Explaining AP requirements & the 3 sections (Breadth, Concentration & Breadth)

1. Understanding the AP Portfolios

2. Portfolio submitted to College Board
in May
 3 Sections:
 Breadth – 12 artworks showing a variety of
approaches to design/drawing issues
 Concentration – 12 artworks exploring
conceptual theme
 Quality – 5 best artworks chosen from Breadth &
Concentration

4. You have been selected as a Reader for
the 2016 AP Studio Art Reading in
Orange, CA!
Open the portfolio you have been given &
spread the work out on the table.
Determine if the portfolio is 2D, 3D, or
Drawing.

5. 2D Design
 Unity/Variety
 Rhythm/Repetition
 Proportion/Scale
 Balance
 Emphasis/Contrast
 Figure/Ground
Relationships
Drawing
 Line Quality
 Rendering of Form
 Surface Manipulation
 Mark Making
 Light and Shade
 Composition
 Illusion of Depth
A Range of Approaches
3D Design
■ Unity/Variety
■ Rhythm/Repetition
■ Proportion/Scale
■ Balance
■ Emphasis/Contrast
■ Occupied/Unoccupie
d Space,
■ Time

16. P – 2D Design, 5/Strong
O – 2D Design, 4/Good
W – 2D Design, 6-6/Excellent
B – Drawing, 5/Strong
C – Drawing, 4/Good
X – Drawing, 5-6/Excellent
V – 2D Design, 5-6/Excellent
A – Drawing, 5-6/Excellent
N – 3D Design, 5-6/Excellent

17. Exploration of a Theme