Write a Creative Journey at the end of each project: This could be a series of chronological photos from your book (See Gallery) with a caption underneath or a numbered paragraph to explain how one page developed into the next. For example, if your starting topic was Portraiture but your Final Piece is a still life of a fruit bowl, you could still get full marks as long as you explain where the ideas grew from.
Final Pieces
After every project, bring together your thoughts and experiments. How can you best express the title, extending it further and developing techniques you already used? Incorporate materials you learnt to use throughout the project. Perhaps you could develop a sketch into a collage or turn a photograph into a lino print? Before attempting anything on a large scale which will take time and materials, create a few sketches of your idea. Make fabric or paint swatches to explore techniques, texture, tones and colour palette. Make another mood board- comparing this to the spider diagram or mood board you created before starting the project will show development. You will get marks for the development of a final piece as well as how it turns out in the end
Final Exam Pieces
Your final piece for the exam project will be done under exam conditions. Despite not being allowed music or food during the exam, you will find the 10 hours (split by lunch and break) fly by. This is a culmination of all your skills learnt over two years. All you need is time management and careful planning. Don't spend hours making an ornate time table but include a brief breakdown of how you plan to spend your two days to show examiners you can plan and manage your time. During the exam, take photos at important moments such as just after painting a background or when you finished a feature on someone's face as evidence of following a plan.