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Table of Contents

1: The visual arts journal What is the visual arts journal? Making the visual arts journal a habit Format Using your visual arts journal as a learning tool Linking with the assessed components 2: Formal elements of art What are the formal elements of art? Composition Light Form Space and depth Line Colour Texture Time and motion Materials, process and technique 3: The comparative study What is the comparative study? Making choices What do we mean by culture? How to research Assessment criteria for the comparative study Visiting museums, exhibitions and galleries How to interpret function and purpose What do we mean by context and audience? How to make comparisons How to present your comparative study How to make connections to your own art 4: The process portfolio What is the process portfolio? What are the requirements of the process portfolio? Assessment criteria for the process portfolio Assembling your process portfolio 5: The exhibition What is the exhibition? Starting points Developing ideas and intentions Developing skills and considering art-making forms Themes, ideas and concepts Sensitive issues/provocative art Academic honesty and the artworks you present The impact of your school, your culture, and your teacher Assessment criteria for the exhibition Selecting the artworks for your exhibition The exhibition

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Reviews

`"IB Visual Arts Course Book is a well written comprehensive text that gives the reader clarity on IB DP Visual Arts assessments. It has a range of relevant examples that can help the teachers in giving their students a fruitful learning experience. The structure of the book is easy for the students to follow. The book has engaging TOK links and discusses a multiplicity of different perspectives which makes it an interesting read not only for the IB community but also for any art lover. This book is a great course companion and is surely a one stop book for one and all." ' Meenakshi Joshi, MYP Coordinator and HoD Visual Arts, The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad