level painting

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) awarded 100%. It was completed by Claire Lynn, while she was a student at Carmel Sixth Form Catholic [...]

International GCSE Art Sketchbook Examples

Line drawing of shells

These graphite pencil drawings of shells were completed from observation. Observational studies such as this should form an integral part of a International GCSE Art sketchbook project.

The A3 sketchbook examples shown in this blog post were created by my talented sister Heather Garland (aged seventeen) and I, prior to my first year [...]

A-Level Art Sketchbook: Best Practice

Amazing A Level Art sketchbook

This aim of this blog post is to help students produce a stunning, high quality A-Level Art sketchbook. It is targeted at A2 Art & Design students of any discipline (Painting, Graphic Design, Photography, Textiles etc) but is also likely to be of assistance to NCEA, IGCSE or GCSE Art students.

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