2nd Year Portraiture Unit - Submission Checklist

Portrait by Martha Dobson

Having been working on your final pieces since October 2nd you should now be resolving these pieces. You have half term to apply any finishing touches to either your outcomes or your supporting sketchbooks.

Your Portraiture Unit should be completed for Assessment by Monday 30th October (straight after half term) here's a checklist for guidance on what to submit. This is Art so some variance from the list is OK as long as you have substantial work that satisfies each Assessment Objective (AO).

Coursework Unit Part 1: Portrait.                              

AO 1	Develop your ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
What you should complete: Research into at least 6 Portraits from different eras (see project brief for guidance). You should also research at least a further 4 Artists in depth whose work is associated with the approach you are taking. This research should cover analysis of individual images in terms of technique, scale, media, composition, use of colour etc. Links to your own studio work should be explained. Consider layout and how to include text carefully. Get several good quality reproductions of each Artist’s work and make visual responses in appropriate media.
AO 2	Experiment with and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining your ideas as your work develops.
What you should complete: At least 10 pages of experimentation and development of your imagery. Establish a theme and produce a series of related studies …use and combine a range of media (e.g. photomontage, paint, printmaking, collage, PhotoShop).  Your developmental work should show progress from your initial imagery towards your outcome. Use this work to explore technique, colour and composition. Annotation explaining your choice of media and the progression of your ideas. Several larger studies (full page or a more substantial pieces in addition to the sketchbook) that clearly relate to the final piece in terms of technique and composition.
AO 3	Record in visual and/or other forms ideas, observations and insights relevant to your intentions, demonstrating an ability to reflect on your work and progress.
What you should complete: A wide range of your own photographic source imagery carefully presented in your sketchbook. At least 4 high quality pencil drawings based on your photographs (these should each represent at least 3 hours worth of focussed work). Additional drawings exploring more expressive technique and other media (such as fineliner or biro). At least 2 Monoprints developed from your photographic imagery. A minimum of 1 good Gold Card print.
AO 4	Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, oral or   other elements.
What you should complete: A substantial and fully resolved final outcome to your set of work (this piece should represent at least 15 hours worth of work). A final word processed evaluative statement of around 500 words in which you assess the strengths and weaknesses of your body of work. Discuss your how you obtained source imagery, how you developed this imagery, what techniques and materials you employed and most importantly explain how your work was informed and influenced by the Artists you researched.