Homework this week – Due Monday the 15th of January

PREP 1 – INITIAL IDEAS/RESEARCH

1) Title page.
2) Initial Artist research – During
lesson, find 2/3 artists who link
with your theme.
3) Pick ONE of these artists and fill
out the artist research sheet
given to you in lesson.
4) Collect and print out FOUR
images of their work. THINK!
How could you customise the
• DUE The start of the lesson on background and the title to
Monday the 15th of January suit your theme?
 GCSE ART AND DESIGN
COMPONENT 2
SKETCHBOOK DEADLINE 9am April 19TH of
April 2024. 10-hour exam begins on the
22nd of April.
Put your name on your exam paper and
start reading through it. Make a note of
the deadline.
Make notes on the exam paper and feel
free to highlight.
ART GCSE Component 2 – 2024
Questions titles to choose from;
1. Self
2. Grotesque
3. Fashioned by nature
4. Opposites
5. Symbolic Objects
Visual briefs
6. Natural/Artificial surface textures
7. Capturing the moment
8. Weather
9. Collections
10. Beyond repair
Written Briefs
11. Other worlds
12. One person’s junk is another person’s treasure
13. Connections and relationships
14. Plastic Fantastic?
15. My Locality
Put your name and target grade on the FRONT of the exam preparation
sheet. Turn to the back. This must be completed today and submitted
to Miss at the end of the lesson.
 WHERE TO GO TO GET HELP WITH MY DECISION?
1.) Sign up to Pinterest
RESEARCHING –Having the 2.) Find our account…
skills to research is very important https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Ripleystthomas
throughout your Art GCSE. art/

3.) Follow us and take a look at the boards.

Useful links –
https://www.art2day.co.uk/ Use password
‘imagine’ to access artist search
https://theartyteacher.com/artists-themes/
4.) Once you have chosen your theme –
make a pin board on your own account and
fill it with inspirational images. You can use
some of these images on your MIND MAP/
MOOD BOARD.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Ripleystthomasart/

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/ SIGN UP! Advice:

Use your school e-mail address. Use the same password
as the one you use to log on to school computers. We will
be able to see who has followed us.
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/a-z
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Ripleystthomasart/
PREPARING THE FIRST PREP SHEET WHICH SHOWS YOUR INITIAL RESEARCH AND CREATIVE IDEAS WITH LINKS TO AN ARTIST
PREP 1 – INITIAL IDEAS/RESEARCH
• Pick your question. Create a title
page (spend an hour on this).
Optional for a higher grade –
drawings, notes deeply exploring
the theme.
• Choose an Artist. Start creating a
research page and small artist
copy section (if needed).
Time scale – 1 week
What does it need?
- A sympathetic background
- A mind map about your
theme (key
words/phrases)
- Visuals to support the
mind map (photo and/or
drawings)
- A chosen artist with
research and a copy of a
piece of their work
THINK!
How could you customise the
background and the title to
suit your theme?
Deadline – Monday 15th of January
 PREP 2 IS ALL ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIMENTS LINKED TO THE THEME AND YOUR ABILITY TO REFLECT ON THOSE IDEAS

What does it need?

- Creative activities which
• PREP 2 – Experimentation and development link to your theme and
show your ideas (at least
• See your timelines for more 4) This could be
information on specifics! photographic work,
drawing, painting, collage,
Basically, this period is all
textiles – in any relevant
about experimenting with style.
different ideas, materials
and techniques, in aim of Annotation!
getting the best out come! You must write to explain
• You will use images and 1.) How you made the
experimental work
artists to help inspire these 2.) What was successful/less
ideas. successful and why
3.) How could these ideas
Time scale – weeks 7 Deadline – Monday 8th of March develop and grow?
 PREP 2 IS ALL ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIMENTS LINKED TO THE THEME AND YOUR ABILITY TO REFLECT ON THOSE IDEAS
PREP 3 – PLANNING FOR FINAL PIECE
Time scale – 4 weeks
What does it need?
- Any final, more developed
experiments (sustained)
- At least 3 clear ideas of
what you might for the
exam (sketches with
notes)
- Samples/tests linked to
your most successful idea.
Annotation!
You must write to explain
1.) What your ideas are
2.) How you would create
them.
3.) How those ideas link to
your theme and question.
Deadline – Monday 15th of April
 MAKING SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO IN 10 HOURS AND HOW YOU CAN PREPARE FOR IT.

PREPARING FOR THE 10 HOUR EXAM Up to the day before your

exam starts, you will be
allowed to prepare surfaces
and other materials.
What counts as ‘surface preparation’?

What am I allowed to have ready on the day? This could be…

*Putting a watercolour wash
What do I need for the days of my exam? on some pieces of paper ready
for drawings/prints on top.

*Doing an empty sketched

outline ready for a drawing
(you must not add any
tone/mark making or colour)

*Precutting unusual shaped

canvas or surfaces, for
example, on the lasercutter

(Any surface prep must have been

photographed by me before the exam
begins)

Time scale – 1 lesson Deadline – Tuesday 16th of April

 Homework this week – Due Monday the 15th of January
PREP 1 – INITIAL IDEAS/RESEARCH
1) Title page.
2) Initial Artist research – During
lesson, find 2/3 artists who link
with your theme.
3) Pick ONE of these artists and fill
out the artist research sheet
given to you in lesson.
4) Collect and print out FOUR
images of their work. THINK!
How could you customise the
• DUE The start of the lesson on background and the title to
Monday the 15th of January suit your theme?
To submit on the 15th …
Filled out
artist research
sheet

4 RELEVANT
Title page images of your
artist’s work.
Want to get ahead of the game? Use your timeline.
Title page examples
Digital Title page