Fine Art: Areas of Study
Fine Art is the most traditional Art and Design title. Learn its areas of study, from drawing and painting to sculpture and land art, and the two areas shared with other titles.
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The most traditional title
Fine Art is the most traditionally recognised of the six Art and Design titles. It covers a wide range of ways to make art. This module orients you in the Fine Art areas of study, and shows the two areas shared with other titles.
Installation and land art
Four terms run through this topic. Learn them first.
Flat and solid work
Fine Art areas of study range from flat, two-dimensional work to solid and spatial work.
Two shared areas
Two Fine Art areas of study are shared with other titles. Sculpture is shared with Three-dimensional Design, and installation is shared with Photography. You cannot count either of these under two titles, so choose carefully to avoid double-dipping.
Match the area
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Printing
- Land art
- Applying colour with a brush
- Making a form in three dimensions
- Making images by transferring ink
- Making art in and from the landscape
How is it described?
How is the Fine Art title best described?
- The most traditionally recognised Art and Design title
- The newest and most digital title
- The title that only works with fabric
- The title only for print and screen design
Match the description
- Drawing
- Installation
- Mixed media
- Lens-based media
- Making marks with pencil, ink or charcoal
- An artwork built to fill a space
- Combining different materials in one work
- Work made with a camera or with light
Shared with others
Which TWO Fine Art areas of study are shared exclusions with other titles? Choose all that apply.
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Painting
- Drawing
From area to artwork
Put the steps of working in a Fine Art area in order.
- Pick an area of study
- Gather sources and ideas
- Experiment with media
- Make a final piece
One piece, one title
A student is submitting work for Fine Art and is also entering Three-dimensional Design. Two of the pieces are a carved figure and a room-sized installation, and each of them is an area of study for more than one title. The rule is that a piece counts under _____ title only. So if the carved figure goes in under Three-dimensional Design, then for Fine Art it _____ count. That means the title for each piece has to be decided _____ the portfolio is assessed, because a piece already claimed elsewhere cannot be _____ again here to make the numbers up. The installation raises the same problem, since it is also an area of study for _____.
Count the shared areas
How many Fine Art areas of study are shared exclusions with other titles?
Spot the Fine Art work
Tap the TWO that are Fine Art areas of study.
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Playing a musical instrument
- Writing an essay
Sort the area
For each Fine Art area of study, decide what kind of work it is.
- Drawing and painting on paper or canvas. What kind of work is this?
- Sculpture and installation. What kind of work is this?
- Land art made outdoors from natural materials. What kind of work is this?
Explain Fine Art
Explain what the Fine Art title covers and name some of its areas of study, including the shared exclusions.
- Describe what Fine Art is
- Name several of its areas of study
- Explain the two areas shared with other titles