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Three-Dimensional and Sculptural Form

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How does three-dimensional work use solid mass and empty space, and how does a moving viewer change the experience?

Understand form, mass and space in three-dimensional work, including solid mass and negative space, open and closed form, the role of real light and shadow, and the experience of a viewer moving around the work
A focused answer to the O-Level Art outcome on three-dimensional form. Solid mass and negative space, open and closed form, the role of real light and shadow, and the experience of a viewer moving around a work with no single viewpoint.
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How do you develop a three-dimensional idea from small trial models to a resolved final piece?

Develop three-dimensional work from maquette to final form, including small trial models, the role of the armature and structure, testing materials and scale, and resolving and finishing a final piece with reasoned decisions
A focused answer to the O-Level Art outcome on developing three-dimensional work. Small trial maquettes, the role of the armature and structure, testing materials and scale, and resolving and finishing a final piece through reasoned decisions.
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How do different materials behave in three-dimensional work, and what meaning do they carry?

Explore materials for three-dimensional work, including clay, plaster, wood, wire and card, and found and recycled materials, understanding how each behaves, the method it suits, and the associations and meaning it carries
A focused answer to the O-Level Art outcome on three-dimensional materials. How clay, plaster, wood, wire, card and found materials behave, the methods each suits, and the associations and meaning materials carry.
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What are the main ways of making a three-dimensional object, and how does the method shape the result?

Identify the methods of making three-dimensional work, including carving (subtractive), modelling, construction and assemblage (additive), and casting, and explain how each method shapes the surface, form and feel of the result
A focused answer to the O-Level Art outcome on making three-dimensional work. The additive and subtractive divide, carving, modelling, construction and assemblage, casting, and how each method shapes the surface, form and feel of the result.
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What is the difference between a relief that projects from a background and a sculpture you can walk around?

Distinguish relief from sculpture in the round, including low and high relief, the single frontal view of relief versus the many views of in-the-round work, and how each type is experienced and used
A focused answer to the O-Level Art outcome on relief and in-the-round work. Low and high relief, the single frontal view of relief versus the many viewpoints of sculpture in the round, and how each type is experienced and used.
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