A-level art essay help !!!!

How do I even write a 2500-3000 word essay about 3 portrait artists.... idk how to structure it or do anything and the exam board website is no help.

Hello. Logically this is what to do.

Research three portrait artists online firstly. Make up some brief notes on each one. Use that as fodder for your essay. Aim to write a full paragraph per artist for your artistic essay. You could even include some appropriate bits of information on their personal lives if this is relevant to the task.
Remember to fully summarise all the information which you can find online in your own words as far as possible. List all your online reference sources at the end of your coursework essay as well. I would go out on a limb to say that at least three paragraphs is recommended in order to try to make up the bulk of the entire essay.
One more useful tip when typing up your coursework essay on a laptop make sure to only use black font as it is easier to read. Good luck. Always include the full names of artists at the top of each paragraph in the first line. Describe their style as accurately as far as possible too.
Refer back to your written lesson notes to help you to write the essay up. In terms of the total number of lines for each paragraph I would totally say that eight is a good number to aim for really. Avoid the delay tactics however this is easier said than done I know.

How do I even write a 2500-3000 word essay about 3 portrait artists.... idk how to structure it or do anything and the exam board website is no help.

Is this the personal study element of the Edexcel course, or a different exam board?

OCR

these are the key bits from the specification:

- understanding of art historical movements, genres, practitioners
tell us about these artists, who they were working with, were they rebels or traditionalists, were they successful in their lifetime and who with?

- considering the way that these evolve over a period of time
did these artists change over time, either in how they created portraits, or who they worked with. If so, how did they change?

- understanding of the relationship between society and art
how did these artists make their £? Did they have patrons, were they commissioned to hire? Were they rich comparative to other craftspeople? Who are the portraits of? And did who they are influence how the painting was put together? What happened to the painting after they were made? Did they hang in private houses or in galleries in the painter's lifetime?

- analyse, discuss and interpret images
you need to pick a selection of works (1 or 2 from each artist) and describe the way they are painted, any specific ways the method of production helps illustrate the person (eg Warhol's screenpints reference newspaper reports about celebrities), any things within the paintings that help explain the portrait (what they are holding or their clothes or the background) and how they compare or contrast with each other.

- use art historical terms
research a glossary and ensure you sprinkle in these terms as you write it

Structure-wise, I'd start with a bit about each artist separately using a representative painting to illustrate each one, then compare and contrast their practice and context, using a pair/three paintings that illustrate similarity and influence. Research-wise, I'd start with their lives, pulling out pertinent facts that explain their background and with finding some key paintings that have connections between the three.

How do I even write a 2500-3000 word essay about 3 portrait artists.... idk how to structure it or do anything and the OCR*exam board website is no help.

Thing is i dont know how to start my introduction 🥺

Same.. the teachers r not very helpful tbh it all feels very last minute and disorganised

Same.. the teachers r not very helpful tbh it all feels very last minute and disorganised