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Visual Study
Guide
STAGE 1 VISUAL ART
 Visual Study
Weighting: Worth 30%

Timeframe: Seven Weeks

The Purpose:

The visual study is an exploration of, and/or experimentation with a style,

an idea, a concept, media, materials, methods, techniques and/or
technologies. Students base their exploration and/or experimentation on
analysis of the work of other practitioners, individual research, and the
development of visual thinking and/or technical skills. Students present
the findings of their visual study as well as their conclusions and insights.
 Visual Study
Topic
How artistic technique and
style portrays identity within
portraiture artworks.
 Visual Study Requirements
- The visual study can be presented in a variety of forms, such as a visual diary,
folio, website, or display or digital recording supported with written or oral
information and comments. Written material should be in the form of notes,
analytical reports, a structured essay, or a combination of these.
- It should be between eight and twelve A3 pages (or equivalent) of practical
study; a digital recording should be between 3 and 4 minutes. Supporting
material should total a maximum of 750 words if written or a maximum of 5
minutes if oral, or the equivalent in multimodal form.

The following pages offer one possible structure...

 Visual Study
Simple
Requirements

● 10 x A3 pages
● Around 750 words total = around 75 words per page
 Visual Study Suggested Structure

● 1 x Cover Page: SACE ID, Images - your own or the work of

others that are relevant to our topic
● 1 x Research and Analysis page + 2 Practical Applications
pages per artist (exploring 3 in your Visual Study) = 9
pages
● 1 x conclusion page = 10 pages
● 1 x bibliography to acknowledge information sources (does
not count towards your 10 pages)
 Visual Study COVER PAGE
The Cover Page is simply a statement of your intent/small introduction
of your visual study.

Class Visual Study BIG IDEA:

How artistic technique and style portrays identity within portraiture
artworks.

In your introduction, you will need to cover:

- A brief of the Big Idea
- What you are going to research and learn about.
- How you are going to go about it (plan)
 Visual Study Research and Analysis
Research and Analysis

Artwork or Artist
Overview of the artists/artworks approach -
how it connects to the BIG IDEA - How artistic Context
technique and style portrays identity within
portraiture artworks. Analysis

Artworks
 Visual Study Research and Analysis

Your analysis needs to be concise.

Look for opportunities to include as
much terminology as possible. Format
these terms in bold and or highlight
them.

NOTE: In these examples, the student

is not focusing on identity.
 Visual Study Practical Application IDEAS
On this page you experiment with either media, techniques or subject matter
that the artist used which connected to the BIG IDEA. Make sure to annotate
your work.
 Visual Study Practical Application Ideas/Final
Resolution
Personal responses: Final Practical Response
to the artists/artwork and a Written Reflection
analysing your final response. Comment how
well your resolved artwork meets the media,
techniques, or theme of the explored
artist/artwork, and the BIG IDEA: How
artistic technique and style
portrays identity within portraiture
artworks.

Use this structure to set up another 2

sets of Analysis/Research and Practical
Applications pages.
 LAST PAGE: Conclusion
Only 75-100 words

The conclusion needs to recap what you have learnt and what insights you
have now regarding the explored artist’s style/media/techniques uses in
relation to: How artistic technique and style portrays identity within
portraiture artworks.

What have you learnt throughout your visual study?

What insights do you have into your artists work?
What insights do you have into the media you have used?
 Visual Representation of the Visual Study
COVER PAGE Page 1. Chosen Artist Page 2. Chosen Artist Page 3. Chosen Artist
Not part of your page or Artwork 1 or Artwork 1 or Artwork 1
count Research and Analysis Practical Application Practical Application
Ideas Final

Page 4. Chosen Artist Page 5. Chosen Artist Page 6. Chosen Artist Page 7. Chosen Artist
or Artwork 2 or Artwork 2 or Artwork 2 or Artwork 3
Research and Analysis Practical Application Practical Application Research and Analysis
Ideas Final

Page 8. Chosen Artist Page 9. Chosen Artist Page 10. Conclusion Page 11. Bibliography
or Artwork 3 or Artwork 3 Practical Not part of your page
Practical Application Application Final count.
Ideas
Do you want an A??
Consider and try demonstrating the following
Practical Application

● Coherent and well-considered conceptualisation and development of imaginative

● PA3 Reflective and thorough documentation of creative visual thinking and/or problem-solving processes.

Knowledge and Understanding

● In-depth knowledge of selected core visual arts concepts, forms, styles, and conventions.
● In-depth knowledge and understanding of visual arts in different cultural, social, and/or historical contexts.
● Discerning understanding of aesthetic or functional qualities in works of art or design.
● Productive and well-considered research, including locating and appropriately acknowledging sources, exploring,
experimenting, and developing perceptive and clear insights into a range of aspects of the visual arts.

Analysis and Response

● Perceptive analysis and interpretation of a variety of works of design from different contexts.
● Clear and consistent use of visual arts language to interpret and respond to design works and their contexts.
● Insightful evaluation of own practical work.
 Week

2 Page 1
Hand visual study up on Friday lesson

3 Page 2&3
Term 2 Hand visual study up on Friday lesson

Plan Page 4 & 5

4 Hand visual study up on Friday lesson

5 Page 5 & 6
Hand visual study up on Friday lesson
 Week
Page 7
6 Hand visual study up on Wednesday.
Student Free Day on the Friday!

7 Page 8 & 9
Term 2 Hand visual study up on Friday lesson

Plan Page 9 & 10

8 Hand visual study up at the end of the
week for assessment!
 ** You can negotiate artists (to focus on for Artist 2 &
3) who are not on this list with Miss Kidd**

We will complete the first 3 pages of the Visual Study

as a class exploring the Artist - Ahn Do

Spend the rest of the lesson investigating the other

List of Artists two artists you will explore from this list:

to investigate Pablo Picasso Leonardo de Vinci

Vincent van Gogh Sidney Nolan
for the Visual Frida Kahlo Willem de Kooning
Del Kathryn Barton Elaine de Kooning
Study Ben Quilty Gustav Klimt
Henri Matisse Jeffrey Smart
Salvador Dali Julie Dowling

Once chosen, please complete the attached Google

Form: https://forms.gle/iw8BvmTg8DFHtsCE6