# Visual Arts Grade 12 P2 NSC November 2025 QP (Eng)

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Confidential

                                    NATIONAL
                               SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                                        GRADE 12

                                    VISUAL ARTS P2

                                       (PRACTICAL)

                           28 JULY 2025–24 OCTOBER 2025

MARKS: 100

TIME: TOPIC 1: Must be done at school and/or at home during the 3rd term [50]
      TOPIC 2: Must be done ONLY at school during the 4th term under
               controlled conditions: a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum
               of 24 hours                                               [50]

                         This question paper consists of 26 pages.
                     This question paper must be printed in full colour.

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1.        This question paper consists of TWO sections:

          TOPIC 1: SOURCEBOOK
          TOPIC 2: ARTWORK

2.        You have to complete both TOPIC 1 (Sourcebook) and TOPIC 2 (Artwork).

3.        In this examination you will be expected to demonstrate the following skills:

          •      Apply advanced approaches independently and creatively to generate
                 ideas in response to a project brief.
          •      Demonstrate an advanced degree of technical skill in the use of a range of
                 materials and techniques.
          •      Solve visual and conceptual problems with the creation of imaginative and
                 innovative artworks, using a personal visual language.
          •      Manage your time and the working process effectively.
          •      Present your own work in a professional manner that enhances the
                 expressive and conceptual impact of the work.

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EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS           2025

TOPIC 1:
•  You may work on the sourcebook at school and at home.
•  You MUST clearly label this sourcebook as examination work and present it with
   your final artwork, TOPIC 2.
•  You MUST discuss the question paper with your Visual Arts teacher prior to
   starting the final artwork. Your teacher will help guide you in your creative process
   in the sourcebook.
•  You may continue working in your sourcebook up to the end of the 24-hour
   examination, which will allow for final changes and ideas.

TOPIC 2:
•  The examination work must be done under supervision in the presence of an
   invigilator within the confines of the art room, using a minimum of 12 hours and a
   maximum of 24 hours. ALL ARTWORK in ANY MEDIA must be done under
   supervision during the 24-hour examination.
•  You may NOT take the artwork out of the classroom. This is regarded as an
   examination irregularity.
•  The Visual Arts teacher should be available to assist with any technical issues;
   however, your teacher may not help you with the artwork during the 24 hours.
•  For digital artwork, e.g. photography or video, the SD card, memory card or any
   storage device/card must remain at the school for the duration of the examination.

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EXAMINATION GUIDELINES

Your final art practical examination in Grade 12 represents the culmination of your art
studies this year. Your creativity, originality and skill will be displayed.

TOPIC 1: SOURCEBOOK (Conceptualising through the development and realisation
         of creative ideas)

                      'Creativity takes courage.' – Henri Matisse

The sourcebook forms an important part of this examination.

The sourcebook should be used to develop your creative ideas through research,
exploring techniques, drawing and combining processes or ideas that were
investigated.

The following guidelines should be read in conjunction with the prompts on page 7 to
enrich the process:

•    A minimum of 30% should be drawings (from simple line drawings/sketches to
     tonal drawings) to explain concept development.

•    The utmost importance is placed on the process of TRANSFORMATION of the
     source material. If you need to use appropriate borrowed images, you have to
     combine them with your own original images or significantly change the image
     TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION. Direct copying from
     magazines, the internet, etc. is NOT allowed. Direct copying of an image that
     is not your own, WILL BE PENALISED. This is a form of plagiarism and is
     unacceptable.

•    The sourcebook should clearly communicate all thought processes leading to the
     making of artworks by visually telling the 'story' of how your artwork was
     conceived, developed and produced through drawing, experimentation and
     writing. It should reflect your individuality and creativity as a Visual Arts candidate.

•    The sourcebook for new media/multimedia/digital art/photography must show
     evidence of your thought processes that lead to the final artwork. In addition to
     existing criteria, like drawing and technical exploration, the sourcebook should
     include the following:

     o    Concept development (thumbnail sketches, writing and/or a storyboard)
     o    Experimentation with images and techniques, the incorporation of other
          materials, e.g. collage or stitching, or by digital collaged imagery
     o    Documentation of process steps, e.g. screenshots that record the editing
          decisions made; the tools the candidate used to manipulate his/her images

In all practical disciplines, the artwork must develop from the sourcebook. There
should be a clear link between the development in the sourcebook and the final
artwork.

