IB Art-making forms

Throughout the course, students are expected to experience working with a variety of different art-making and conceptual forms. SL students should, as a minimum, experience working with at least two art-making forms, each selected from separate columns of the table below. HL students should, as a minimum, experience working with at least three art-making forms, selected from a minimum of two columns of the table below. The examples given are for guidance only and are not intended to represent a definitive list.

Two-dimensional forms	Three-dimensional forms	Lens-based, electronic and screen-based forms
• Drawing: such as charcoal, pencil, ink, collage	• Carved sculpture: such as carved wood, stone, block	• Time-based and sequential art: such as stop-motion, digital animation, video art • Lens media: such as analog (wet) photography, digital photography, montage • Lens-less media: such as photogram/rayograph, scenography, pinhole photography, cyanotype, salted paper • Digital/screen-based: such as vector graphics, software developed painting, design and illustration
• Painting: such as acrylic, oil, watercolor, murals	• Modelled sculpture: such as wax, polymer clays
• Printmaking: such as relief, intaglio, planographic, chine collé • Graphics: such as illustration and design, graphic novel, storyboard	• Constructed sculpture: such as assemblage, bricolage, wood, plastic, paper, glass • Cast sculpture: such as plaster, wax, bronze, paper, plastic, glass
	• Ceramics: such as hand-built forms, thrown vessels, mold-made objects
	• Designed objects: such as models, interior design, jewelry
	• Site-specific/ephemeral: such as land art, installation, performance art
	• Textiles: such as fiber, weaving, constructed textiles

Interaction and engagement with local artists or collections as well as visits to museums, galleries, exhibitions, and other kinds of presentations provide valuable first-hand opportunities for investigation and should be used to inform students' work wherever possible. Personal responses to these experiences should be documented in the visual arts journal.