Introduction

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What Is a High-Quality Process Slide?

A high-quality process slide for the new IB DP Visual Arts curriculum captures your artistic journey and demonstrates how your ideas, materials, and reflections evolve over time. It should combine visuals and annotations in a way that shows rather than just tells, using your Visual Arts Journal work as the foundation.

Connect

Show how your inspirations, contextual research, and brainstorming link to your main ideas.

Include images of mind maps, flow charts, and annotated references from your journal.
Add visual stimuli such as artist research, sketches from life, personal photos, or conceptual webs.
Include research from museum visits, artist studios, or online sources, with short captions to explain how they influenced your thinking.

Example: Include an annotated sketchbook page comparing two artists’ treatment of identity, and note how one artist’s use of symbolism inspired your concept.

Use your journal to connect: research notes, contextual ideas, and concept planning tools like flow charts or annotated diagrams.

Create

Show how you explored different materials and techniques through experimentation.

Photograph your experiments, test pieces, material trials, and creative mistakes.
Include screenshots of digital processes or step-by-step development images.
Reflect briefly on what worked and what didn’t—did that technique help express your idea?

Example: Show two attempts at layering media, with a quick note on why the second attempt better conveyed emotional tone.

Use your journal to create: play with new tools, try different media, and refine existing skills.

Communicate

Reflect on artistic decisions and how they relate to your intentions and audience.

Annotate your work to explain the meaning behind key choices (composition, color, material, symbolism, cropping, etc.).
Show evidence of dialogue and feedback (e.g., teacher comments, peer suggestions, your own post-it reflections).
Include evaluation of progress: what challenges did you face and how did you respond?

Example: Include a journal screenshot where you rewrote your intentions after a critique, with visuals showing how that shift impacted your piece.

Use your journal to communicate: reflect on feedback, assess your progress, and clarify your visual message.

Slide Design Tips

Use arrows, numbering, or a clear visual hierarchy to guide the viewer through your journey
Mix photos, scanned pages, and screenshots to tell a well-rounded story
Keep annotations short and meaningful, your images should do most of the talking

It also includes Citations

What to Cite:

Artist works (paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc.)
Images found online or in books
Museum/gallery visit images
Quotes or ideas from articles, books, or websites
Any reference you didn’t create yourself

Basic Citation Format (Modified MLA Style)

For an artwork from a website:
Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the Artwork. Year created, Museum/Collection (if known). Website Name, URL.
Example:
Kahlo, Frida. The Two Fridas. 1939, Museo de Arte Moderno. Google Arts & Culture, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-two-fridas/...

For an article or written source:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Website or Book Title, Publisher (if listed), Publication Date, URL or page number.
Example:
Cotter, Holland. “A Painter Who Invoked Mexican Identity.” The New York Times, 15 Oct. 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/...

For a museum/gallery visit:
Name of Institution. Title of Exhibition or Artwork. Date of Visit. City.
Example:
The Art Institute of Chicago. Monet and Chicago. 10 Sept. 2023. Chicago.

For a Stock Image

If the photographer is credited:
Last Name, First Name. Title or Description of Image. Website Name, URL.
Example:
Nguyen, Linh. Sunset over mountain landscape. Unsplash, https://unsplash.com/photos/abc123.

If no photographer is listed:
Title or Description of Image. Website Name, URL.
Example:
Colorful abstract paint splash. Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/987654.

"Who Am I?" Visual Process Slide - Your Assignment

Create a visually appealing process slide that introduces who you are as an artist and demonstrates key elements of a strong IB DP Visual Arts process slide: experimentation, annotation, and visual cohesion.

Your Assignment
Create a process slide titled "Who Am I?" that introduces who you are as an artist. This will serve as a practice for developing strong process slides and setting the tone for your work in this course.

Your Slide Should Include

Visual Elements: A self-portrait (can be drawn, photographed, or digitally created) of who YOU are. This can be done via images of personal items or places that inspire you as an artist; a creative composition or mood board that reflects your artistic identity; artist who inspire you - your work; cultures you connect too...
Annotations: Describe how the visuals represent who you are as an artist; reflect on why you selected these elements; explain any experimental techniques or materials you used. No more than 500 words but aim for less, SHOW me who you are, more than telling me.
Design Cohesion: Thoughtfully arrange visuals and text in an engaging and balanced layout; use colors, fonts, and spacing to enhance readability and visual flow.

Steps to Complete the Assignment

Plan: Take 5 minutes to brainstorm what represents you as an artist, as a person, as a member of a community and beyond. Sketch or list items, images, and themes.
Create: Spend 30 minutes gathering and creating visual content (drawings, photos, or collages) that represent your identity.
Assemble: Use digital tools (e.g., Canva, Google Slides, Procreate, Notes+ etc.) or traditional methods (by hand - drawing etc.) to create your process slide. Include clear annotations where necessary.
Share: *if time allows be ready to present your slide to the class in 1-2 minutes, explaining your choices and process.

What am I looking for?

Creativity: Your visuals are engaging and represent your artistic identity.
Clarity: Your annotations are concise, insightful, and easy to read.
Presentation: The layout is visually cohesive and polished.

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