This document provides an overview of what to expect in GCSE Art. It emphasizes that art requires hard work, creativity, and a willingness to do well. Students will learn various disciplines and skills. They must be punctual, meet deadlines, and always have their sketchbook and equipment. The course covers research, experimentation, recording ideas, and developing a final piece while making connections to artists. Students are provided links to the art blog and Pinterest for inspiration and examples. Natural forms from nature are introduced as a topic to explore and document in their sketchbook by creating a spider diagram linking various ideas.

2. Welcome to GCSE ART, this is
the beginning of a hard, but
enjoyable two years. Art is not
easy; it’s about hard work,
creativity and the will to do well.
If you listen to the help, advice
and guidance that we will give
you and give 100% in every
piece of work, and try your best,
you will succeed.
You have chosen this option, so
we expect nothing but your
best.
Welcome ...

3. We currently run the
EDEXCEL UNENDORSED
ART, CRAFT AND
DESIGN course. This
enables you to learn a
range of different
disciplines and skills
including drawing,
painting, photography,
photoshop, mixed
media, printmaking,
contextual studies and
sculpture.
The Course ...

4. As an artist you must be punctual,
well equipped and always complete
work on time for deadlines
If you miss deadlines you will be
given an hour after school detention.
All the Art work you create from now
on will count towards your GCSE so
it is extremely important that you
keep up to date as this could affect
your final GCSE Art grade.
You must have your sketchbook with
you and be fully equipped for every
lesson.
What to Expect…

5. Equipment pack…
-Paintbrushes
-Watercolour set
-Paint pallett
-Set tonal pencils
-2 large glue sticks
-Two fine liners
All basic equipment
as well as your
Art pack and
sketchbook must
be brought to every lesson.

6. Marking… Assessment Objectives
AO1: RESEARCH – IMAGES & ARTISTS
Develop your ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating
analytical and cultural understanding.
AO2: EXPERIMENTS WITH MEDIA
Refine your ideas through experimenting and selecting appropriate resources, media, materials,
techniques and processes.
AO3: IDEAS, OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGS & EXPLANATIONS
Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to your intentions in visual and/or other forms.
AO4: FINAL IDEA & FINAL PIECE, LINKS WITH ARTISTS
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating analytical and critical
understanding, realising intentions and making connections between visual or other elements.

7. http://artatbeaumontschool.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.pinterest.com/beaumontart/
The Beaumont Art Blog can be found on
the school website and using the link
above. Your Home Learning will be posted
on here, Power Points as well as current
exhibitions and other useful Art links
The Beaumont Art Pinterest can be found on
the school website and using the link above.
This is used for Artist research, Art
techniques as well as good GCSE Art
examples created by students to inspire you.

9. • Natural Forms are objects in
nature in their original form.
• Examples…

10. • Natural Form are objects in nature in thier
original form.
• Examples…
• Leaves, flowers, pine cones, sea weed,
shells, bones, insects, stones, fossils,
crystals, feathers, birds, fish, animals – in fact
anything you can find in nature – complete or
part of it.

11. On the first double page of your sketchbook create a spider diagram. Consider
all the different things that link to the title ‘Natural Forms. This can include
different forms, colours, textures, Artists etc. Keep it broad and put as many
ideas as you think of on the page.
Think about presentation and the layout of the page carfully.
Natural Forms

12. Places these four
words around
your spider
diagram and
consider all the
different things
that link to these
words. Fill the
WHOLE double
page.
1.Landscape
2.Humans
3.Animals
4.Plants