Congratulations on electing to take AP Studio Art next year! This will be a fun class where you will learn a lot and where your creativity and original ideas will take center stage. Expectations for this class are high however as it is treated like a college art course. To help you best prepare for the busy school year, please complete the three homework assignments outlined in this packet. If you have any questions between now and the start of school please email me at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your commitment to this course!

Lori Woodcock AP Studio Art Teacher

AP Studio 2D & Summer Homework‐

As part of the AP Studio course you will be required to submit twelve images created in a variety of mediums and showcasing a variety of subject matter. To help you complete the required work you will be expected to complete three works of art over the summer. These include a perspective, shadow, and still life drawing. Each drawing is worth 80 points for a combined total of 240 points. The three completed will be due for a grade on August 6th. Work submitted late may earn no more than half of the total possible points. Your summer work may be no smaller than 8x8 inches in size. You may use any media at your disposal to complete your three drawings. Media includes materials such as graphite pencil, colored pencil, ink, chalk pastel, acrylic paint, etc. If all you have to use is a graphite pencil and an ink pen that is perfectly acceptable. Also, if Photoshop or Illustrator are your drawing mediums of choice, you may complete two of the three summer drawings using these programs. If is your primary medium, you may complete one of the three summer drawings as a photograph. Lastly, if you elect to submit both a photograph and a computer generated drawing then the third drawing must be drawn in the traditional fine art style with pencil on paper. The following rubric will be used to assess your completed works of art.

AP Studio Homework Rubric

Composition visual elements are arranged in an organized manner creating visual balance +20 and interest, attention is given to both negative and positive space, and the entire picture page is considered Technical understanding and mastery or media is evident, picture page displays clean +30 Skill lines, edges, and is free of smudges or unintentional marks, if the drawing surface is visible it is for an artistic reason and not because of an inadequate use of applied value or color Creativity the idea goes beyond the assigned task, independent thought is readily +10 apparent, originality, progressiveness, and or imagination are apparent Expectations the parameters of the assignment have been followed and clearly met +20 Total Points +80

Three pieces of drawing paper are being supplied to assist you with your summer homework. You do not need to use these pages, however, you may if you would like to. You may also complete these drawings in a sketchbook, on a canvas, and or a large piece of drawing paper. Whatever plain paper you have access to will work for completing these assignments.

Perspective‐ Create an interesting drawing using 1 point perspective. Use lots of repeating shapes, create depth and overlap, and add light and dark values. The drawing can be an abstract concept or a realistic rendering of items from a birds eye view. You may use your choice of dry or wet media, including Photoshop or Illustrator, and monochromatic or color to complete this drawing.

Shadow Drawing‐ Your task is to capture interesting shadows on your paper. This can happen inside near a window with sun streaming in or outside on a sunny day. Find interesting shadows, lay your paper down, and then trace the shadows. If you can’t fit the shadows on your paper, you may draw them by looking at the shadows. Next, decide if you want to focus on the positive or negative space and being adding color, value, texture, etc., into the selected spaces.

Shoe Still Life‐ Your task is to create a still life drawing of shoes. At minimum, your drawing must include at least three different shoes. Overlap the shoes, turning them at different angles to create depth. Draw the shoes so that they run off at least 2 sides of the page. This drawing should be completed with graphite (pencil) or one color of pen or ink. A variety of values should be evident in the final drawing. You may also elect to complete this drawing in Photoshop or Illustrator, however, the final drawing must be in grayscale.

Link to AP Studio Art 2D Design Course: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap‐studio‐art‐2‐d‐design

Link to AP Studio Art Drawing Course: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap‐studio‐art‐drawing AP® STUDIO ART: 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, 3-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, AND DRAWING

About the Program® (AP®) The Advanced Placement Program® has enabled millions of students to take college-level courses and earn college credit, advanced placement, or both, while still in high school. AP® Exams are given each year in May. Students who earn a qualifying score on an AP Exam are typically eligible to receive college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college. Every aspect of AP course and exam development is the result of collaboration between AP teachers and college faculty. They work together to develop AP courses and exams, set scoring standards, and score the exams. College faculty review every AP teacher’s course syllabus.

AP Studio Art Program AP Studio Art Content AP Studio Art students work with diverse media, styles, subjects, The AP Program offers three studio art courses and portfolios: and content. Each of the three portfolios consists of three sections: 2-Dimensional Design, 3-Dimensional Design, and Drawing. • The Range of Approaches (Breadth) section illustrates a range The AP Studio Art portfolios are designed for students who are of ideas and approaches to art making. seriously interested in the practical experience of art. Students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. • The Sustained Investigation (Concentration) section shows The three portfolios correspond to the most common college sustained, deep, and multiperspective investigation of a foundation courses. Students may choose to submit any or all student-selected topic. of the Drawing, 2-Dimensional Design, or 3-Dimensional design • The Selected Works (Quality) section represents the student’s portfolios. Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate the most successful works with respect to form and content. artistic skills and ideas they have developed, refined, and applied Students’ work is informed and guided by observation, research, over the course of the year to produce visual compositions. experimentation, discussion, critical analysis, and reflection, relating individual practices to the art world. Students are asked PREREQUISITE to document their artistic ideas and practices to demonstrate conceptual and technical development over time. The AP Studio Art Although there is no prerequisite for AP Studio Art, prior Program supports students in becoming inventive artistic scholars experiences in studio art courses that address conceptual, technical, who contribute to visual culture through art making. and critical thinking skills can support student success in the AP Studio Art Program. Disciplinary Practices and Habits of Mind Each AP Studio Art course and portfolio assessment focuses on students developing these practices and habits of mind through work with 2-dimensional design, 3-dimensional design, and drawing media and approaches, including the following: • Critical analysis • Evidence-based decision-making • Innovative thinking • Articulation of design elements and principles • Systematic investigation of formal and conceptual aspects of art making • Technical competence with materials and processes to communicate ideas • Incorporation of expressive qualities in art making • Demonstration of artistic intention • Creation of a body of work unified by a visual or conceptual theme AP Studio Art Structure

Assessment Overview Format of Assessment In early May, students submit actual works and digital images of Section I: Selected Works (Quality) | 5 actual works for 2-D and Drawing, works for 2-D Design, 3-D Design, and Drawing Portfolios; for 3-D 12 digital images for 3-D | 33% of Portfolio Score Design, only digital images are submitted. These works should demonstrate artistic growth and development. Students also submit • Demonstrate mastery of design in concept, composition, and an artist statement in which they describe ideas investigated and execution explain how the ideas evolved as they created their body of work. Section II: Sustained Investigation (Concentration) | 12 digital images All portfolios are assessed by at least seven highly experienced | 33% of Portfolio Score studio art educators (AP Studio Art teachers or college faculty) who apply standard scoring criteria. • Describe an in-depth explanation of a particular design concern

Section III: Range of Approaches (Breadth) | 12 digital images for 2-D and Drawing, 16 digital images for 3-D | 33% of Portfolio Score

AP Studio Art Sample Portfolio Images • Demonstrate understanding of design issues

2-D DESIGN PORTFOLIO IMAGES 3-D DESIGN PORTFOLIO IMAGES DRAWING PORTFOLIO IMAGES

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