The following will be due the first day of school
No complete = No AP :(
You will receive a major grade for your summer work.
1. Watch this Video on AP portfolio Requirements
2. Watch This Video on Drawing Issues
Numbers 3-5 are for the Sustained Investigation Section
3. Create 3 different Mind Maps
4. choose top 5 ideas from each mind map
5. Use those 5 words to forumulate a guiding
question for each idea
6. Create a powerpoint with 3 Plans for each
guiding question
Plans must include:
- Answer: Identify the inquiry statement or guiding question that will guide your sustained investigation
- Answer: How does, or how will, the work in your sustained investigation demonstrate the exploration of your idea?
- provide at least two inspiration artists with discussion of their connection to your work
- A mind map leading to potential directions of inquiry
- Include photographs of work already completed or sketches of proposed pieces: Total 5 images, drawings or photographs. Drawings should be half-sheet, detailed sketches with labels and color.
- 3 photo references (the more the better!)
This is for your Selected Works section
7. Complete at least 5 of the following:
These can come from previous works, other art classes, workshops etc...(at least 3 must be entirely new)
It is your choice as to which assignments you complete from the list below. Pieces should be between 9” x 12” and 18” x 24” in size – the assignments are about quality, not quantity. Work with the size paper that is more comfortable to you. You may use any media or mixed media of your choice. You are encouraged to explore media that you have not used before. The emphasis on this section of work is variety of media, styles, approaches and subject matter.
- A self-portrait that expresses a specific mood. Think about the effects of color and how its’ use can help to convey the individual mood. You may use any style (realism, cubism, expressionism, etc.). Do some research online or at area museums about different artist’s self-portraits and the styles and techniques they used to create them.
- Still life arrangement that consists of 3 or more reflective objects. (Glass and/or metal is good.) Your goal is to convey a convincing representation.
- A drawing of an unusual interior – for example, looking inside of a closet, cabinet, refrigerator, inside of a draw, inside your car, under the car’s hood etc. (Perspective)
- A still-life arrangement of your family members’ shoes. You should include at least three shoes - go for interesting shape, design, texture, color. Set them in an interesting composition. (Observational Drawing)
- A close-up drawing of a bicycle/tricycle from an unusual angle. Do not draw the bicycle from the side! (note: a few art schools still require a drawing of a bicycle in your portfolio)
- Buildings in a landscape: Do a drawing on location. Look for a building or spot in your neighborhood that is part of your neighborhood’s identity. It could be a fire house, restaurant, park, church or any other building or place that you frequent or pass by often and would miss seeing if it were torn down. Use correct perspective techniques.
- Expressive landscape: locate a landscape near your home or use a photograph you have taken of a landscape – you can also use multiple sketches or photos of different landscapes to create a unique one (it is best to work from an actual subject, so try to do this outdoors, looking at the actual landscape). Use expressive color to draw that landscape to express a mood or feeling.
- Create a self-portrait that is done by looking at your reflection in an unusual reflective surface – in other words, something other than a normal mirror. This could be a metal appliance (toaster, blender), a computer monitor, a broken or warped mirror, etc.
- Café drawing (or any other local hangout): go to a place where you can sit and sketch for a long period of time. In your drawing, capture the essence of this place (local eatery/café, bookstore, mall, airport, park, etc...) by drawing the people and places you see.
- Action portrait: have a friend or family member pose for you doing some sort of movement (jump roping, walking, riding a bike, walking down stairs, etc.). Capture the entire sequence of their action in one piece of artwork. How will you portray movement in your work? Look at “Nude Descending a Staircase” by Dada artists Marcel Duchamp to see an example of an action painting.
