Art & Design – Printmaking (assessed for Entry 2) Example task: Make a print in the style of your favourite artist.

AC1.1 Select references and resources to support printmaking work. AC1.2 Respond to observations and experiences relating to a task or theme. AC1.3 Make references to the work of artists, craftspersons and / or designers. The pupil has selected a limited number of references to support their work. Observational drawing and written comments provide some evidence of a personal response from the pupil. Only one visual reference to the work of artists, with some basic aspects of the artist's style evident in the final outcomes.

AC2.1 Use materials, tools and techniques appropriate to printmaking. The pupil has used a number of painting and drawing techniques. However, apart from the final outcomes, where two different printmaking processes have been used, there is no evidence of experimentation with printmaking materials, tools and techniques. AC2.2 Use visual elements in practical work, such as: colour; pattern; texture; line; shape; form; space; tone. Line, colour and shape in particular, lend themselves to this task and in view of the reference to the work of Andy Warhol and subsequent outcomes, colour would be especially important. More emphasis on this particular element throughout the unit of work would benefit outcomes.

AC2.3 Develop ideas for a printmaking outcome. There is some evidence of the process of selection taking place, however no real indication of where the final Images for the prints come from. Development could also have included different colour ways, which would have linked well to the initial Andy Warhol reference 'Marilyn'.

AC3.2 Present a printmaking outcome. AC3.1 Produce an outcome in response to a task or theme using printmaking processes. AC3.2 Present a printmaking outcome. The pupil has successfully completed two printmaking outcomes, a multi-coloured polystyrene press print and a linocut which has been repeated. They both demonstrate a response to the initial task.

General Comments The two printmaking outcomes are successful. However, evidence for a number of the AC's is thin and in the case of AC1.3 and AC2.3 very limited. The main problem is the lack of experimentation with printmaking materials, tools and techniques throughout the unit of work.