Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 4 Art and Design Paper 1 End of Term 1 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  It is a Form 4 Art and Design Paper 1 (442/1) examination.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 70
  • Number of Questions: 10 (Questions 1–10)
  • Marking Scheme: The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Design layout and graphic design processes (illustrations, corporate identities, letterhead components)
  • Painting techniques (dabbing, wash) and painting equipment (easel)
  • Principles of art and design (asymmetrical balance, axis)
  • Drawing techniques and perspective (foreshortening, stippling, types of eye levels)
  • Colour theory (cool colours, analogous, complimentary, and triadic colours, pigments)
  • Pattern making (types of repeats in fabric/design)
  • Weaving (twilling vs. twining, plain weave, weaving tools, and defects)
  • Tapestry techniques and finishing techniques for woven items
  • Sculpture and 3D form analysis (identifying techniques, elements, and themes)
  • Pottery and clay preparation (grog vs. slip, clay processing)
  • Ornament making (factors in designing clay necklaces, incising, papier-mâché bead making)
  • Typography (anatomy of letters including counters, cross bar, apex, and stem)
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  ART AND DESIGN

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