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TOPIC 2: THE ARTWORK (The making of creative artworks, the management of the
         process and presentation, following safe practice)

                     'Life is art. I never separate it.' – Ai Weiwei

•    Your artwork should be an expression of your own experiences, ideas and
     feelings to tell your story. Interpret the topic in a way that has relevance and
     meaning for you.

•    You are required to produce ONE artwork in the practical discipline that you have
     chosen this year and are most confident in.

•    Specialised options include: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, multimedia
     work, photography, installations, new media, etc. You have the freedom to work
     across disciplines. This is in keeping with contemporary art practices that are
     constantly evolving. A specialised focus on painting could include the exploration
     of three-dimensional work and new media.

•    Your artworks should align with the criteria of the subject Visual Arts and not
     according to the specialised discipline, e.g. painting or photography. Therefore,
     there should be a balance between technical (form) and conceptual (content)
     within your selected approach. Remember the importance of the elements and
     principles of art, such as line, shape, colour, texture, space, rhythm, balance,
     harmony, proportion and composition.

•    In any of the practical disciplines you may present your artwork as a single piece
     or possibly in the form of a diptych, triptych or a series of works that read as one
     work.

•    There are no restrictions on size, but the artwork must be manageable and
     durable in terms of transportation to the examination centre, if required by the
     province. Consider the scale and format of your artwork to best convey your ideas.

•    There are no specific prescriptions regarding the style of the work. It can be
     naturalistic, expressionistic, decorative, etc.

•    If you select to work with digital art, video and photography, you should not be
     overly-reliant on software or digital processes to produce visual effects. However,
     you should be conscious of using your medium/technology to transform your
     images. The medium is a tool to realise the imaginative, conceptual and artistic
     elements. In two-dimensional digital work or photography, the final artwork cannot
     only be an A4 print. It has to be a series of a minimum of THREE A4 works that
     relate in narrative OR it has to be printed on A2 or larger and mounted with a self-
     contained narrative.

•    If you select to work with video, you must carefully consider the soundtrack to
     avoid giving a 'music video' feel to the work that may contradict the message.

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•    If you select to work with an installation, artworks must be resolved fully, both
     technically and conceptually, in the examination venue and under supervision. In
     art galleries and art museums, video art and animations are usually presented in a
     large format to engulf the viewer with a total sensory experience. Although this is
     not possible in most schools, candidates must consider the impact of the work on
     a computer screen.

•    If you select to work with performance art, you must pay careful attention to the
     subtle differences between performance art as Visual Arts and performing as
     Dramatic Arts. For the final examination, the documentation of the performance
     will be assessed and not the actual performance due to the nature of the
     examination and moderation process.

•    Creativity and individuality are important.

The imagery used in the artworks must comply with the school code of conduct
according to the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act 84 of 1996).

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INSTRUCTIONS

Each artist follows a different path in creating. The prompts below can be used in any
order to assist you with the development of your sourcebook. You may photocopy this
page and cut up these prompts individually. Paste them in your sourcebook as
headings in any order that relates to your artistic process. Each of these stages can
help you to deepen your research and try different approaches.

ASK                                               LOOK
FIND THE PROBLEM                                  ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE

Engage with the theme of the brief.               Look around you: research and collect.
                                                  Research artworks. Collect material that
                                                  inspires you.

LEARN                                             PLAY
GATHER RELATED INFORMATION                        INCUBATION

Think about the things you associate with         Experiment with media. Practise your
the theme. Brainstorm. Personal                   techniques. Take risks by trying new things
reflection.                                       with your technique.

THINK                                             FUSE
GENERATE IDEAS                                    COMBINE IDEAS

Take photographs. Create collages. Make           Bounce ideas around. Look for unexpected
drawings.                                         combinations. Eliminate some ideas and add
                                                  others. Experiment further to examine new
                                                  possibilities.

                     CHOOSE
                     SELECT THE BEST IDEAS

                     Make final compositional drawings with decisions
                     about your chosen media.

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                        PLACE

       Nubokho Nqaba, Umaskhenkethe (Plastic Bags), colour photograph, 2012.

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                     HENRY MOORE – War-time drawings

Henri Moore was a famous sculptor of the 20th century. During the Second World War,
he turned to drawing. His drawings show the impact of place on his artistic
development. In this case, the time spent in the underground train tunnels of London
during the war.

                 Henri Moore, Shelter Drawings, mixed media, c. 1942.

Ask: Engage with theme                                   Bombing during 1940–1941

During the Second World War, the German Air
Force bombed industrial towns and cities. It
was a dark time in British history.

