OCR GCSE Art and Design revision

OCR GCSE Art and Design revision for Year 10 and Year 11, following the Cambridge OCR GCSE Art and Design (J170 Art, Craft and Design / J171 Fine Art / J172 Graphic Communication / J173 Photography / J174 Textile Design / J175 Three-Dimensional Design / J176 Critical and Contextual Studies [being withdrawn]) specification point by point. Cambridge OCR GCSE Art and Design (J170 Art, Craft and Design / J171 Fine Art / J172 Graphic Communication / J173 Photography / J174 Textile Design / J175 Three-Dimensional Design / J176 Critical and Contextual Studies [being withdrawn]) covers AO1 — Developing ideas through investigation, AO2 — Refining work through experimentation, AO3 — Recording ideas, observations and insights, AO4 — Presenting a personal, meaningful response, Component 01: Portfolio, Component 02: Externally set task. Revise a topic in short interactive activities, then check yourself against real past papers.

One thing the Art and Design questions here are written to catch: A portfolio is mostly practical work, not only writing.

Best next step

Start with Critically Analysing the Work of Other Artists and Designers. It takes about 17 minutes and needs no account.

Revise Critically Analysing the Work of Other Artists and Designers

What you can revise here

Topics come straight from each exam board's published specification, so what you revise is what you are examined on.

Cambridge OCR GCSE Art and Design (J170 Art, Craft and Design / J171 Fine Art / J172 Graphic Communication / J173 Photography / J174 Textile Design / J175 Three-Dimensional Design / J176 Critical and Contextual Studies [being withdrawn]) OCR · GCSE · Art and Design · 6 topics 8 modules AO1 — Developing ideas through investigation AO2 — Refining work through experimentation AO3 — Recording ideas, observations and insights AO4 — Presenting a personal, meaningful response Component 01: Portfolio Component 02: Externally set task

Revision modules, quickest first

Short interactive GCSE revision activities for mocks, homework and last-minute practice.

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Same subject, other exam boards

AQA AQA GCSE Art and Design revision CCEA CCEA GCSE Art and Design revision Edexcel Edexcel GCSE Art and Design revision Eduqas Eduqas GCSE Art and Design revision WJEC WJEC GCSE Art and Design revision

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Common questions

Is this page for Year 10 and Year 11?

Yes. It is built for Year 10 and Year 11 students revising OCR GCSE Art and Design, and every topic on it is taken from the exam board's published specification rather than a generic syllabus.

Will it help with GCSE mocks?

Yes. This page lists 6 topics and 8 interactive modules, so you can revise the exact topic a mock covers, then sit a real past paper to check it under timed conditions.

Does it match OCR?

Yes, for OCR. The topics here come from OCR's own published GCSE specifications, so the wording matches what OCR examines.

Is it free to start?

Yes. Every revision module on DoRevision is free and there is nothing to pay at any point. A free account saves your progress and streaks, and past papers download without one.