evaluation

1. Nature Man made - Art & Design Assignment - summary
Unit Coverage: Unit 1, 2 & 3
In this project you have covered TWO pathways; 3D Sculpture and 2D Surface Design. The core of
both ‘pathways’ is the use of drawing, referencing others work and the development of ideas
through experiment and evaluation. You will have explored new materials and techniques
experimentally before refining the final outcomes.
During this project you will have learnt about
• The uses of drawing and analysis of the formal elements to explore their potential.
• Referencing and using sources creatively – developing ideas towards a 2D & 3D outcome.
• Recording specific techniques and processes of making.
• On-going commentary recording your experience, demonstrating understanding of processes;
materials and techniques, suggesting and producing further development.
• Writing a contextual study on a specific artist/designer, relating to your work.
• Completing work and presenting your ideas to a good standard.
**Use the following slides as a checklist to summarise the work you have produced - show how you
have met the assessment criteria**
Viktor Timofeev ‘X’ at Cass Sculpture Park

2. Nature Man made – Art & Design Brief
Unit Coverage: Unit 1, Unit 2 & Unit 3
The assignment is designed to produced opportunities to produce evidence for these units
Unit 1: 2D 3D Visual Language
You need to produce work, which demonstrates
development of skills and creativity in using visual language
The work should be organised and annotated to show your
evaluative skills and development over time. Also
experimentation with mark-making and object-making
techniques, formal elements and sources.
Evidence should be from contextual studies, developmental
and/or final project work
Unit 2: Materials, Techniques and Processes
Produce work, which demonstrates your understanding of
skills in using media, materials, techniques, processes and
associated technology. This should include; samples, trials,
notes, records and exploratory project work
Unit 3: Visual Communication and Meaning
This unit will help you to investigate the power of visual communication
through the appropriate and creative use of the formal elements. To make
you aware that all objects and images convey meaning to the ‘viewer’
whether it was the artists or designers intention or not and to encourage
you to become aware of visual communication in your work and the work
of others.
You will produce your own work, which must clearly demonstrate that you
have explored visual communication to produce a chosen idea, message
or meaning.
Your work will demonstrate a considered and creative use of a
combination of formal elements, mark-making and object-making
techniques.
You will explore the following:
• how images, pictures or objects can communicate ideas
• how to use visual language (formal elements) to convey particular
• how to communicate your ideas through the use of material
characteristics such as colour, shape, texture.

3. Nature Man made Project Lily Baker

4. Primary and Secondary Sources

5. My Work

6. Slide 4 Unit 3: Visual Communication and Meaning
• Describe and title examples of others work you have investigated and considered to inform
your sculpture, visual studies and surface design work. Explain the use of visual language in
their work.
• To do this, you will need to consider what effect particular lines, colours, shapes, surfaces,
compositions, tones etc. have on the overall mood or meaning of the work.
i) Which formal elements are most important? Why is this?
ii) How has the artist or designer used formal elements with particular media and
processes?
iii) Who is the ‘audience’ for this work? How do you think they should respond to the work?
Why?
iv) Use this approach in the sculpture contextual study – analyse each example, and then
compare them. Write as much personal response as possible (no copying from Wikipedia etc!)
Reference: Refer to own examples of others work and those found in presentations for
sculpture, surface design and visual studies. See link
https://college.esher.ac.uk/subjects/Art_Design/Pages/1DFiles.aspx

7. Slide 5 - Following from Slide 4 (visual communication) the
research studies made
Assessment criteria: Demonstrate an example (of 2D, 3D and Visual
Studies) and commentary of how you have used visual language in
your work and how it is linked and has been influenced by others’
work.
Examples: Homework research, studies and development produced for
sculpture (11 Nov), surface design (18 Nov) and collage painting.

8. Techniques and Materials
Examples where you have worked with a range of techniques with
information describing the characteristics of materials you have used
Whilst planning and making my sculpture I used a range of materials I
experimented with metal, plaster, card and paper however in my final
piece I used vacuum plastic.

9. Materials and Safety
In both making of the sculpture and screen printing health and safety
rules need to be applied to make sure no one gets hurt whilst working.
You must wear gloves, goggles and a workshop coat whilst in the
workshop and you must keep you hair tied back so that it doesn’t get
caught in the tools.

10. Evaluation Summary (include 4 main points)
Assessment criteria: evaluation of your work is vital to your development as an
artist/designer –it is important to question your approach, what have you learnt, how have
you developed an idea and what you would do differently in future to improve.
Checklist to cover: Write bullet points and support with examples of your work
Evaluation of the use visual language in your work and how it was informed by looking at
others’ approach (Unit 1)
Analyse and evaluate the creative potential and limitations of your use of materials,
techniques and technology (Unit 2)
Visual Communication and meaning (Unit 3) – within others and your own work
Evaluation includes on-going annotation in sketchbook and a final project evaluation which
should be included in your sketchbook. See link on the art & design website
Project Evaluation Sheet