Name: AP Studio Art Summer ASSIGNMENT 2017 Mr. Treacy Visit SKYLINEART.WORDPRESS.COM for more AP Studio Art Resources Background: Welcome to AP Studio Art! I m so excited you chose this class. For the AP Portfolio Test, you ll eventually need 24 pieces of art of the highest quality you can create. The best thing you can do this summer to prepare for AP Studio Art is to Still-life painting by Mr. Treacy keep drawing, painting, collaging and anything else you can think of so you don t lose any skills that you learned during your previous art classes. Anything that you create over the summer will make your school year less stressful. Summer Assignment Part 1: Learn about the AP Studio Art Portfolio (you will need internet access for this portion) Read the AP Studio Art Brochure https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ digitalservices/pdf/ap/ap-studio-art-brochure.pdf Visit http://studioartportfolios.collegeboard.org (or search for AP studio art drawing samples OR AP studio art 2-D design samples in Google). Use your internet research to answer the following questions: 1. What is the difference between the AP Studio Art Drawing Test vs. the AP Studio Art 2-D Design? What are some examples Which option do you think would be best for you? 2. What are the three sections of the the AP Studio Art portfolio? (Hint: It s the same three sections for Drawing or 2-D Design). How do the three sections of the AP Art portfolio differ? 3.What is one question you have about the AP Studio Art test?
4. Visit all of the student sample portfolios at the link on page 1. Pick at least two to analyze in order to understand the rationale behind their AP score. The more portfolios you study, the better you will understand how the portfolios are scored by College Board. Name of the Artist Portfolio Section Score Received Rationale (Reason for the score received) Your impression (What did you notice about their work?) Summer Assignment Part 2: Sketchbook work! Below are tons of possible projects that you could complete in your sketchbook or on art paper... Complete at least five drawings from the prompts below, or make up your own projects to do in your sketchbook. Bring them the first day of class this fall. You can do it! Just think of me working hard on my own art this summer too and we can all cheer each other on. Email Mr. Treacy at james.treacy@ousd.org if you re stuck or want to show me what you ve been working on! Visit http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/glossary/ Art-Glossary-Terms-PA-PZ.html if you are confused about any of the art terms I use and look up their definitions!
1. Select an above or below point of view in a specific area (your room, kitchen, bathroom, outside, in a car, etc. Complete this drawing paying attention to details. You may complete the drawing in pencil, colored pencil, pen, etc. 2. Choose a portion of a magazine or newspaper picture. Glue that picture on a page in your sketchbook. Create a drawing that incorporates that picture into a story. You may use more than one magazine or newspaper image BUT the artwork should be made mainly from your added drawings. This artwork should span 2 pages. You may use color or shading. OR you could use a color scheme (monochromatic, etc.) 3. Choose an enclosed space a kitchen cabinet, a television, an oven, a refrigerator, in a drawer or closet. What human qualities do the objects in the enclosed space assume when no one is watching? Do the mustard bottles dance? Do the socks play cards? This can be one page with details be sure and show the interior of the space as well as the objects. 4. Over 2 pages show the gradual transformation of a pair of scissors into Kitchen Object Still-Life another object- example: scissors into a shark- DON T USE THIS EXAMPLE- it was my idea. Details are needed in the drawing color is optional. 5. If you got a holiday card from one of these artists what would it look like? (Look up their art online if you can t picture what it looks like) Pablo Picasso Berthe Morisot Salvador Dali Georgia O Keefe Vincent Van Gogh Chris Ofili Frida Kahlo Yayoi Kusama Marc Chagall Wangechi Mutu Chris Ofili Jenny Saville Jenny Saville
6.Arrange three related objects (3 kitchen items, 3 shoes, sports equipment, etc.) into a composition. Draw on one page using a light source and shading 7.Create an image using only found images (from magazines, newspapers, worksheets, etc.) The image should communicate a message or tell a story 8.Practice drawing anything from observationthe most common things are good practice. (Examples: Shoes, pile of clothes, plants in a flower pot, etc.) 9.Look at yourself in a spoon-draw the distorted image Portrait in spoon reflection 10. Create a portrait of the person you care about most in the world. Surround them with objects that communicate something about their personality. Suggested media could include: chalk pastels, pen and ink or 11. Choose an object that relates to your identity. Create an artwork that uses the image of that object (or the actual object) as the SINGLE FOCUS of the artwork. Open media. 12.Fill in the blank I am a in this world. Use the text of the completed sentence to inform the artwork. Open Media. This should be a 2 page spread Answer these questions with an image: a. At age six I was b. At age twelve I was c. Now I am d. At age 25 I will be e. At age 75 I will be f. Arrange these images in a composition that communicates your identity. Open media. Should span at least 4 pages in some order that communicates the answers to the questions.
13. Illustrate a dream you have had using only 5 symbols (single images that communicate ideas) This may take one or two pages. You may use color or black and white to complete the image. Consider what you know about composition, emphasis, etc. as you build the images. 14. Make a detailed drawing of your hand holding something related to the summer OR related to school. Make the drawing large enough that it touches all the edges of the page. You may add color or use shading. Dream Symbolism drawing 15. Using your drawing or painting skills, create an avatar character for yourself that could represent what you would look like in a virtual world. Look up anime character designs for inspiration 16.Take a visit to one of our beautiful Bay Area Regional parks or any natural space you are close to and create a charcoal drawing using atmospheric perspective of a landscape scene that you can directly observe in the park. Atmospheric perspective drawing in charcoal 17.Your choice Create a one or two page drawing that demonstrates several of your strongest art skills. This is your chance to create your own assignment as many of you have requested.