1. GCSE Art and Design (Fine Art) Mock Controlled Test 2015
Record observations and ideas – make studies, sketches and drawings. Take photographs and collect appropriate images. Do this in your sketchbook.
Analyse and evaluate images - write about your own work and about other artists work. Annotate some of your studies and write a commentary about your project using artistic vocabulary.
Explore ideas by using a range of media, processes and resources. Review your work, modify and refine it as it progresses.
Present a Final Piece. This must be a personal response to the theme. Make sure this is completed to your best standard. Ensure that your work shows connections with the artists you have looked at.

2. Starting Point 2: Self-Image
Rembrandt

3. Andy Warhol

4. Frida Kahlo

5. Vincent van Gogh

6. Chuck Close

7. Marlene Dumas

8. Self-Image: How to respond to the starting point
Week 1. On a large sheet make 8 black and white studies of the suggested artists. Then make 7 colour studies. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials, charcoal, pastel, graphite, collage, markers, etc Do close-ups.
Homework 1. Page 1 and 2. In your sketchbook make some black and white studies of the suggested artists and some colour studies. Keep the images small. Use the examples on Challonerart or find images on the web. Add notes using the “writing about art” sheet
Week 2. On an A2 sheet make colour and black and white studies of the facial features. Keep the images small. Use a variety of materials.
Homework 2. In your sketchbook make four self-portrait studies on page 5 of your sketchbook. Take some self-portrait photographs and present them on page 6. To make them interesting use close ups, unusual angles and use props. Add notes
Week 3. Get a mirror. On a large sheet of paper draw yourself from different angles in black
and white and colour. Use expressions. Draw close ups and details. Use photographs.
Homework 3. On page 9 make an artist’s research page on an appropriate artist of your choice. You could use Julian Opie. On page 10 of your sketchbook draw a self portrait influenced by the artist you studied.
Week 4. Draw your feet from above using charcoal and chalk. Draw a self portrait on coloured paper in pastel. Make it interesting by having your hands in front of your face.
Homework 4. In your sketchbook fill page 11 with small black and white and colour
studies of objects that are important to you. Add notes. On page 12 make an artists study about David Hockney’s “joiner” photographs.
Week 5.Review your work and finish anything incomplete. Take a “Joiner” photograph of someone. Make a second “joiner” of some objects or a place.
Homework 5. Continue to develop your project with studies, sketches and notes as you
plan your Main Piece.
Week 6 Produce 2 larger studies developed from any of the studies you have made so far.
Homework 6: Review all your work so far and check it is complete. Add notes following your “Writing About Art” sheet. Add a page of further studies.
Week 7 Make a series of Compositional and colour studies as you develop ideas for your main piece.
Christmas: produce at least 5 sides of further studies as you finalise what you are to produce in the Mock Exam.
the exam.

9. Self-Image: How to respond to the starting point
Week 4. Draw your feet from above using charcoal and chalk. Draw a self portrait on coloured paper in pastel. Make it interesting by having your hands in front of your face.
Homework 4. In your sketchbook fill page 11 with small black and white and colour
studies of objects that are important to you. Add notes. On page 12 make an artists study about David Hockney’s “joiner” photographs.
Week 5.Review your work and finish anything incomplete. Take a “Joiner” photograph of someone. Make a second “joiner” of some objects or a place.
Homework 5. Continue to develop your project with studies, sketches and notes as you
plan your Main Piece.
Week 6 Produce 2 larger studies developed from any of the studies you have made so far.
Homework 6: Review all your work so far and check it is complete. Add notes following your “Writing About Art” sheet. Add a page of further studies.
Week 7 Make a series of Compositional and colour studies as you develop ideas for your main piece.
Christmas: produce at least 5 sides of further studies as you finalise what you are to produce in the Mock Exam.