AP Studio Art 2D and Drawing Summer Assignments

I. Sketchbook- Make your sketchbook your new "best friend" over

the summer. Take it with you everywhere you go. Take notes for ideas

that occur to you while observing and drawing. Think of your sketches as

possible studies for more finished works. Some of your sketches may

develop into completed drawings as you are working on them over the

summer. Use a variety of media to sketch with including graphite pencil,

Prismacolors, charcoal, ink and crayons. Be experimental and create

different marks. Be sure to include at least 30 drawings- 20

observational drawings and 10 of student choice (anything will work).

Please number drawings 1-10 (teacher assigned) on the back.

1. Include a contour drawing of a seated figure (head to toe) including the

surrounding environment in any media.

2. Include a drawing of an architectural structure (detail or whole) in pencil or

charcoal.

3. Draw a landscape drawing of trees and the surrounding vegetation in any media.

4. Create a carefully planned composition from a still life of kitchen utensils and

appliances. Use pencil or oil pastels to make the separate units work together

visually.

5. Create a rendering of a houseplant in pencil with a full value range of tones.

6. Draw a clear glass or shiny object in your choice of a medium.

7. Create a color rendering of a still life consisting of your family members' shoes

in Prismacolor, tempera or oil pastels.

8. Create a drawing of your hands arranged in a variety of poses. You must

carefully plan your composition in order for the separate units to work together

visually. Create an effective composition in pencil or ink.

9. Draw your street and neighborhood as you see it from your yard in a medium of

your choice.

10. Create a close-up drawing of a leaf including color values and details in

Prismacolor.

11-20 Student choice drawing from observation

20-30 Anything goes

If you choose NOT to do the above 30 drawings, you MAY fill a sketchbook

from cover to cover and turn it in instead. * All drawings are expected to be of excellent quality*

II. Artist Report:

Choose one artist from the list below and study the artist and their work.

Complete a report using at least two cited sources for your information and

two examples (reproductions or copies) of their work and compile a two to

three page report. Internet sources may be used. Tell what inspired these

artists and give details on what the concentrations in the artwork are.

Choose an artist from the list below:

Salvador Dali

Henri Matisse

Georgia O'Keeffe

Franz Marc

Max Earnst

Jacob Lawrence

Mary Cassatt

Andy Warhol

Pablo Picasso

August Renoir

Claude Monet

Chuck Close

Jasper Johns

Jackson Pollock

III. Major Drawing Projects: Pick TWO from

assignments A-E listed below

Assignment A: Subject: Still life

Medium: Your choice on drawing paper

Size: 18" x 24"

Work Time: 10 hours

Set up a still life scene. Set it up so that you can draw it over several days. Use

an object with water in it, a reflective object, and other items. Take several

pictures of the still life from different angles. Pick one angle that you like and

create a drawing of it. Make sure to use a full range of tonal changes and do an

excellent job with the execution of the drawing.

Assignment B: Subject: Draw your closet and its contents

Medium: Prismacolor on drawing paper

Size: 16" x 20"

Work Time: 10 hours

Draw your closet with its contents showing. Open your closet door and take a

minute to observe the structure of it, its contents and the area around it. Pay

attention to details and have your door at least 2/3 of the way open so that the

stuff inside is visible.

Assignment C: Skill from Photo/Portrait

Size: 18x24

Medium: Prisma Color Pencils

Work Time: 10 hours

You are to take several photographs of friends or family members from odd angles.

Don’t just take normal, happy photos. Include dramatic lighting and angles to set a

different mood. You must include a reflection. Don’t center the picture. Allow

things to run off of the page. Think of interesting ways to view people such as

trapped in a box, under glass tables, putting on make-up with a reflection etc. You

could even think about drawing the real life in color and reflection in black and

white or vice versa.

Assignment D: Abstraction from Realism

Size: 18x24

Medium: Watercolor, Marker, Prismacolor, Pencils and Tape

Work Time: 5-10 hours

Sketch a portrait or a still like in pencil. Use markers to make lines thick while

leaving other lines thin. Tape randomlines across the page in different directions.

Then take watercolor and color in flat areas randomly. Next, take off the tape,

erase the pencil lines and use prismacolor to finish, or, break down the portrait

into simple shapes like a more recognizable Picasso.

Assignment E: Your Choice Drawing (Be Creative!)

Size: 18x24

Medium: Your Choice

Work Time: 10-15 hours

IV: Paintings: Pick ONE from the assignments

listed below

Assignment F: Small town, rural painting

Size: 18x24 or LARGER

Medium: Acrylic paint, black, white and grey

You can purchase either a craft board from a local craft store or MDF board from

Home Depot or Lowe’s (they will cut it down for you if you ask). Take a picture of

some old city buildings or a rural farmhouse. Print it out on your computer and use

high contrast. Create a proportion grid and transfer it to your board (or you can

use a projector). Paint thinly in layers and build up your greys. This painting is

black and white only. You should have black, white and at least ten shades of grey.

Assignment G: Random Cut & Paint

Size: larger than 18x24

Medium: Acrylic

You may use cardboard to cut out random shapes or a motif. Assemble the shapes

and glue them down on a flat piece of cardboard or MDF. Make a fantasy

landscape or a cool design or even realistic compilation. Paint it with flat colors,

however, think about composition and the principles of design.

Assignment H: Painting from the Impressionist Masters

Size: 18x24 or larger

Medium: Acrylic or oil paints

Look at the artwork of famous Impressionist artists. Pay particular attention to

how they use value, create texture and their brush strokes. Observe a landscape

in real life. Take a picture of it or sketch it. You will need to turn it in (so keep it).

Us the landscape picture to create an impressionistic painting. Make sure to make

an emphasis on value and brush strokes.