The bombers who were up in the sky were far
removed from their impact on human life.

                                                         Photograph of two bomber
                                                               planes, 1940.

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Think: Generate ideas                                    In the underground train tunnels

Roughly 100 000 Londoners took shelter in the
tunnels of the underground at night.

Moore experienced the human suffering down
in the tunnels. Strangers landed up sleeping
side by side on the floor. The space was dark,
cramped and frightening, as seen in his
drawings.

Look: Research and collect

Henry Moore did not draw from life out of
respect for people who were suffering. But, he
took notes and when he returned to the studio,
he produced these drawings from his memory.
They show the suffering of Londoners.

Moore was a sculptor, but he was restricted to
drawing because of the limitations imposed by
the war.

                                                     Henri Moore, Shelter Drawings –
                                                     Seated Mother and Child, pencil,
                                                      wax crayon, watercolour wash,
                                                           pen and ink, c.1940.

Play: Practise techniques                                    Art materials tell a story

Moore created experimental drawings in many
different media. The materials he used evoke
the feelings of the tunnel. The ominous
darkness of his watercolour washes depicts the
lack of light underground, and the texture
signals the dirty surface of the tunnel.

                                                         Henry Moore, Shelter Drawing,
                                                         pencil, wax crayon, watercolour
                                                                wash, pen and ink,
                                                                     c. 1940.
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Learn: Gather information

Moore's art developed out of what he saw and
experienced around him. The confined space
of the tunnel impacted on how Moore depicted
his figures. The bodies were pushed up against
walls in tight compositions.

Choose

Over time, the figures in the drawings became
more distorted. The increasingly abstracted
forms of his drawings would later influence his
sculptural forms.

Fuse: Bring ideas together

Over time, Moore further simplified the forms of         Moore's sculptures on display
his sculptures into barely recognisable organic
figures.

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                                     PLACE
A place tells a story.

The places we occupy become part of our story.

Like the people in Henry Moore's artwork, we have an impact on the places we
occupy, and the places where we spend time have an impact on us.

Artworks about place can tell the viewer something about the appearance of the
place. The artists may show us the appearance of an interior, a landscape or buildings,
focusing on details such as light, weather or textures.

Artists may capture the character of a place – its mood and feeling.

Artworks may show us the activities that take place or they may show us how people
are affected by place.

Place can be an inside place, an outside place or an experience of a place.

Certain places connect us to our family or a community.

In some places, we connect with the landscape or the natural world.

Sometimes we hold onto physical reminders of a place to keep our connection with
the place.

                     George Pemba, Breakfast, oil on board, 1993.

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                       Your place of belonging
Many artists convey places of safety or belonging in artworks about home or school life.
These artworks tell us something about the place, but they also show us the people in the
place: what they do in the space, the objects they use, how people feel when they are
inside the place and how the place brings people together.

                     Your place of belonging: home

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Super Blue Omo, mixed media painting (acrylic paint, coloured
pencils and collaged images from photographs, magazines and advertisements), 2016.

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                 Gerard Sekoto, Mother and Baby, oil on canvas, date unknown.

                 Pierre Bonnard, Nude in Bathtub, oil on canvas, c. 1940–1946.

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        Pieter Hugo, In Sipho Ntsibande's Home, Soweto (from the series Kin),
                                colour photograph, 2013.

         Vincent van Gogh, Still Life with a Plate of Onions, oil on canvas, 1889.

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     Phillemon Hlungwani, Vamanana Lava Tirhaka Hi Ku Ti Yimisela Xikwembu
   Xa Katekisa (God Bless Women Who Work With Diligence And Determination),
                    charcoal and pastel on paper, date unknown.

            Gerard Sekoto, Women in the Fields, oil on canvas, date unknown.

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                 Vincent van Gogh, Houses and Figure, oil on canvas, 1890.
                              Van Gogh painted from memory.

                     Your place of belonging: school

Andries Gouws, Grahamstown residence                  Trevor Makhoba, Bravissimo,
   room, open curtains, 2nd version,                       oil on board, 1997.
        oil on canvas, 2009–2011.

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                     Your place on Earth: the landscape
                 Landscapes show the natural world and our place in the world.

Jake Aikman, In Your Own Time,           Jake Aikman, Sea-Sea         Jake Aikman, HR
        oil on linen, 2023.                   after Richter,        Seascape Aggregate
                                          oil on canvas, 2007.         IV, oil on board,
                                                                         2019–2022.

