AP 2D Art and Design Portfolio Exam
This portfolio is designated for photography students.
This portfolio is designated for work that focuses on the use of two-dimensional (2-D) elements and principles of art and design, including point, line, shape, plane, layer, form, space, texture, color, value, opacity, transparency, time, unity, variety, rhythm, movement, proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, figure/ ground relationship, connection, juxtaposition, and hierarchy. Students should consider how materials, processes, and ideas can be used to make work that exists on a flat surface. Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas. Graphic design, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, fashion design, fashion illustration, painting, and printmaking are among the possibilities for submission. Still images from videos or film are accepted. Composite images may be submitted.
Skills You'll Learn
From https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2-d-art-and-design
Course Content
Big Idea 1: Investigate Materials, Processes, and Ideas
You’ll learn how artists and designers decide what to make and why and how to make it.
Big Idea 2: Make Art and Design
You’ll study the processes and techniques that artists and designers use when they create work.
Big Idea 3: Present Art and Design
You’ll explore why and how artists and designers present their work to viewers.
BIG IDEAS
Big Idea 1:
Investigate Materials, Process, and Ideas
You’ll practice:
Big Idea 2:
Make Art & Design
You’ll practice:
Big Idea 3:
Present Art & Design
You’ll practice:
This portfolio is designated for photography students.
This portfolio is designated for work that focuses on the use of two-dimensional (2-D) elements and principles of art and design, including point, line, shape, plane, layer, form, space, texture, color, value, opacity, transparency, time, unity, variety, rhythm, movement, proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, figure/ ground relationship, connection, juxtaposition, and hierarchy. Students should consider how materials, processes, and ideas can be used to make work that exists on a flat surface. Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas. Graphic design, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, fashion design, fashion illustration, painting, and printmaking are among the possibilities for submission. Still images from videos or film are accepted. Composite images may be submitted.
Skills You'll Learn
- Investigating the materials, processes, and ideas that artists and designers use
- Interpreting works of art and design
- Practicing, experimenting, and revising as you create your own work
- Communicating your ideas about works of art and design
From https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2-d-art-and-design
Course Content
Big Idea 1: Investigate Materials, Processes, and Ideas
You’ll learn how artists and designers decide what to make and why and how to make it.
Big Idea 2: Make Art and Design
You’ll study the processes and techniques that artists and designers use when they create work.
Big Idea 3: Present Art and Design
You’ll explore why and how artists and designers present their work to viewers.
BIG IDEAS
Big Idea 1:
Investigate Materials, Process, and Ideas
You’ll practice:
- Reflecting on and documenting experiences to inform your art and design work
- Exploring materials, processes, and ideas to use in your work
- Connecting your work to art and design traditions
- Evaluating works of art and design
Big Idea 2:
Make Art & Design
You’ll practice:
- Coming up with questions to guide you in creating works
- Using practice, experimentation, and revision
- Choosing and combining materials, processes, and ideas
- Using the elements and principles of art and design
Big Idea 3:
Present Art & Design
You’ll practice:
- Explaining how you used materials, processes, and ideas in your work
- Describing how the work shows your skills
- Identifying the questions that guided you in creating your work
- Pointing out how your work shows experimentation, practice, and revision
ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO - AP 2D – ART + DESIGN
You will submit a portfolio of artwork for evaluation at the end of the school year. You’ll upload digital images of your work and commentary online and also send in physical artworks.
The three Art and Design portfolios (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing) share a basic, two-section structure, which requires you to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns and methods. Each section contributes to the final portfolio score, which is on a 5-point scale.
Any subject, content, style, media, and technique are acceptable.
Note: You may submit more than one Art and Design portfolio exam in a given year, but each must be a different type of portfolio. You may not duplicate works or images among the portfolios and portfolios may not be combined. For example, if you want to submit a portfolio for both Drawing and 2-D Art and Design, you will need to submit two separate portfolios with two completely different sets of artwork, and you must order two exams.
Portfolio Dates
Fri, May 5, 2023
This is the last day for your school to submit AP Art and Design digital portfolios.
Design digital portfolios.
Follow these guidelines as you build and submit your portfolio:
Equivalency and Prerequisites
College Course Equivalent
A one-semester, introductory college course in drawing
Recommended Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, but any experience creating art and design work through drawing, in or out of the classroom, will be helpful.
The three Art and Design portfolios (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing) share a basic, two-section structure, which requires you to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns and methods. Each section contributes to the final portfolio score, which is on a 5-point scale.
Any subject, content, style, media, and technique are acceptable.
Note: You may submit more than one Art and Design portfolio exam in a given year, but each must be a different type of portfolio. You may not duplicate works or images among the portfolios and portfolios may not be combined. For example, if you want to submit a portfolio for both Drawing and 2-D Art and Design, you will need to submit two separate portfolios with two completely different sets of artwork, and you must order two exams.
Portfolio Dates
Fri, May 5, 2023
This is the last day for your school to submit AP Art and Design digital portfolios.
Design digital portfolios.
Follow these guidelines as you build and submit your portfolio:
- See the detailed instructions for your portfolio type listed in the current
- Your portfolio may include work you’ve done during this school year or previously, in class or out of class.
- All work in your portfolio must be work created only by you; collaborative works or group projects may not be submitted.
- If you submit work that makes use of photographs, published images, and/or other artists’ works, you must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication. This may be demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design, and/or concept of the original work.
- Submit digital images for the sections that require them. Physical work sent for these sections won’t be evaluated.
- Each portfolio exam must be unique; do not submit the same work (or details of the work) in more than one portfolio exam.
- Label all images, including dimensions and media. (If you want to include a title or other text, add it after the media.)
Equivalency and Prerequisites
College Course Equivalent
A one-semester, introductory college course in drawing
Recommended Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, but any experience creating art and design work through drawing, in or out of the classroom, will be helpful.
