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The arts

IB Visual Arts SL and HL

23 lessons at SL. 24 at HL, with every HL-only topic. Five-minute lessons and practice questions on every assessment task.

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Units
6
SL lessons
23
HL lessons
24
Questions
146
Key terms
80

What you will study

Every lesson follows the current IB guide. Lessons marked HL are in the HL course only. The first unit is free.

The language of art4 lessons · free
  1. Formal elementsLine, shape, form and space
  2. Formal elementsColour, value and texture
  3. Principles of designPrinciples of design
  4. CompositionComposition and viewpoint
Media and techniques4 lessons
  1. 2D formsDrawing and painting
  2. 2D formsPrintmaking, collage and mixed media
  3. 3D formsSculpture, ceramics and installation
  4. Lens- and time-basedLens-based and time-based media
Analysing and comparing artworks4 lessons
  1. Visual analysisLooking closely: a method for analysis
  2. Visual analysisMeaning, symbol and purpose
  3. ComparisonComparing artworks
  4. Writing about artSubject vocabulary, sources and integrity
Art in context3 lessons
  1. Historical contextMovements and periods
  2. Cultural contextArt across cultures
  3. Contemporary contextContemporary art and its questions
The artistic process and curation4 lessons
  1. InquiryStarting an inquiry
  2. ExperimentationExperimenting and developing ideas
  3. ReflectionReflection, critique and documentation
  4. CurationCuration and exhibition
Assessment components4 SL · 5 HL lessons
  1. AssessmentThe course and its components
  2. AssessmentThe art-making inquiries portfolio
  3. AssessmentThe connections study
  4. AssessmentResolved artworks and their presentation
  5. HL assessmentHL: the artist projectHL

Try a question

From “Line, shape, form and space”.

Questions are in English. Every answer comes with an explanation.

A drawing traces only the outer edges of a shoe, with no shading at all. Which kind of line does it mainly use?

  1. AGestural scribble
  2. BContour line
  3. CImplied line
  4. DCross-hatching
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B. Contour line

A contour line follows the edges of a form; hatching and scribbles would add tone or movement.

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