While some of Jake Aikman's seascapes are naturalistic studies of the sea, he also used
the paint to convey the quality of the landscape. In Sea-Sea after Richter, the paint drips
like the water of the waves. In HR Seascape Aggregate IV, the paint is thick and opaque
and it feels oppressive like wading through rough sea.

            Arthur Buthelezi, Night Scene in a Zulu Kraal, oil on canvas, 1947.

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                     Johann Louw, In the Empty Landscape with a Reptile,
                                      oil on canvas, 2022.

          Your place on Earth: exploitation of the land

      William Kentridge, Colonial Landscapes, charcoal and pastel on paper, 1996.

William Kentridge reworked illustrations that were taken from an anthology titled
Africa and Its Exploration as Told by Its Explorers (1891). Kentridge was interested in
what became of those sites – abandoned and decayed.

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                 Your place expressed through materials
             Artists have worked with materials that came from particular places
                           to symbolise or memorialise the place.

                                              Unite used site-specific materials from
                                              industry and mine sites to make chalk-based
                                              pastels for these large-scale drawings. She
                                              used metal oxides, pigments, calcium,
                                              carbon and diamond gravel.

 Jeanette Unite, Headgear Mine Shaft,
chalk-based pastels from pigments, 2013.

Emma Willemse saved parquet floor
blocks from the house that she had lived
in. The floor blocks became a physical
reminder of the place and a way to
remember the intangible moments that
occurred on that flooring.

                                                 Emma Willemse, How to Remember a
                                                  Home (Traces), wall installation with
                                                     wooden floor blocks, 2011.
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                      Alexandra Karakashian, Shifting Grounds II,
                             motorcar oil on canvas, 2015.

Karakashian stained canvases with motorcar oil to show the damaging effects of oil spills
on the environment.

         Anselm Kiefer, Nuremberg, acrylic, emulsion and straw on canvas, 1982.

Anselm Kiefer's works engage with Germany's past, particularly World War II. His thick,
impasto surface suggests the aftermath of a battlefield.

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                                 Where do                            Where is
                                 you feel                          your place of
                                  safe?                             belonging?

         How do you feel
              in the
                                       What art materials or non-                    What is your
           landscape?
                                        art materials might best                     relationship
                                        convey your experience                         with the
                                       or feeling of the place or                    landscape?
                                              landscape?

             Are there special
                places you
             remember but no
                                                                      Are there places that
               longer visit?
                                                                     have had an impact on
                                        Are there objects or                your life?
                                        items that connect
                                          you to a place?

               How might the
            landscape speak to
          broader issues such as
              political and/or                                 Are there materials
               environmental                                   that come from the
                 concerns?                                           place?

 Your artwork about place can be an interior or exterior place, a landscape, a still life, a
 portrait or an abstract artwork. It must, however, give the viewer a sense of your
 personal voice.

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ASSESSMENT

TOPIC 1: SOURCEBOOK

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA                 This includes the following:         Weighting
Concept development        •   Mind maps, annotated sketches and           25%
                               drawings to show concept development
Research, investigation,   •   This should include some or all of the      25%
experimentation, etc.          following:
                               o Sketches, drawings, photos, images,
                                    collected poems, lyrics and any
                                    other material that inspires you
                               o Research on artists that have
                                    inspired you
                               o Experimentation of media and/or
                                    different techniques
                           •   All material must relate to the
                               development of your work, substantiating
                               your decisions.
Process drawings           •   At least 30% should be drawings to          25%
                               explain your concept development.
Presentation and overall   •   Visually interesting showing a              25%
view                           personalised approach
                           •   Your sourcebook should consist of an
                               average of 8–10 pages.
                                                                   TOTAL    50

TOPIC 2: THE ARTWORK

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA                        This includes the following:
Choice and use of          •   Suitability of material and technique according to the
materials/techniques           concept
                           •   Safe and manageable
                           •   Technical skill
Use of formal art elements •   The importance of the elements and principles of art,
                               such as line, shape, colour, texture, space, rhythm,
                               balance, harmony, proportion and composition
Overall impression of      •   Generation of new, unique and novel
work – originality,            responses/solutions
creativity, innovation
Interpretation and         •   A personal interpretation of a theme
practical implementation   •   Experimenting
of research                •   Trying new challenges
Completion and             •   Attention to detail
presentation of artwork    •   Task completed in allocated time
                           •   Presentation according to task
TOTAL                                                                           50
GRAND TOTAL                                                                    100

