GCSE Art Sketchbook Examples

Are you working hard on your GCSE art coursework or externally set assignment? Are you wondering how to improve your sketchbook work and presentation?? Are you looking for some fantastic ideas for presenting your GCSE artwork? Okay, then scroll on! There are plenty of examples of amazing GCSE Art sketchbooks here. Enjoy! Are you an […]

GCSE Art Project: Drypoint Etching

I designed this GCSE art drypoint etching project with the intention of having students understand the different applications of mark-making drawing techniques, and getting an insight into a simple but effective printing process. The drypoint etching technique is one of my favourites as it is so versatile and can be done without any specialist printing […]

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GCSE Art Project – Objects

I designed this GCSE Art Scheme of Work based around OBJECTS. The project allows all students to meet the AQA assessment objectives, and I wanted a project that was broad enough for students to personalise their work. Students researched how artists use ‘objects’ as sources of inspiration, then experimented with materials and their own ideas. […]

GCSE Art Project – Skills Training

The aim of this GCSE Art ‘Skills Training’ project is to teach some ‘essential art techniques‘ that I think students should try to master in order to successfully complete their GCSE course. This art project is the first scheme of work I teach when students start in Year 10 (KS4). Essentially, I wanted to develop […]

GCSE Art Scheme of Work: The Blue Planet

My GCSE Art students have been working on an art project titled The Blue Planet. We designed this project to be open-ended so students could work independently and really stretch their ideas. The outcomes were fantastic and showed a great range of techniques, skills and ideas which were realised to a really high standard. We […]

GCSE Art Scheme of Work: Landscape & Mark Making

The aim of this GCSE Landscape and Mark Making art project was designed for students to explore a range of painted mark making techniques, then choose the most suitable to develop into their landscape ideas. The full scheme of work for this GCSE Art Landscape & Mark-Making Project is available on TES here OR on […]

KS4 Art & Design: Mark Making [Lesson 6]

I have previously posted a series of lessons explaining how students have studied various ways of making marks. This is part of a landscape scheme of work, where students will create a landscape based on their memories. This was a GCSE art and design scheme of work, and you can find the other lessons for […]

KS4 ART & DESIGN: MARK MAKING [LESSON 5]

I am working on a project with KS4 Art & Design pupils with the intention of creating an abstract landscape based on childhood memories. So far we have explored some mark-making techniques in watercolour and ink: Dashes (creating tone) Pointillism (blending colours into one another) Dashes and daubs (creating movement) Ink (using tools such as […]

KS4 Art & Design: Mark Making [Lesson 4]

Following on from our previous lesson in mark making, which focussed on using the paintbrush in a new way and trying different pointillist techniques, this lesson is aimed at developing those skills. On the board I showed some work by Van Gogh and questioned the group about how the painting made them feel, how the […]