GCSE Art

Speaking as someone who enjoyed art (and is taking it at A-Level) here's my thoughts:

It can be really fun if you know the techniques and there are new skills you learn in art. If you are good at drawing and can handle the pressure then go for it!

For your coursework, you're mainly building up a portfolio to set up in Year 11 as an exhibition to the examiner. You can follow a certain topic which your teacher will usually give a choice over. You have final pieces which are pretty big but if you know what you're doing, can really show your art skills in a good light. I don't know what exam board your school has but we had OCR at ours and we had 60% and 40% (40% being exam work) the 40% ended with a 10 hour exam which builds the pressure, but if you're prepared and can stand being quiet for 10 hours, then can be really rewarding.

That's it really, if you have any questions or need anything, just reply or PM me!

Hey thanks for your comment

So I was just gonna ask, for the portfolio do you get to choose a topic of your choice? And what is it made of? (Drawings, paintings, prints etc?!)

Lastly, is Art a subject where there's loadss of work and is quite stressing to handle?

Hi everyone
I am picking my gcse options soon and was thinking to choose Art. If anyone has done/is still doing art as a GCSE, i would appreciate if you shared your experience, advice etc to give me an insight of what it's like. This will further help me to come to a decision whether i should choose art or not.

Thanks