Tips for a student in Year 12 doing studio art. What is the best way to increase marks for folio work?
TRIAL TRIAL TRIAL! Do as much exploration and experimentation as you can! My Art teacher told us to think of our folios in a "the journey is more important than the destination" sort of way. Basically, they don't want to see your prettiest drawings and your best ideas, they want to see EVERYTHING! Every passing thought about your artist and studio thought processes should be documented.
The way you do this will depend on your theme/focus this year, but you can just google "art folio trials" for some cool examples...
Some other possible ideas about what you could add to your folio:
- Since part of your assessment will involve studying the work and processes of at least two artists, you should thoroughly document everything about them both: their lives, upbringing, artistic career, influences, works, progression of style/ability over time, meaning of their art, their reputation, death, etc.
- Consider how you could compare different artworks by the same artists, or by different artists. You don't have to write a whole theory essay, but just printing some photos of two pieces and then annotating the major similarities/differences between them could be interesting.
- For your process studies, consider 'emulating' the approach of another artist. Anything that's process-based is super easy to document, because it can literally just be a numbered step-by-step process with photos and some writing to document what you've done.
- Trial different mediums or ideas even if you know they won't contribute to your final piece. It may sound odd, but experimenting with different forms can still help you in your own work (e.g. if you're working with clay, you could test out some drawing techniques to accurately capture the 2D forms that you're trying to create in 3D).
- Visit art galleries and shows and document your experiences. Your school might take you on a few excursions if you're lucky, but if not, try and seek out some nearby art exhibitions to draw inspiration from.
- When documenting your process/piece, consider the following questions (taken from the 'Advice for Teachers' doc. on VCAA's website
here <-- would highly recommend checking out the sample tasks and template tables):
- Finally, talk to your teacher! They will likely be the ones assessing your piece, and they may have some valuable advice about what they want to see in your folio, or what might be missing so far. Otherwise, if they're not much help,
let us know what you're focusing on and you might be able to get some more specific advice
Best of luck!
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