Art & Design (3D)

Key Contacts: 
Alex Martin – alex.martin@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk

Syllabus Information:  Students study AQA Art and Design: Three-dimensional Design

Course Content

Year 12

• Half Term 1-2: Form – Sculptural and Architectural investigation
• Half Term 2-3: Form – Sculptural and Architectural investigation
• Half Term 3-4: Form – Animal form – Concept Art and Sculptural investigation
• Half Term 4-5: Animal form – Concept Art and Sculptural investigation
• Half Term 5-6: Personal Investigation

Year 13

• Half Term 1: Personal Investigation
• Half Term 2: Personal Investigation
• Half Term 3: Personal Investigation (Component 1 complete) Externally Set Task
• Half Term 4: Externally Set Assignment (Concluding with 15hr Examination)
• Half Term 5: Revision (for other subjects, once course has concluded)

Assessment

Students will complete all sketchbook research and related 3D outcomes for the 12 assessment tasks in Year 12 and 10 in Year 13. These tasks will be in the form of exam-style questions. The Assessment headings are as follows:

Year 12

• Component 1: Coursework Portfolio
• Form: Introduction and mixed media drawing tasks investigation
• Form: Barbara Hepworth Designer Study
• Form: David Nash Designer Study
• Form: Natural Forms Plasticene Sculpt exploration
• Form: Architecture introduction – personal focus
• Form: Richard Sweeney Designer Study
• Form: Sketchup 3D Digital Design
• Form: Architectural 3D model prototyping
• Form: Architecture final 3D scale model (Foam board and mixed media)
• Form: Animal Form: Introduction and mixed media drawing tasks investigation
• Form: Jonathan Kuo Designer Study
• Form: Feng Zhu Designer Study
• Form: Animal Form – personal focus
• Form: Animal Form final 3D Sculpture (Wire armature and polymer clay)
• Personal Investigation introduction
• Personal Investigation: Mind map, Image board, Exploration of initial ideas/ direction
• Personal Investigation: Sustained Essay
• Personal Investigation: Inspired Designs

Year 13

• Personal Investigation: Prototype Model 1
• Personal Investigation: Designer Study 2
• Personal Investigation: Prototype Model 2
• Personal Investigation: Designer Study 3
• Personal Investigation: First Hand Photography
• Personal Investigation: Development of Ideas
• Personal Investigation: Prototype model 3
• Personal Investigation: Prototype model 4
• Personal Investigation: Additional Artist/ Designer Study, Exploration of new directions/ ideas
• Personal Investigation: Developing designs for final piece
• Personal Investigation: Final piece
• Personal Investigation: Evaluation
• Component 2: Externally Set Assignment
• Preparation of research, concluding with Examination 15hrs – Component 2 complete

Homework

Students are expected to complete 1hr of homework following each lesson. The designated Sixth Form Studio is always available for students during the day. Homework tasks will include specific project related research, literacy and drawing, prototyping, together with completion of classwork.

KS5 Progression

Throughout A Level Art & Design (3D Design), students refine their individual creative identity through increasingly independent and ambitious projects. Students undertake in-depth investigations into artists, designers and creative practitioners, explore specialist materials and processes, and develop sophisticated personal responses through sustained practical and written study. Emphasis is placed upon experimentation, critical thinking, independent research and the ability to synthesise ideas into meaningful and original outcomes. Students are encouraged to work with increasing autonomy, reflecting the expectations of higher education and professional creative practice.

KS5 End point

By the end of Key Stage 5, students will have developed a mature and highly personal body of work that demonstrates creativity, technical proficiency and critical understanding. They will be able to independently plan, manage and realise complex three-dimensional projects, supported by informed research, analytical writing and purposeful experimentation. Students will leave the course with the skills, confidence and portfolio required to progress successfully into higher education, apprenticeships or careers within art, design, architecture, model making, product design and the wider creative industries.

Useful information, links and resources

AQA | Art and Design | Subject content | Three-dimensional design
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