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    Art and Design GCSE

    Visual Language

    What Visual Language means in Art and Design GCSE, as defined for AQA.

    Definition of Visual Language

    The communication of ideas through visual elements such as line, shape, tone, colour, pattern, texture, and form.
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    Topics that use Visual Language

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    Using Visual Language in the exam

    Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.

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