Art and design exemplification standards file level 1 - The National ...

Preliminary drawing in Photoshop
She used Photoshop tools and design
processes to explore potentially viable designs.
He scanned, layered and coloured images to
create a variety of Manipulated image in
Photoshop
Pupil D scanned her earlier drawings and
images and experimented with manipulating and
layering them in different ways.
Overlaid image in Photoshop
Assessment commentary
Pupil D has made informed choices, gaining
confidence from her experiments.
Exploring and investigating:
Pupil D has confidently combined materials,
processes and formal elements to realize her
intentions. Working in Photoshop has made it
easier for her to take risks as she could start
again if she did not like an effect. She has used
a range of tools in Photoshop, including more
difficult tools such as ‘the magic wand’ to delete
backgrounds.
She has been experimental in her approach to
layering images, copying and repeating and
playing with colour and opacity. The process of
building up a design has encouraged her to
explore a range of possibilities. She has
documented her work in her sketchbook,
formulating and developing ideas as she went
along.
Next steps
To progress, Pupil D needs to:
■ express reasoned judgments in group
discussion to inform the next phase of a project
and lead to practical action.
Finished piece
Context
These activities were part of an extended project on land art that took place over two terms.
In the second term, pupils built on what they had learnt in the first term about using the world as a visual
resource and creatively collaborating on art works and installations. They shifted their focus from the local
environment to aspects of the environment not visible to the naked eye. This was to stimulate their curiosity
and explore their sense of wonder, as artists, at the appearance of the world at the cellular level. They
collaborated with the science department, using microscopes and slides to make studies of cell forms,
patterns and structures. The objective was to develop ideas and create pieces for a large-scale group
exhibit.
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