Your sketchbook is a creative document that contains both written and visual material.

It is a place for researching, exploring, planning and developing ideas – for testing, practicing, evaluating and discussing your project.

It is the place where you learn from other artists and express and mind map your ideas. The sketchbook is an important part of your personal ePortfolio and externally-set project. It shows the journey (or development) towards your final piece/s and usually contains: 

mind-maps and mood boards
drawings, diagrams, thumbnails, observational drawing, sketches
photographs
collected research and images - remember: if you are going to glue something in, evaluate it, discuss its relevance and explain how it helps to inform your own work
composition plans
materials experiments
artists studies
a range of mixed materials and media
annotations and notes

Quiz

Now that you have completed this sample course, you can take a quiz which helps you to discover your level of confidence with the art skills that the IGCSE course will cover. If you have already studied Art at Lower Secondary level with Wolsey Hall, you will already be familiar with these skills and will have discussed your readiness to progress to IGCSE with your tutor. If, however, you are new to Wolsey Hall or have not studied art before, then please click here to request access to the IGCSE Level Placement Check for Art & Design.