2nd Yr - Animations

Junior Cert 2013 - Drawing Exam

Best of luck to all the PCA Junior Cert Art students next Wednesday! The Art student’s hard work over the past eight months has almost come to an end, as they completed their project work this Tuesday. The final stage is to complete two drawing exams which take place on Wednesday morning, 8th May. The instructions, requirements and object list for this year's drawing exam is available on the following link:  
Junior Cert Drawing Exam Paper 2013

Students are required to make two drawings as follows:

1. Category A (Natural Forms)    or   Category B (Man-Made Forms)                  
   9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.      50 Marks
2. Category C (The Human Form)                  
   11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.     50 Marks

Each drawing is marked under the following headings
     Observation (25)         Interpretation (25)                 

1. Shape     5               1. Personal         5
2. Form      5               2. Creative          5
3. Texture   5               3. Use of media   5
4. Tone       5               4. Skill                5
5. Line        5               5. Presentation    5

For inspiration here are some fantastic examples of PCA Art students past drawing exam work.

Human Forms 

Natural Objects

Man-Made Objects

For added inspiration for this years object choice, here are some excellent examples from Google images.
                             

1st Yr - Pick your favourite art movement!

Students were introduced to three different art movements:

• Pop Art
• Pointillism
• Fauvism

Students researched their favourite style and created a self  portrait in response to this.

POINTILLISM

 

POP ART

FAUVISM

 

 

 

 

1st Yr - Self Portraits (Group II)