Advanced Placement (AP) Art and Design, formerly known as AP Studio Art, is a series of

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s offered by the

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as part of its

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...

program. AP Art and Design is divided into three categories: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, and Drawing.

Portfolio

Unlike traditional AP exams that utilize a multiple-choice section, free response section, and occasionally an audio section, the AP Studio Art Exam is a portfolio that encompasses 3 different categories: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth. Depending on the AP Studio Art exam the person is taking, the components for each of the 3 categories will vary. Regardless of the exam, all AP Studio Art portfolios have to be turned in by a set date and time.

AP 2-D Art and Design

AP 2-D Art and Design deals with two-dimensional applications such as

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, photography, weaving, and

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. Contrary to AP Studio Art Drawing, focus is applied on the design itself instead of the composition of the artwork.

Portfolio

*Section I: Quality: A student submits 5 actual artwork that represents the student's quality of designing pieces in 2D. *Section II: Concentration: A student submits 125 different slides that demonstrate the student's ability to make a variety of pieces in 2D that relate to 1 idea. These are arranged in a special order on slide coverings from

. Starting in 2009, an online application replaced the use of physical slides and associated documents. *Section III: Breadth: A student submits 12 additional and different slides that demonstrate the student's ability to incorporate 2D design principles that include unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition,

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, and figure-ground relationship. These are arranged similar to Section II. Starting 2009, an online application replaced the use of physical slides and associated documents.

Grade distribution

AP 3-D Art and Design

AP 3-D Art and Design is a three-dimensional (3-D) art course that holds many similarities to the 2-D course. The course deals with 3-D artistic applications such as metalworking, sculpture, computer models, and ceramics. Like AP Studio Art 2D, the focus is on the design of the artwork itself as opposed to its composition.

Portfolio

*Section I: Quality: The actual work for this exam is three-dimensional and not flat, so transporting it directly to The College Board could cause damage to the artwork and the pieces would most likely not fit in portfolios. Because of this, five pieces of artwork are shown in ten slides to showcase the quality of the student's three-dimensional pieces. *Section II: Concentration: 12 different slides are submitted to demonstrate the student's ability to produce a variety of pieces that relate to a single idea. The slides are arranged in slide coverings in an order designated by The College Board. Starting in 2009, an online application replaced the use of physical slides and associated documents, and the student was allowed to determine the order of the works in their concentration. *Section III: Breadth: Eight different works are shown in 16 slides which are meant to demonstrate the student's ability to incorporate a variety of different

3D Design 3-D, 3D, or 3d may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Relating to three-dimensionality * Three-dimensional space ** 3D computer graphics, computer graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data ** 3D film, a ...

principles, including unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition,

, and figure/ground relationship. Similar to Section II, this section's slides are also arranged in an order designated by The College Board. Starting 2009, an online application replaced the use of physical slides and associated documents.

Grade distribution

In the 2012 administration, 3,840 students took the exam with a mean score of 3.00.

AP Drawing

AP Drawing deals with basic painting and

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. Focus is applied on the composition of the different

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s/ colors/ shape/etc... of the painting instead of the design itself. Originally called AP Studio Art, it was later changed to AP Studio Art Drawing.

Portfolio

*Section I: Quality: A student submits 5 actual

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to the AP College Board that represent the student's quality of technique and their design concepts. *Section II: Concentration: A student submits 12 different slides that demonstrate the student's ability to paint and draw a variety of pieces that relate to 1 idea. These are arranged in a special order on slide coverings from

techniques and issues that include drawing from

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, work with inverted or nonobjective forms, effective use of light and shade,

quality, surface

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, composition, various spatial systems, and expressive mark-making. There are arranged similar to Section II. Starting 2009, an online application replaced the use of physical slides and associated documents.

Grade distribution

In the 2016 administration, 18,407 students took the exam with 21 students earning a perfect score of 72/72.

References

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External links

AP Studio Art at CollegeBoard.com

Advanced Placement Visual arts education