Art making is like a disciplined sport for which you train and work up until the event. This is also the case in the preparation and development of your body of work. Learn how to use and exploit the material you intend to use in your artwork. Don't assume that because you have read about the medium in a book or seen in it a gallery, that it is easy. You will quickly realise the importance of experimentation.
Good art looks easy but it's the result of many hours labour in getting it right.
Reflect consideration, demonstrate sensitivity towards intuitive selections and make evident your conscious ordering of images and objects. Make the artwork reflect your originality and idiosyncrasies. Aim to communicate ideas, feeling and beliefs and ensure that the body of work shows the depth of your conceptual strength and meaning. The aim of the body of work is to present ideas and concepts that are important and authentic to you. Ensure that your visual message is expressed well.