G

• Create a basic 3D shape for your pot
• Make basic carvings that reflect sea life
• Use 1 block colour to paint your pot

F – E

• Create a basic 3D shape for your pot showing hints of control with clay
• Create simple carved shapes or patterns that reflect sea life
• Add two block colours to create the base colour for your pot and add splats of white paint for decoration.

E – D

• Create quite an even shaped base for your pot and a basic rim for the neck of your pot
• Create identifiable carved shapes or patterns that reflect sea life and areas of your pot has clay reasonably attached and is raised in areas.
• Show some areas of tones (2 changing colours blended quite carefully into one another)
• Add splats of white or coloured paint to add as decoration to your pot.

D – C

• Create an accurate shape for the base of your pot with a carefully added collar for the neck of your pot.
• Areas of your pot are covered with accurately made raised parts that have been carefully attached.
• Use 3 blended shades/ tones of colour for the base of your pot.
• Controlled splatting and dribbling used to emphasise the element of splashing of waves, running of water.
• Add details and surface textures linked to artists work
• Refine and paint evenly trying to show tones with the different techniques and good control

C – B

• Create a very accurate and symmetrical shape/base for your pot that reflects the artists’ style.
• Carefully added and controlled collar for the neck of your pot that connects solidly and fluidly with the rest of the pot.
• All of your pot is covered with different aspects of the sea, clay is carefully carved into and moulded into sea life shapes and attached carefully.
• Use 4 blended shades/ tones of colour for the base of your pot that subtly change as you look around the pot.
• Confident use of controlled splatting and dribbling used to emphasise the element of splashing of waves, running of water and different colours confidently used to decorate the pot.
• Confidently add details and surface textures linked to artists work and secondary imagery
• Refine and paint smoothly showing a range of tones with the different techniques and good control

B – B+

• A confident, fluent final outcome showing a clear link to the artist research and accurate control with joining and refining methods.
• The collar for the neck of your pot connects with the rest of the pot and has been carefully decorated with joining techniques.
• All of your pot is covered with different elements of relief that are carefully attached and refined
• Use a variety of carefully blended colours for the base of your pot.
• Controlled splatting and dribbling used to emphasise the element of splashing of waves, running of water a variety of colours confidently applied.
• Add details and surface textures linked to artists work and secondary imagery
• Refine and paint smoothly showing a range of tones with the different techniques and good control