AP STUDIO ART COURSE DESCRIPTION

Links to College Board

2D DESIGN HOMEPAGESTUDENT SAMPLES

DRAWING HOMEPAGESTUDENT SAMPLES

3D DESIGN HOMEPAGESTUDENT SAMPLES

BREADTH

• 2D/3D- demonstrate understanding of the principles of design, including unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale and figure/ground relationship. • Draw- demonstrate understanding of a wide range of

drawing concerns, such as drawing from observation, work with invented or nonobjective forms, effective use of light and shade, line quality, surface manipulation, composition, various spatial systems and expressive mark-making

CAN BE CLASS PROJECTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

CONCENTRATION

• a body of related works that demonstrate a student’s commitment to the thoughtful investigation of a specific visual idea.

ABANDONED

Childrens’ Imagination

QUALITY

• refers to the mastery of design principles that should be apparent in the concept, composition and execution of the works, whether they are simple or complex.

SCORING RUBRIC

• THE RUBRIC IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH SECTION 2D/3D/DRAWING

• THE RUBRIC IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH SECTION OF THE PORTFOLIO QUALITY/BREADTH/CONCENTRATION

• YOU WILL RECEIVE GRADES BASED ON THE COLLEGE BOARD SCORING RUBRIC

• YOUR FINAL HOUGH HIGH GRADE WILL BE 50% 1ST SEMESTER 50% 2ND SEMESTER

• YOUR AP PORTFOLIO SCORE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD AND DOES NOT FACTOR INTO YOUR HOUGH HIGH GPA.

SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS (YAY)

There are 3 sections with 3 parts each:• Research: historical artists, museum, modern

artists• Sketch: past work, concentration ideas, actual

sketching• Projects: choose 3

Research

1. Research your assigned artist and create a SHORT Power Point Presentation with examples and a brief description of their work.

2. Visit a museum. Photograph (if permitted) or draw your favorite piece. Write a paragraph about the piece and why you were drawn to it. Include the image and general information about the piece in your Power Point.FYI the Mint Museum is free from 5-9 every Wednesday and Bank of America customers also get in free on certain days.

3. Visit art and design blogs and create a collection of pieces that you find interesting/inspiring. I recommend using Pinterest or you can create a word document with images and links to the original website. Choose your 3 favorites and add them to your Power Point. Include your Pinterest username in your powerpoint (you can make a separate account just for class if you wish). follow allenkate08 for ideas.

Sketchbook

1. Quality images of any previous work you could use in your portfolio(these could be paper copies or digital on a flashdrive).

2. A list of possible concentrations3. draw from observation for a minimum of 90

minutes a week (average to 16.5 hours total) and your visual journal should reflect this amount of time invested.

USE THIS WEBSITE FOR IDEAS

PROJECTS!

• Choose 3 from the list or create your own.• These could be breadth or concentration.• You will need all 3 for your portfolio! So make

them awesome!