Visual Arts study guides
SG-N-LEVEL Β· GCE N-Level (Singapore) Β· aligned to SEAB.
- Art history and appreciation for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): describing and analysing artworks, interpreting meaning and context, recognising art movements and styles, and Singapore and Southeast Asian art including the Nanyang artists
Art history and appreciation for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). The skills behind Paper 1 Section A (Visual Analysis): describing then analysing an artwork using the elements and principles, interpreting its meaning from symbols, mood and context, recognising a few major art movements and styles, and understanding Singapore and Southeast Asian art including the Nanyang artists.
π 7 min readSEAB-6127 - Colour and painting media for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): the colour wheel and mixing, working with watercolour, poster paint and acrylic, painting techniques, and using colour for mood and expression
Colour and painting media for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). How the colour wheel organises primary, secondary and tertiary colours, mixing from a limited set, the qualities of watercolour, poster paint and acrylic, core painting techniques like washes, wet-on-wet, dry brush and layering, and using warm, cool, bright and muted colour to create mood and express feeling.
π 7 min readSEAB-6127 - Drawing and observational studies for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): observational drawing, drawing media and mark-making, tone and shading, and simple perspective and proportion
Drawing and observational studies for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). How to draw what you actually see using measuring and construction lines, the qualities of pencil, charcoal, ink and coloured pencil and how to vary marks, building a tonal range with highlights and shadows to make objects look solid, and using simple one-point and two-point perspective to draw believable depth.
π 7 min readSEAB-6127 - Elements and principles of art for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): line, shape and form, colour, tone and texture, space and composition, and the principles of design
Elements and principles of art for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). The visual vocabulary that runs through the whole subject: line, shape and form; colour, tone and texture; space and composition (positive and negative space, foreground to background); and the principles of design (balance, contrast, emphasis, pattern, rhythm and unity) used to organise the elements into a strong artwork.
π 6 min readSEAB-6127 - The coursework portfolio for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): Paper 2, choosing and developing a theme, experimenting with media, keeping a coursework journal, and resolving and presenting the final piece
The coursework portfolio for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127), Paper 2 and 50 percent of the grade. How to choose and develop a personal theme into a line of inquiry, experiment with a range of media and record the results, keep an honest coursework journal that shows development, and plan, make and present a resolved final piece with a short self-evaluation.
π 7 min readSEAB-6127 - Three-dimensional and sculptural form for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): understanding 3D form, materials and making, modelling and construction, and relief and mixed media
Three-dimensional and sculptural form for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). What makes 3D form different from a flat picture (mass, volume, surface and surrounding space), choosing and working materials like clay, card, wire and found objects safely, making by modelling and construction, and creating relief and mixed-media work between the flat and the fully three-dimensional.
π 7 min readSEAB-6127 - Two-dimensional design for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127): poster and layout design, lettering and typography, pattern and repetition, and printmaking basics
Two-dimensional design for Singapore N(A)-Level Art (SEAB 6127). The applied, communicative side of art: planning a poster or layout with a focal point and visual hierarchy, using lettering and typography so letters carry feeling and stay readable, building patterns from a repeated motif, and making simple relief prints, understanding the plate, the reversed image and printing an edition.
π 6 min readSEAB-6127