Year 12 New Outline Scheme of Work – AS Graphic Communication 2016

Term / Topic / Useful Weblinks
1 / §  Foundation to A2 linear Graphics Communication – The World Around Us
§  Exploring ideas through text and creative visual mind maps
§  Photography and extending skills when using Photoshop software and exploring materials and techniques
§  Coursework Portfolio themes – starting practical portfolio project and setting own design brief
§  Developing and extending drawing skills – plan sketches, drawing with a graphics tablet and observational drawing if appropriate to students brief
§  Looking at assessment objectives / §  www.johncopeland.com/
§  www.pergl.net/jennifernew/drawing.htm
§  www.museums.ox.ac.uk/artefact/
§  www.accessart.org.uk/sketchbook/
2 / §  Development and experimentation
§  Analysing artwork and relating to the work of other artists
§  Realising intentions – final piece Level (If continuing at A2 then this unit will go towards whole A Level grade)
§  Presentation and organisation of Coursework Portfolio (60%) / §  www.illustrationmundo.com
§  www.illustrationweb.com/
§  www.gpchq.org/
§  www.book-by-its-cover.com
3 / §  Externally set task (release of paper on 1 Feb) = 40% of total AS Level
§  Discuss the variety of written and visual starting point themes, briefs and stimuli – choose one to develop as a response / §  www.tordboontje.com
§  www.tmogy.com
§  www.laurifaggioni.com
§  www.Sublackwell.co.uk
§  www.brainsfairies.co.uk
§  www.jennifercollier.co.uk
§  www.cathymiles.com/
§  www.paperscissorsstone.info/
4 / §  Preparatory work for exam question
§  Research on artists
§  Photography, drawing from observation and development of ICT graphic techniques, if appropriate
§  Development and experimentation
5 / §  Presentation and organisation of preparatory work for exam unit
§  10 hour exam
6 / §  Start of A2 practical and written coursework through research on artists, developing theme, drawing from observation and taking photographs
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§  www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
§  www.npg.org.uk
§  www.vam.ac.uk
§  www.tate.org.uk
§  www.sculpure.org.uk
§  www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/