1 · Visual analysis, context and comparison
composition · formal qualities
U1-Q1 · 2 marks
What makes a comparison more than a list of colours?
Answer and reasoning · Respuesta y razonamiento
Explaining how formal choices interact with function, meaning and context.
U1-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: Two portraits can use similar colours but position viewers differently through gaze, scale and setting. Formal comparison needs context as well as visible description.
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For original classroom studies, compare a centred composition with an off-centre figure and a larger area of empty space. Explain how balance and negative space change the viewer's attention. In assessment, use actual credited works and evidence about their contexts.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
These original studies do not fulfil the artist/artwork source requirements. / HL adds explicit connections to the student's own practice; a visual similarity alone is insufficient contextual analysis.
2 · Material inquiry and iterative development
iteration · material investigation
U2-Q1 · 2 marks
What is the best process annotation?
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A specific account of what changed, what was learned and how it affected the next artistic decision.
U2-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A first print has unclear edges; the next uses less ink and stronger contrast. A process record can show learning that a final image conceals.
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Make two original texture tests with one variable changed, such as pressure. Photograph and annotate them, then explain how the result informs a planned artwork. Connect a researched artist's strategy to a transformed decision in your own practice with a source credit.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
A portfolio is curated evidence, not a chronological dump or a finished-work gallery. / School checks the current art-making-form requirements and screen limits; the future inquiry portfolio has different criteria.
3 · Resolved artworks and curatorial rationale
curatorial rationale · resolved artwork
U3-Q1 · 2 marks
What should justify the exhibition order?
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How the arrangement supports relationships among the actual works and the intended audience experience.
U3-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: Two works placed together can create a connection that neither creates alone. Curation is a creative decision supported by the actual works.
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Arrange original studies in two ways: by material and by a developing theme. Compare how the sequence changes what a viewer notices. Choose the arrangement that best serves your intention and explain any work you leave out.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
Current SL selects 4–7 works and HL 8–11; five resolved artworks belongs to the future 2027 model. / School supervises actual work and exhibition evidence; a written mock cannot replace it.