Combining elements, principles, materials and techniques to represent ideas

What this note covers

1. What ‘visual language’ means in this study
2. From single element to idea: how individual choices carry meaning
3. Art principles as the grammar that organises meaning
4. Materials, techniques and processes as part of the language
5. Developing your own visual language in Unit 3 Area of Study 2
6. Analysing visual language in an unseen artwork
7. How this is examined and what separates a top-band answer

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes