[jvchou1316]

i want to do AP Studio Art. it's not offered at my school so i guess i'll have to do it alone. but the thing is.
i randomly decided to look at the Course description for it today... and now i'm sincerely... freaked out. it's sounds so complicated (it prolly is)

so i was wondering if anyone has experience with it ? please and thank you. =D

-I'm a sophomore.

[twinkl]

Well, my highschool offered AP Studio Art and I took it my Junior year (got a 5). So anything I say is based on what I had to do 4 years ago.

Perhaps you could elaborate on what part of the description freaks you out?

First, you choose the type of portfolio and work you're going to submit. There are three possible categories: Drawing, 2D design, and 3D design. I did the drawing, which is the traditional type of drawing and illustration. 2D design is more computer/photography-based and 3D design is sculptural.

For the drawing category, there are 2 sets of drawings you have to complete: Breadth and Concentration

For the Breadth requirement, you must submit 12 slides of 12 different works (no detail slides). These are works displaying a range of technical skill and conceptual thinking. I tried to include pieces using every medium I could work with including scratchboard, colored pencil, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic, charcoal, watercolor, and graphite. Some subjects included still-lifes, figure drawing, self-portrait, landscape, and abstraction.

The Concentration requirement challenges you to take one specific subject matter and develop it over the year. ALL artists do this. It's very enriching to focus your attention on one thing and see where your mind takes you. For example, I chose how shoes could represent different stages of my life. I organized my slides to show how a shoe can be warped and abstracted, either in and of itself or through its context. Of course technical ability is crucial, but they're specifically looking for how well you can develop and work with a single idea, and how well your 12 pieces work as a whole.

My teacher required us to complete one piece every week. We alternated between breadths and concentrations... One piece a week will give you enough to do 24 pieces with a few extra weeks of touching up, or will allow you to do a bit more than 24 pieces and you can choose your best 12 + 12.

But then again, if you're doing the 2D or 3D design portfolios, this info is irrelevant.

[jvchou1316]

omg. thanks a lot. I think i was jus careless because i thought you had to do all three portfolios... =x because i remember reading a line saying how all three is required..

wasn't there three sections in each portfolio, too though? like.Quality Concentration Breadth.

anyways. Thank you SO much. i can stop freaking out (so much) now. =D

[babossagaji]

^ all 3?! Whoa. I thought one was too much..I actually have like 10-12 more slides to work on...

there are only 2 sections...Qualiity isn't part of the section..

[bBy_sT4r]

ohh a lot of my friends are taking AP Studio Art. basically, you'll have a lot of art projects and you'll be keeping a portfolio of your artwork throughout the year so at the end, you can turn it in to collegeboard for them to evaluate.

[jennx109]

how do you decide on a concentration?

[Epitaph]

^what do you work best with? you're only allowed to follow through with a certain medium i.e. if you chose photography, you can only submit that

[forgottenmemories]

I don't think it was that hard. I took it junior year & senior year. I'm working on my portfolio right now. At first I was really freaked out about it too. But once I got into the class, I adapted to the class and I actually really enjoyed it. You should try it out. =)

[ArJaii]

Hey, has anyone taken AP Studio Art along with AP US History? Or AP Studio Art along with 3 or more Honors or IB courses?

Just wondering if it's do-able...

And for anyone who did, did you get an A?

[jvchou1316]

whoa! this is my topic!


hey now i'm a senior! well anyways. I took AP US history, ap calc, ap phyz, ap literature... as a junior; my school didn't have ap art as a class but i prepared a portfolio by myself and sent it in.

i think ti's doable.
but you definitely need to budget your time.
I wasn't sure I was gonna do it until january - and the portfolio was due early may.

i got a 4. i wish i spent more time on it the week before the port was due, i was going crazy. i did 3 concentration pieces in one day.... i'm donnnnt think that's the way it should be done

good luck!

[ArJaii]

hey now i'm a senior! well anyways. I took AP US history, ap calc, ap phyz, ap literature... as a junior; my school didn't have ap art as a class but i prepared a portfolio by myself and sent it in.

All this is during your junior year, right?? Grats, hehe :]

Do you mind if I ask how you did in the other AP classes? And how you did on the other AP examss?

[jvchou1316]

^ i did alright.. trudging along; As, A+s, A-s oo yea one B+ in Lit first quarter. but final grades were weighted so yea; took a lot of "sick days" to finish work or sleep. like what im doin this year haha premature senioritis;;; calc/phyz: 4/4 ; literature/history: 5/5.

[ArJaii]

^ i did alright.. trudging along; As, A+s, A-s oo yea one B+ in Lit first quarter. but final grades were weighted so yea; took a lot of "sick days" to finish work or sleep. like what im doin this year haha premature senioritis;;; calc/phyz: 4/4 ; literature/history: 5/5.

Aww, nice work :]
Hmm so I guess it /is/ do-ablee.
But just one more questionn... did you find yourself with not a lot of time for other things? Kas I do piano and volunteer at 2 places, and might get more extracurriculars next yearr.. so just curious if thats all possible?

[kikkie.kl]

Are you kidding? It's one of the easiest tests. @__@

You submit one portfolio (in either:
3D: in any material you can think of, it just has to be 3D stuff
2D: photos, photoshop, illustrator, etc.
Drawing: self explanatory. Only with traditional materials.)

Each portfolio consists of three sections: Concentration being the hardest, then Breadth, and lastly Quality (easiest b/c you can reuse some pieces in Concentration and Breadth).
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testin....html?studioart should help you in those categories.


I got a 5 in my 2D Design portfolio, which mostly consisted of photos, photoshop, photomanipulation, etc. and a concentration statement perfected on the day of (lol don't do that please). The assembling part of the portfolio is confusing and can kill you. I think if you submit it electronically, it's way easier (no need to order slides (which are expensive, we got it cheap b/c we had quite a few students submitting also) and label them),
I have a powerpoint of my portfolio if you want it.

[Special Ed]

I regret taking studio art. Its a pain in the arse. I gave myself unnecessary stress. Its been such a horrid year that I actually am sick of art now and reconsidered my career choice.

But then its our school's first year with an AP art class so everything is just damn ugly.

We don't have our own AP art class or room. We share with the regular students, which consist of immature whiny wannabes. The room is also PACKED, so we actually had to sit on the FLOOR to work or stand in the corner during the 1st sem. What kind of bs is that? The brushes, paint, basically every art equipment/media is crap since the immature kids don't take care of it, so by the time we get to it, its obviously crapped out. The teacher never has time to talk to us since he's ALWAYS busy with the other kids. So when we show him a piece of work, he tell us its a piece of crap. So now its 2nd sem, everyone just ditches the class now.

Overall, the coursework is not hard. Its hella easy. You have basically the whole year to make a portfolio and thats a LOT of time. It really just depends on the environment and teacher.

[ulzzangXlovers]

hmmm im planning to take this class =/
but im going to be a junior next year and that would be my only ap class though this year i took ap world history
but im not enjoying it. It seems like ap studio art is pretty fun
I have no experiance with drawing/painting except a little but thinks can come to my mind
I was wondering if this class is suitable for a person who has little experiance with drawing and painting and photoshop?

[--infatuated.]

^ if you can, try to take AP studio art for your junior year and senior year, but submit your portfolio your senior year. that way, you'll be able to make 48+ pieces and have a wide range to choose from when you submit. AIM FOR A 5. therefore, if you have little experience, i don't think it matters much. just come with originality and the want to become better. i know a lot of students who have improved A LOT over the course of 1 year. try it out to see how you like it, but just know that it is a lot of work if you want to make your piece look the best it can get.

[mayu07]

AP Studio art is definitely doable; I think it depends on you teacher! My teacher forced us to turn in one a week, so we weren't cramming at the last week. I didn't take the test, but I had my portfolio all ready (too much money for just an exam grade T__T). I took it in my junior year, also taking AP US History, AP Physics B, honors Precalculus, Honors English, and Japanese 3. Good luck to anyone who's taking it! Art is awesome