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

Assessment commentary
Pupil E has explored and experimented purposefully, using various materials, tools and techniques. She has
worked from first-hand observation and shown a confident understanding and use of their qualities and the
formal elements of tone and texture. She has used these sensitively to realise her intentions.
Exploring and investigating:
Pupil E has explored various two-dimensional media and approaches in her observational work. She
has used drawing media with careful deliberation and created a range of drawings, which show
increasing technical fluency as she experiments with different effects.
Next steps
To progress, Pupil E needs to:
■ continue to experiment to generate ideas and new ways of working (specifically, to extend her repertoire
of mark-making techniques)
■ achieve a greater range of tone across all the media and techniques used.
Drawing exercises
Context
This work was part of an extended project in which pupils explored their interests and environment. The aim
was to explore mixed media to develop work on the theme of identity and self-image. Students studied the
work of the artist Mary Bero to provide inspiration and a starting point for their own exploration.
In this second sequence
of activities, pupils did a
series of timed
experimental drawing
exercises that included
drawing while blindfolded
and drawing onto wet
paper. Other exercises
involved experimenting
with the use of text to
create both meaning and
texture.
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Drawing exercises (1)
Here it is possible to see a
growing confidence in the
use of line. In her journal
she explained how she
enjoyed the freedom
these studies gave her.
The teacher observed
Pupil E enjoying the pacedriven
creative
experience. She
particularly liked the
immediate outcomes and
seeing success in
incidental or accidental
elements.