Fine Art covers a broad and developing area of study which may include painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, installation, performance and conceptual art and aspects of print-making, photography and film, along with Mixed Media, collage and assemblage. It utilises tradional, new and emerging media and processes. Involves expressive use of a particularly wide range of materials, techniques and skills.

Possible ares of study include:

• painting and drawing
• mixed media, including collage and assemblage
• performance and conceptual art
• sculpture
• land or environmental art
• installation
• printmaking: relief, intaglio, screen processes and lithography
• film, animation, video, photography
• digital media

The course includes purposeful use of drawing to record information and may take the form of:

• sketches
• analytical observational studies
• storyboards
• thumbnail sketches
• layouts
• roughs
• experimental or expressive studies
• 2 or 3D modelling
• detailed designs or elevations

Assessment Format

Component 1: Personal Investigation, 60% of qualification, internally assessed, externally moderated.

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment, 40% of qualification, internally assessed, externally moderated.

Board: Eduqas

Course Entry Requirements:

GCSE grade 5 or above in Art and Design and Fine Art. 

Teacher to contact: Miss E Nix