Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
The Formal Elements
The formal elements of art are the basis of visual analysis A visual analysis is a careful consideration of the formal aspects of an artwork. The formal elements comprise important vocabulary for an...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Sarvani, Process Portfolio HL
Sarvani contacted me herself to ask if I would feature her work in the student gallery. She got a 6 on her PP ( 28 out of 34). Her Portfolio is pleasingly designed, easy to follow, and full of clearly...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Mixing Colors
Mixing colors can be a daunting task, especially for the new painter. How much more exciting painting is when you can mix your own tones rather than rely on ready mixed paint colors, not to mention the...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Tonal Painting
Art Vocabulary: Tonal values are the gradations of tone from light to dark. To get a better impression of tone, close your eyes halfway so that the lightest and darkest parts of the object or scene you...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Ephemeral Art
Ephemeral art works are those that exist only for a determined period of time and are not intended to last. Does this challenge the notion that art is meant to outlast human life? Ars lunga vita breve...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Ink and Brush
Ink painting has been favoured by artists in both the east and west for its beautiful, graceful and expressive mark making qualities and range of tonal values. Ink and brush painting can be practiced...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Claude Glass Painting Exercise
Looking through a brown glass facilitates seeing values, much as putting a sepia tinted filter on a photo makes it tonal. The modern day Claude Glass effect is easily achieved with a click on the computer....
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Seed: Photographing Contradictions
This assignment explores how we percieve emotions through images and challenges our associations tied to certain types of images. You will take a series of photographs that communicate an emotion that...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Documentary and Street Photography
Taking pictures on the street using mobile phones is a common practice for most young people today. Why not take something your students already do naturally and willingly and bring a bit more focus and...
Outgoing Course (Last Exams 2026)
Seed: Real vs Reproduced
Do you often draw from a photograph or even from an image on your phone? This is an exploration of how we see what is in front of us, and how a photographic image differs from what we perceive with our...