the creative goal or message you want your work to express

the act of selecting from two or more options

the impression your work makes on the viewer

when you pause to review your work and process

Self assessment techniques: evaluating your own work

Art and design

Personal response: layers and processes in different endorsements

Personal response: how to judge quality and refining work

Personal response: finishing an artwork

Presenting a portfolio: creating pages of documentation

Curating the artwork: selecting and arranging key pieces

Evaluate the use of materials and techniques

This is an independent, pupil-led unit where pupils develop their own creative process. Having learned the key components of shaping an artistic voice, they will now make choices about themes, techniques, and processes, articulating and evaluating their artistic journey.

First sustained project: working from a theme

shapes how the final piece looks and feels

True or False: The impact of an artwork means the impression it makes on the viewer.

True or False: Reflection in art only means thinking about mistakes.

The creative goal or message you want your work to express

The painting is okay. I like the colours.

The composition and mood create a sense of isolation and the figure’s loneliness

The artist should have used brighter colours to make it better.

You are looking at a painting that uses dark, muted colors and depicts a lone figure standing in a stormy landscape. Which statement best evaluates the artwork?

Starter Quiz

Reviewing and refining artworks: