AP+Studio+Art+Drawing+Portfolio

The Drawing Portfolio is designed to address a very broad interpretation of drawing issues and media. Light and shade, line quality, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, and illusion of depth are drawing issues that can be addressed through a variety of means, which could include painting, printmaking, mixed media, etc. Abstract and observational works may demonstrate drawing competence. The range of marks used to make drawings, the arrangement of those marks, and the materials used to make the marks are endless. Any work submitted in the Drawing Portfolio that incorporates digital or photographic processes must address issues such as those listed above, as well as mark-making. Using computer programs merely to manipulate photographs through filters, adjustments, or special effects is not appropriate for the Drawing Portfolio.  Quality refers to the mastery of drawing that should be apparent in the composition, concept, and execution of the works, whether they are simple or complex. There is no preferred (or unacceptable) style or content.  //For this section, students are asked to submit five actual works in one or more media. // Students should carefully select the works that demonstrate their highest level of accomplishment in drawing. The works should be on fl at surfaces, such as paper, cardboard, canvas board, or un-stretched canvas. Students receive all the portfolio materials for submission of the Quality section in May. Because of limitations imposed by the shipping and handling of the portfolios, work submitted for Section I, Quality, may not be larger than 18" X 24", including matting or mounting. Works for Quality that are smaller than 8" X 10" should be mounted on sheets that are 8" X 10" or larger. To protect the work, **all work on paper should be backed or mounted.** Mats are optional. Do not use reflective materials such as acetate or shrink-wrap because they cause glare that makes the work difficult to see. A sturdy, opaque overleaf that is hinged to **ONE** edge of the backing so that it may be easily lifted provides excellent protection and is highly recommended. Materials that may be smudged should be protected with fixative. If the work is matted, a neutral color for the mat is advisable. Works should not be rolled, framed, or covered with glass or Plexiglas.  A concentration is a body of related works describing an in-depth exploration of a particular artistic concern. It should reflect a process of investigation of a specific visual idea. It is NOT a selection of a variety of works produced as solutions to class projects or a collection of works with differing intents. Students should be encouraged to explore a personal, central interest as intensively as possible; they are free to work with any idea in any medium that addresses drawing issues. The concentration should grow out of the student’s idea and demonstrate growth and/or discovery through a number of conceptually related works. In this section, the evaluators are interested not only in the work presented but also in visual evidence of the student’s thinking, selected method of working, and development of the work over time.  //For this section, 12 digital images must be submitted, some of which may be details. //All images should be labeled with dimensions (height X width) and material. The Digital Submission Web application incorporates space to add this information. Regardless of the content of the concentration, the works should be unified by an underlying idea that has visual and/or conceptual coherence. The choices of technique, medium, style, form, subject, and content are made by the student, in consultation with the teacher. The Web application for development and submission of the Concentration and Breadth sections is available in late January. The Concentration section includes spaces for a written commentary describing what the concentration is and how it evolved, which must accompany the work in this section. Students are asked to respond to the following questions: 1. What is the central idea of your concentration? <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">2. How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Although the responses themselves are **not graded** as pieces of writing, they provide critical information for evaluating the artwork. Thus, they should be well written. Students should be encouraged to formulate their responses to the first question early in the year, as they define the direction their concentration will take. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Responses should be concise; the space available for them in the Web application <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">is generous, but the number of characters that can be typed is limited to 500 characters for Question 1 and 1,350 characters for Question 2. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">A concentration could consist of a group of works that share a single theme—for <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">example, an in-depth study of a particular visual problem or a variety of ways of handling an interesting subject. Some concentrations involve sequential works, such as a series of studies that lead to, and are followed by, more finished works. If <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">a student uses subject matter as the basis of a concentration, the work should show the development of a visual language appropriate for that subject. The investigation of a medium in and of itself, without a strong underlying visual idea, generally does not constitute a successful concentration. Students should not submit group projects, collaborations, and/or documentation of projects that merely require an extended period of time to complete. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">The list of possible concentration topics is infinite. Below are examples of concentrations that have been submitted in the past. They are intended only to provide a sense of range and should not necessarily be considered “better” ideas. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• A series of expressive landscapes based upon personal experience of a particular place <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• A personal or family history communicated through the content and style of still-life images <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• Abstractions from mechanical objects that explore mark-making <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• Interpretive self-portraiture and figure studies that emphasize exaggeration and distortion <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• A project that explores interior or exterior architectural space, emphasizing principles of perspective, structure, ambiance created by light, etc. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• A figurative project combining animal and human subjects—drawings, studies, and completed works <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• An interpretive study of literary characters in which mixed media, color, and form are explored <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The use of multiple images to create works that reflect psychological or narrative events <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Because the range of possible concentrations is so wide, the number of works the student creates should be dictated by the focus of the investigation. The chosen visual idea should be explored to the greatest possible extent. In most cases, students will produce more than 12 works and select from among them the works that best represent the process of investigation. If a student has works that are not as well resolved as others but that help show the evolution of thinking and of the work, then the student should consider including them. The choice of works to submit should be made to present the concentration as clearly as possible. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">When preparing to upload Section II, Concentration, images, the student should give some thought to the sequence of images on the Web page. There is no required order; rather, the images should be organized to best show the development of the concentration. In most cases, this would be chronological. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Students may **NOT** submit images of the same work that they submit for Breadth. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">The student’s work in this section should show evidence of conceptual, perceptual, expressive, and technical range; thus, the student’s work should demonstrate a variety of drawing skills and approaches. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"> //<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">For this section, students must submit a total of 12 digital images of 12 different works. // //<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Details may NOT be included. //<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">All images should be labeled with dimensions (height X width) and material. The Digital Submission Web application incorporates space to add this information. In this section, students are asked to present evidence of drawing ability in response to a wide variety of problems. The work submitted should <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">demonstrate understanding of fundamental drawing concepts, including 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. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">The best demonstrations of breadth clearly show experimentation and a range of conceptual approaches to the work. It is possible to do this in a single medium or in a variety of media. If the student chooses a single medium—for example, if the portfolio consists entirely of charcoal drawings—the work must show a range of approaches, techniques, compositions, and subjects. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">An enormous range of possibilities exists for this section. Following is a list of possible approaches. It is not intended to exclude other ways of drawing. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The use of various spatial systems, such as linear perspective, the illusion of three-dimensional forms, aerial views, and other ways of creating and organizing space <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The use of various subjects, such as the human figure, landscape, and still-life objects <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The use of various kinds of content, such as that derived from observation, <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">an expressionistic viewpoint, imaginary or psychological imagery, social commentary, political statements; and other personal interests <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• Arrangement of forms in a complex visual space <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The use of different approaches to represent form and space, such as rendered, gestural, painterly, expressionist, stylized, or abstract form <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">• The investigation of expressive mark-making <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">Students may **NOT** submit images of the same work that they are submitting for the Concentration section. **Submitting images of the same work for Section II, Concentration, and Section III, Breadth, may negatively affect a student’s score.**
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 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(35, 31, 32);">The works submitted may come from the Concentration and/or Breadth section, but they do not have to. They may be a group of related works, unrelated works, or a combination of related and unrelated works. **
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