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                     ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR PRACTICAL WORK

                          Assessment/Moderation Rubrics/Tools

Outstanding      90–100% •    The candidate generated many ideas; tried unusual combinations
                              or changes before choosing one final idea; made connections to
                              previous knowledge; mastery of problem-solving skills.
                          •   Effort far beyond that required.
                          •   The 'WOW' factor is evident.
                          •   Work shows great innovation.
                          •   The work as a whole is confident and evocative; it engages the
                              viewer with outstanding visual qualities.
                          •   The work clearly demonstrates original vision, a variety of
                              innovative ideas and/or risk-taking and inventive articulation of a
                              broad range of elements and principles.
                          •   Content/Conceptual richness of the work is excellent.
                          •   Outstanding and original presentation; exceptional ability;
                              creativity richness; insightful; fluent; high skill; observation and
                              knowledge powerfully expressed; supported by an original or
                              unusual selection of relevant visual references.
Excellent        80–89%   •   Striking impact; detailed; well organised and coherent; polished;
                              skill evident; supported by original/unusual/relevant visual
                              references; presentation original and considered; less resolved;
                              some minor flaws evident.
                          •   Usually most of the above, but without the 'WOW' factor.
                          •   Often excellent technical abilities, but not as innovative OR very
                              innovative, but lacking technical richness.
Very good        70–79%   •   Well organised, as above, but lacks the 'glow and sparkle' (less
                              convincing in terms of imagination, creativity and innovation);
                              good level of competence and selection of content; supported by
                              a good selection of relevant visual references; obvious care and
                              effort taken with original presentation; some obvious
                              inconsistencies/flaws evident.
                          •   Good evidence of effort and commitment.
                          •   Interesting/Innovative/Creative, but not technically resolved.
                          •   Technically good, but lacks conceptual richness, or vice versa.
Good             60–69%   •   The work demonstrates some originality; clear intent; convincing;
                              simple direct use of medium; displays understanding, but tends
                              towards the pedestrian and stereotyped response at times;
                              adequate selection of relevant visual references; reasonable effort
                              taken with presentation; distracting/obvious inconsistencies.
                          •   Sound level of competence.
Average          50–59%   •   Adequate; feels mechanical; derivative or copied; little insight.
                          •   Unimaginative; some visual references not always clearly
                              identified.
                          •   Fair presentation; many distracting inconsistencies.
                          •   Average level of technical competence; possibly limited
                              commitment in terms of time and effort.
                          •   Imagery is copied from another source with little transformation of
                              images.
                          •   Little evidence of trying anything unusual.
                          •   Scope of work is narrow and/or repetitive.

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Below            40–49%   •   Enough material/works to pass; not logically constructed.
average                   •   Limited selection of information; poor technical skills and/or lack of
                              time on task might be contributing factors.
                          •   Little use of visual information; clumsy or careless presentation; in
                              need of support/motivation to pass.
                          •   Imagery is copied from another source with very little
                              transformation.
                          •   Composition is weak and undeveloped; no evidence of planning,
                              or incomplete planning.
Weak             30–39%   •   Just enough material/works to pass.
                          •   Visually uninteresting; uncreative; limited/poor technical skills
                              used.
                          •   Little attempt to present information in an acceptable manner; little
                              or no visual information/reference.
                          •   General lack of commitment; in need of support/motivation to
                              pass.
                          •   Insufficient time on task; standard below that which is acceptable.
                          •   Poor solutions to problems; artwork copied and superficial; no
                              evidence of original thought.
Very weak        20–29%   •   Very little information; jumbled; not easy to view; little or irrelevant
Fail                          work/visual information.
                          •   No effort made to present work in an acceptable manner; general
                              lack of commitment/cooperation.
                          •   Very poor skills level.
                          •   Project very weak or incomplete.
                          •   Poor artistic decision-making; candidate has little input.
                          •   Classes were missed and candidate failed to make up the time.
Unacceptable     0–19%    •   Incoherent; irrelevant; very little or no work; lack of even limited
Fail                          skills; no commitment/cooperation.
                          •   Work incomplete.
                          •   Poor artistic decision-making; candidate put forth no effort.
                          •   Most classes were missed and the candidate failed to make up
                              the time.

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                       DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY

This declaration must be completed and signed by the candidate and countersigned
by the teacher and cover all evidence submitted.

Candidate's name:                                   Date:

I declare that the attached NSC practical examination is all my own work and does
not include any work completed by anyone other than myself. I have completed the
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