AP scores 2013

being an artist

Ted Talk of Olivia Bee- photographer for Converse and Nike at 18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zKU9s44u4

http://www.oliviabee.com/

Letters to Future Students

Dear Future AP Studio Art student:

Letter 1

This class is gives you a lot of freedom to do any kind of art and really let your imagination run free. Students who enjoy making art on their own while getting AP credit should definitely take APSA. There are regular critiques when you get a lot of feedback from your peers, which is good practice if you are interested in going to art school/ take art classes in college. Be prepared that there would be negative as well as positive feedback from your peers and teacher, and you might not like what you hear. Since art is very objective, critiques like these prepare you for the real art world. Personally, having deadlines for turning in art work was a good stimulation to my creative side. I found myself getting more artwork done when there is a test date that they are due by. If you don't work well under pressure, or feel that deadlines kill your passion for art, however, you might want to think again about taking the class. because turning in stuff before certain dates is basically all this class is about. 

Letter 2

Dear new AP Art student,

First of all, welcome to the class! I'm giving you a bit insight into my experience of this class for you to know what to expect. The AP Art class focuses on learning and applying elements of design and your already existing knowledge and talent in art. Especially in the beginning, you will probably follow more the guidelines and principles of design like perspective and depth, practice, and explore them. For the first semester, there are a lot of suggested assignments with deadlines usually every week. The assignments will help you get ideas of what to draw, paint, photograph, or create, but the time pressure is very high from the beginning on. It is an advantage if you already have 2-4 pieces done before class starts, so you have more time to paint new pieces. With all of the other homework, the workload in Art becomes very stressful. Meeting deadlines is probably the most essential part and pressure in the class, so be prepared to manage your time. It is also possible that because of the time pressure, your love for Art might diminish. That is one thing to think about before entering the class as well, if it is worth it to lose that passion if you don't want to attend Art school. 

A big advantage of the class is that you more or less work independently. Any ideas you have, you can turn them into a project. There a really no limits to your work, as long as you meet the deadlines.

One last tip: Don't be afraid to try out new techniques and materials. I never worked with clay and wood before, but discovered my interest in it, and was able to use them in my portfolio.

Letter 3

Dear future AP Studio Art student, 

First off, this is an AP course, and should not be taken lightly just because it's an art class. There are high expectations and a certain amount of skills, interest and dedication is needed in order to do well in this class. Ultimately, you will have to submit your work to collegeboard, which they can literally grade you however they think is appropriate. What is difficult about this class is that art is subjective. What you like might be very different from what your teacher likes. To be very honest, I feel like the fact that someone is judging my work subjectively is unfair. However, at the end of the day this class is suppose to prepare for a college level art class. So make sure that you are confident in what you are doing and also willing to take criticism. As an artist, I believe that all artists should have their own voice and should not be afraid to say what they want in their art. Do not take this class thinking that it will be an easy AP. It might not be the hardest, but it is definitely time consuming and without passion, you will hate this class. 

Best of luck, 

Letter 4

Dear Future Student,

Congratulations on taking AP Art! You are a brave soul. So what to expect…I would say definitely take this class. You will make a lot of art this year, and you will feel like you really accomplished something at the end of it. Also some AP credit never hurt anyone ;).

Some advice:

·      Think about/plan for your concentration. I know it seems like it is a long way off, but having an idea is key. Your idea should be EASY! Don’t try to over complicate things. Start with something that you can visually portray 12 different times and the “central idea” can come later. To be honest, when I wrote up my paragraph about my concentration it was a lot of BSing, but it sounded good and it made my concentration work. I have seen many an AP art student get derailed because they had no concentration idea or they had a concentration idea that was super deep and meaningful but really hard to portray visually.

·      Listen to Mrs. Scott. She is the teacher. She knows what she is doing. If you don’t want to listen, you shouldn’t have taken the class. Working with the teacher will help you way more than working against her.

·      Be able to take criticism. You’re playing with the big boys now. Be a freaking man and don’t get whiny and annoying every time someone tells you they don’t like your piece.

·      Plan your time. Everyone says this I know, but you will fall behind and then you will end up with six pieces and six close-ups instead of 12 actual pieces (my life).

·      The concentration will be way harder than the breadth. Prepare for that.

·      You will hate your concentration by the end. No one can work on the same idea for half a year and not want to shoot the idea in the face.

