AO1

The quality of ideas

for project and

development of

these ideas

Artist research – the

relevance of artists

and the quality of

analyses

AO2

Experimentation

with materials

and techniques

Evaluation of

own work

AO3

Research into

chosen theme

Quality of initial

and

developmental

photographs

Evaluation of work

and progress

AO4

Final outcomes

Links between

own photographs

and selected

artists

LIMITED

(1-5 marks)

You have obvious and

literal ideas. Your project

doesn’t have much

direction or focus

You have hardly any artist

research and you use

very simple language and

no art phrases

You don’t really

have any

experimentation

with materials and

very little arty or

Photoshop based

techniques

You have no

evaluation of own

work

Your initial photos are

weak and unrefined

(technically incorrect)

You just don’t have

enough photographs

Your final outcomes

are technically weak

and you have little

consideration for

composition and

formal elements.

There are no proper

links between your

outcomes and any

artists

BASIC

( 6-10marks)

There Is a sense of order to

your project, but your

ideas a little repetitive

There are a few artist links

– but the analysis is very

descriptive. You have no

analysis of the artists’

ideas, only of technical

elements such as lighting

& composition and other

visual qualities

You have some

experiments but

they are often

unrefined and you

just repeat the

same techniques

over and over

You have

evaluated some of

your own work, but

they are too short and not in-depth

Some of your Initial

photos are ok – the

formal elements have

been considered, but

the quality of the

photographs are not

consistent. There are

clearly weak

photographs in the set

which could have

done with some further

editing

Your final outcomes

do show some

awareness of

composition and F.E.

but they also show

undeveloped

technical skills.

It’s not really clear

how your final

outcomes are linked

to any of your artists,

COMPENTENT

(11-15 marks)

Your ideas do follow on

from each other, but they

are not developed in

enough detail. Your final

ideas are realised too

quickly

Your artist research starts

to consider complex

issues, but your critical

vocab lacks depth

You have

experimented with

broad range of

media – but

sometimes your

experiments are a

bit predictable

Your evaluation

does helps your

project to develop

Most of your Initial

photos are competent

and well shot – but

some of the formal

elements are a bit

inconsistent. Not all the

photographs in your

sets are quite up to the

same standard

Your final outcomes

do show a sense of

own style &

individuality

The links between

your final outcomes

and artists are clear,

but they are a bit

predictable

CONFIDENT

(16-20 marks)

You have a wide range of

ideas, which you have

explored independently

You have researched

many diverse artists and

your analyses go into

depth about complex

issues. Good critical

vocab used

You have

experimented with

many diverse

materials &

techniques, and

you have taken risks

in your work.

All your experiments

are properly

evaluated and you

have refined them

All your initial photos

are technically strong

and the formal

elements are

consistent.

You have made good

decisions about what

to photograph and

you have a strong

selection of photos

Your final outcomes

are very skilful,

exciting and show

personal identity

You have made

strong and

perceptive links

between your own

work and the artists

MARK out of 80