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Your work journal should include primary sources (your own work) and secondary sources (other people's material from books, magazines, the internet, etc).
This Revision Bite will explain more about secondary sources, and show how to use them to make your work journal look good.
Drawing from secondary sources
Secondary sources are images that have already been created by someone else. They will help your observational skills, and develop your understanding of a theme, subject or artist.
Secondary sources can include photographs and other images. Just like drawing from primary sources, drawing from secondary sources will develop your observational skills. However, this time it is about examining sources created by another person.
The work of artists
No matter what your coursework or examination assignment is, there is a very good chance that other artists have already explored the same themes. Use their works of art to develop your observational skills, to deepen your knowledge and understanding and to create your own ideas.
Don't forget that different artists will interpret the same theme in different ways. If your theme is landscapes, then there is a huge difference between the photographs of Ansel Adams and the paintings of the Impressionists. Look at as many examples as you can and make a note of the differences between them.
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