Resources
kMAGNIFICATION:
MAGNIFICATION- PRESENTATION
PEN AND INK DRAWING TECHNIQUES
INK WASH TECHNIQUE
HOW TO USE INDIA INK
HOW TO DRAW BASIC FORMS WITH CHARCOAL
HOW TO DRAW WATER DROPLETS IN CHARCOAL
DIFFERENT VIEWS
FIGURE DRAWING:
AP FIGURE - PRESENTATION
FORESHORTENING IN FIGURE DRAWING
HOW TO DRAW THE FIGURE IN PERSPECTIVE
FORESHORTENING WITH THE COIL TECHNIQUE
DRAWING TUTORIAL: FORESHORTENING
THUMBNAIL SKETCHING
TEXTURE:
AP TEXTURE IN ART - PRESENTATION
HOW TO CREATE REALISTIC TEXTURES
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS
STILL LIFE:
AP THE STILL LIFE - PRESENTATION
HOW TO DRAW WATER DROP
WHITE PENCIL ON BLACK PAPER
A LOOK AT BALANCE
INTERIOR:
AP INTERIORS A LOOK INSIDE - PRESENTATION
A LOOK AT COMPOSITION -PRESENTATION
IMAGINARY:
AP I MADE THAT UP - PRESENTATION
PORTRAIT:
AP PORTRAIT
SELF-PORTRAIT
ACTION PORTRAIT
ARCHITECTURE:
AP THE BUILDING
LANDSCAPE:
AP LANDSCAPE
CONCEPTUAL:
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS
OTHER AP IDEAS:
SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION: BEGIN FALL 2021
AP SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION SAMPLE - THE KITCHEN
CONCENTRATION IDEAS FIRST ROUND DRAFT
AP ARTIST STATEMENT PRESENTATION
MAGNIFICATION- PRESENTATION
PEN AND INK DRAWING TECHNIQUES
INK WASH TECHNIQUE
HOW TO USE INDIA INK
HOW TO DRAW BASIC FORMS WITH CHARCOAL
HOW TO DRAW WATER DROPLETS IN CHARCOAL
DIFFERENT VIEWS
FIGURE DRAWING:
AP FIGURE - PRESENTATION
FORESHORTENING IN FIGURE DRAWING
HOW TO DRAW THE FIGURE IN PERSPECTIVE
FORESHORTENING WITH THE COIL TECHNIQUE
DRAWING TUTORIAL: FORESHORTENING
THUMBNAIL SKETCHING
TEXTURE:
AP TEXTURE IN ART - PRESENTATION
HOW TO CREATE REALISTIC TEXTURES
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS
STILL LIFE:
AP THE STILL LIFE - PRESENTATION
HOW TO DRAW WATER DROP
WHITE PENCIL ON BLACK PAPER
A LOOK AT BALANCE
INTERIOR:
AP INTERIORS A LOOK INSIDE - PRESENTATION
A LOOK AT COMPOSITION -PRESENTATION
IMAGINARY:
AP I MADE THAT UP - PRESENTATION
PORTRAIT:
AP PORTRAIT
SELF-PORTRAIT
ACTION PORTRAIT
ARCHITECTURE:
AP THE BUILDING
LANDSCAPE:
AP LANDSCAPE
CONCEPTUAL:
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS
OTHER AP IDEAS:
SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION: BEGIN FALL 2021
AP SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION SAMPLE - THE KITCHEN
CONCENTRATION IDEAS FIRST ROUND DRAFT
AP ARTIST STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Helpful Hints:
1. Draw directly from life instead of using reference photos, whenever possible. If you must use a photo, take your own photo!
2. Use quality materials for your art. Good materials make it easier to create good work.
3. Use standard sizes. Stay within the 18” x 24” size, so that these pieces could be used for the selected works section of your portfolio.
4. Use a sketchbook to plan your artwork. Make several thumbnails, jot down notes, glue in reference images, and do color studies when needed.
5. Use a variety of media, even combining them for mixed media.
6. DO NOT SIGN YOUR NAME TO THE FRONT OF YOUR WORK or place any identifying marks on the front as per AP Guidelines. Be sure to write your name on the back or bottom.
7. Visit the AP Central website for the portfolio you are submitting often to see sample portfolios and to become familiar with requirements.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studiodrawing http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studio2d http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studio3d
8. Look at good art! Visit the local art centers, galleries, art museums, and art festivals. Take your sketch book with you, and render the work as well as your response to it. It is a good thing to jot down your thinking process in your sketch book as well as draw in it.
9. Read about art! Read art magazines, such as The Artist’s Magazine and International Artist. You will find these in local libraries. Check out books about famous artists in the library while you are there. Study the images in them.
10. Search the Internet for artists dealing with the same subject as you. Study their work, life history, and influences.
2. Use quality materials for your art. Good materials make it easier to create good work.
3. Use standard sizes. Stay within the 18” x 24” size, so that these pieces could be used for the selected works section of your portfolio.
4. Use a sketchbook to plan your artwork. Make several thumbnails, jot down notes, glue in reference images, and do color studies when needed.
5. Use a variety of media, even combining them for mixed media.
6. DO NOT SIGN YOUR NAME TO THE FRONT OF YOUR WORK or place any identifying marks on the front as per AP Guidelines. Be sure to write your name on the back or bottom.
7. Visit the AP Central website for the portfolio you are submitting often to see sample portfolios and to become familiar with requirements.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studiodrawing http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studio2d http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/studio3d
8. Look at good art! Visit the local art centers, galleries, art museums, and art festivals. Take your sketch book with you, and render the work as well as your response to it. It is a good thing to jot down your thinking process in your sketch book as well as draw in it.
9. Read about art! Read art magazines, such as The Artist’s Magazine and International Artist. You will find these in local libraries. Check out books about famous artists in the library while you are there. Study the images in them.
10. Search the Internet for artists dealing with the same subject as you. Study their work, life history, and influences.