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SAVisual Arts

Assessment Type 2: Practical

9 dot points across 9 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do I apply the visual elements and design principles to strengthen my practical work?

Apply the visual elements and design principles deliberately to communicate concepts in your resolved practical work.
How to use the visual elements and design principles as deliberate communication tools in the Practical, so composition and visual choices carry meaning rather than decorate.
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How do I use drawing techniques and mark-making to build skill and meaning in my practical work?

Develop and apply drawing techniques and mark-making to observe, develop ideas, and resolve practical work.
How to develop and apply drawing techniques and mark-making in the Practical, from observational accuracy to expressive mark, so drawing both builds skill and carries meaning in your resolved work.
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How do I work ethically, safely and authentically in my art practice?

Practise safely and ethically, using original sources and respecting authorship, materials, and cultural protocols.
How to work safely and ethically in the Stage 2 art studio, using original sources, respecting authorship and cultural protocols, and managing materials responsibly so your practice is both authentic and safe.
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How do I choose and control painting media and techniques in my practical work?

Select and control painting media and techniques to resolve a body of work that communicates your concept.
How to choose and control painting media and techniques in the Practical, from acrylic and oil to watercolour and gouache, so paint handling and surface decisions serve your concept and show resolution.
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How do I use photography and digital media as a resolved medium in my practical work?

Use photography and digital or new media deliberately to develop and resolve a body of work.
How to use photography and digital or new media as a resolved medium in the Practical, controlling composition, light, editing and output so the work reads as deliberate art rather than a snapshot or filter.
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How do I use printmaking techniques to develop and resolve practical work?

Apply printmaking techniques and processes to develop ideas and resolve a coherent body of work.
How to use printmaking techniques such as relief, intaglio, screen and monoprint in the Practical, exploiting the process, the edition and the accident so your prints read as a deliberate, resolved body of work.
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How do I resolve a coherent body of work from my folio development?

Resolve one or more practical works into a coherent body of work that demonstrates conceptual and technical resolution.
How to bring folio development to resolution in the Practical: achieving conceptual coherence, technical control, and a body of work that reads as a deliberate whole.
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How do I work with sculpture, three-dimensional form and ceramics in my practical work?

Develop and resolve three-dimensional work in sculpture or ceramics, controlling form, material and space.
How to develop and resolve three-dimensional work in sculpture and ceramics for the Practical, controlling form, material, construction and space so the object reads convincingly from every angle.
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How do I write a practitioner's statement that explains my resolved body of work?

Write a practitioner's statement that explains the intention, development, and resolution of your body of work.
How to write a concise practitioner's statement that explains intention, development and resolution of the resolved body of work and connects it to the folio.
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