AS Art, Craft and Design

Unit 1: Developing a Final Outcome

Nature Vs Man made

The emphasis of this assignment is to develop skills with the experimental use
of a range of different recording techniques and the eventual development of
a final piece of artwork inspired by the artists studied.
You have five weeks to complete your final outcome as well as all supporting
visual work and notes to explain your ideas and prove your knowledge and
understanding. Recording and presenting your investigations and

experiments provides the evidence that is assessed towards your

final grade, it is imperative that you complete all work set to the best
of your ability and make your presentation clear, legible and visually
enticing to show how well you understand the themes, techniques,
artists & photographers and demonstrate the depth of your
investigations and your skills.
Your work will be marked on how well you:
Record in visual and other forms AO3
Develop ideas through sustained investigations AO1
Use media, techniques and processes AO2
Demonstrate analytical & critical understanding AO1
Review and refine AO2
Reflect on work and progress AO3
Produce a personal, well-resolved response demonstrating critical
understanding AO4

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Part 3 Deadline:
Final Project Deadline:

AS ART, CRAFT & DESIGN

Unit1: Developing a Final Outcome
Part 3:
You are to develop your investigations into the theme nature Vs man-made
towards a final outcome. You are to choose one of the following options on
how to develop your work.
1. Develop ideas for pattern work based on your observations and
recordings of the theme, your pattern will explore a juxtaposition or
opposites between man-made and nature. You can relate your work to
any of the artists studied so far and any others you choose to reference.
You can work in any relevant medium i.e. print, clay, plaster, work on
fabric, collage etc. You will need to mock up your pattern on
objects/graphic items to show its possible uses.
2. Develop ideas from your initial investigations to create a fine art outcome
in response to an aspect of man-made Vs nature of your choice. You
may work in paint, relief, mixed media, 3d and installation and can be on
any scale. Your work may or may not communicate some kind of
message or could be solely aesthetic. You may want to explore the work
of other artists as well as the ones you have already studied to create an
original viewpoint of nature Vs man-made.
3. Use your initial studies of nature Vs man-made as a starting point from
which to develop a series of photos/photomontages/digital art work
which explore the similarities and contrasts between the shapes, textures,
and structures of the natural and man-made objects. Think about the
possible purpose of your images ie. for posters, digital backgrounds for
websites, magazine layouts or simply artworks. Show your consideration of
this in your work.

WEEK ONE: Develop ideas

Demonstrate analytical & critical understanding AO1
Use media, techniques and processes AO2
Review and refine AO2
Record in visual and other forms AO3
Reflect on work and progress AO3

Develop a series of ideas

In the lesson

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

1-4. Independent Decide upon your chosen outcome

development
route.
work
Investigate any necessary contextual
references (new artists)
Develop a series of quick ideas (at
least 3) and annotate to explain
influences and relation to chosen
aspect of nature vs man-made
Present work in chosen format

HOME-LEARNING
Complete
development work
and
present
in
chosen format.

WEEK TWO: Experiments in Materials and Processes

Demonstrate analytical & critical understanding AO1
Use media, techniques and processes AO2
Review and refine AO2
Record in visual and other forms AO3
Reflect on work and progress AO3

Experiment with a range of materials and processes to produce mock ups of initial
ideas

In the lesson
1-4. Independent
experimentation
with materials

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Create a series of mock -ups of your
ideas exploring a range of different
materials, processes and techniques.
Present experiments/mock-ups in your
chosen format with clear explanation of
successes and points for development.

HOME-LEARNING
Complete
development &
experimental work
and present in
chosen format.

WEEK THREE, FOUR, FIVE & SIX: Producing a final outcome

Demonstrate analytical & critical understanding AO1
Use media, techniques and processes AO2
Review and refine AO2
Record in visual and other forms AO3
Reflect on work and progress AO3

Further development of successful elements of ideas to help generate a final

idea and the production of a final outcome.

In the lesson
1-12. Independent
development of a
final outcome

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Identify successful elements form your
mock up to develop into a design for a
final outcome.

present final idea in chosen format

including explanation of artist
influence and how the idea has
developed from your investigations.
Produce final outcome in chosen
materials.
Record your making process
through photographs of work in
progress, samples of materials and
trials, screen shots etc
Present a final photo of your
outcome/s and an evaluation of your
work and how it responds to the idea
of nature vs man-made in your
chosen format.

HOME-LEARNING
Complete all
development &
experimental work
and present in
chosen format.
Complete final
outcome and
evaluation

Key Tips: How to produce high quality work

Developing a Final Outcome
Skills/Tasks

Additional
Artist Research
AO1

Intentions

Initial Ideas
AO1
Media
Experiments/MockUps AO2

Final idea
AO4

Making Process
AO2
Final Piece
AO4

Presentation

What you need to do

Add lots of images of the artists/ photographers work
Use keywords to highlight the main visual features and conceptual
themes
Add information based on the questions from the visual literacy
sheet
Analyse one chosen image using the how, the what and the why
section of the visual literacy sheet
Add a clear title (the artists name!)
Do your own versions of their work replicating their styles
Fill gaps with copied sections of their work in a variety of
appropriate materials
Explain which of the outcome options you have chosen and why
Explain what you intend to do, what imagery you may use and
what effects, messages, purpose your work may have
At least 3 design ideas
Ideas must show clear reference to your chosen artists and your
chosen theme (use pictures of artists work and your own imagery to
show this)
Explain links with artists work clearly through annotation and visual
reference
Reference how you have experimented with each design in the
materials you have chosen and which techniques you used and
how well they worked
Clear sketch of final design/intended design
Explain your choice of techniques for your final piece
Reference any maquettes/mock-ups you have made of your ideas
(add a photos or copies)
Fill up pages making sure there are no gaps- use keywords,
sentences and/or visual imagery to support the development of
your final idea from your initial ideas
Ideas must show clear reference to your chosen artists and your
chosen theme (use pictures of artists work and your own imagery to
show this)
Explain links with artists work clearly through annotation and visual
reference
Add photos of your work in progress or screenshots
Identify any changes in direction from your design and explain why
A completed final artwork
An evaluation and photo of your artwork
Mock-ups of your work on objects/in situ as appropriate
Fill the page
Consider layout of information on pages
Add flaps, tabs and pull-outs if you are struggling to fit everything
on
Keep handwriting clear and neat or type
Use a consistent style/ font/pen colour
Try to make pages/boards visually appealing

Do not use pixelated images

Make keywords bigger and do not list them
If in doubt keep it simple
Dont waste time double mounting
Cut out neatly and straight
Create a uniform style for the pages/boards

High quality presentation is key 75% of the mark for your work is in the
prep/journal/sketchbook/board, if it is incomplete or illegible your marks will
suffer.