·      Remember that you are awesome and your art is awesome and if the AP board doesn’t like your art and you get a 2 they can suck it and don’t let them stop you from making art.

·      Chill out. Don’t let yourself get frustrated. I know everything in this class isn’t perfect, but neither are you. Let it go.

Have fun future student! I believe in you.

Love,

Letter 5

 Hi future student,

I liked Ap art because we have a lot of freedom regarding deadlines and the subject matter of our pieces. For the concentration, it helped that I chose a broad, conceptual topic because I could experiment more. I didn’t feel like I did the same piece every time, and I didn’t go insane working on repetitive pieces for half the year. The nice thing about deadlines in the class is that you don’t have to turn your piece in on the deadline. The teacher grades mostly on progress, so you can just show her the piece when you’re done and get full credit (which gives you the chance to make art at your own pace). The worst deadline is the AP submission deadline. It was the worst part of the class for me, involving last minute pieces, photographing at break, and uploading at all possible moments throughout the day. Don’t underestimate the time it takes to upload, matt, and photograph, because it is a long and painful process. Though some people in my class were driven insane by the loosely structured class periods, when we had a lot of freedom to work at our own pace, I liked that structure. If you’re someone who needs a lot of direction and structure in the curriculum, this probably isn’t your kind of class. It’s also really good to get work done in the summer or in break, because in the last two weeks before the submission I finished four new pieces (one of them the night before) and I still had two missing pieces in my concentration. It was one of my most time consuming classes this year. I didn’t mind working on the art, but it took away from the time I needed to work ahead on my other APs. If you take this class I recommend not taking too many other hard AP’s because it makes time management difficult. Otherwise, it’s a fun class and a stress relief until the last few weeks before submission to the AP board.   

Dear new students,

As a former student in AP Studio Art, I hope all you guys can have a nice and joyful year with art. Of course APSA is not an easy AP, you may have to do extra works in weekends, and you may have to spend hours on art outside the school. As you know there are 12 Breadth pieces and 12 Concentration pieces to be done by the AP week, it is really important to have a nice concentration idea. I’d suggest start brainstorming for that from the beginning of the year, so you may have more choices and better choices when you are doing your concentration parts.

Wish all of you can discover your passion about art and have a great year!

Whats due for Seniors (and Juniors) by Thursday at the end of class

1. Update your blog with your work
2. Put the images on my computer, make sure all of them are in the AP Art show file
3. Write a letter to a student that will be taking this class next year, tell them what to expect,what is awesome, what is difficult, what they will like and what they will hate about APSA, email to tscott@prioryca.org
4. Clean your cabinet out (except for Juniors)
5. Take your work home (except for Juniors)

Portfolios

Final digital submission- All Due Friday, May 3rd by 4pm!!!

1. Bring artwork
2. Photograph work- make sure you have the best image to submit
3. Resize images
4. Upload images
5. Reorder images
6. Type up commentary
7. Matt and put 5 pieces into folder
8. Submit digital portfolio

https://apstudio.ets.org/apstudioart/

Draft due Monday 4/15 please bring breadth on thumb drive and start photographing concentraiton

Critique Monday/Tuesday

April 8 and 9, let's see what is new and what to work on.
April 22, AP Art show 3:30pm

Artistic Resumes

http://www.businessinsider.com/coolest-resumes-2011-7?op=1

Ted talk about art- the coolest!

http://www.ted.com/talks/young_ha_kim_be_an_artist_right_now.html

Digital Submission ready

Create your login and password and upload one file (you can change it later, this is practice) by next Wednesday, February 1, 2013
Key: ryz2144
School code: 052527

https://apstudio.ets.org/apstudioart/sbmsn/signupSelect.jsp

Requirements and Recommendations for Digital Images

All images must be submitted in JPEG format (file name extension .jpg) and RGB color mode. We recommend uploading files that are 72 pixels-per-inch (ppi) because a higher resolution does not add clarity when viewing images on a computer screen. We recommend that you keep copies of your original images.
Image size: The image sizes below are recommendations. Your image sizes may be different.

• Landscape orientation:
  
• Recommended maximum size: 780 × 530 pixels (10.83 × 7.36 inches) 
• Recommended minimum size: 480 × 480 pixels (6.67 × 6.67 inches)
• Portrait orientation:
  
• Recommended maximum size: 530 × 780 pixels (7.36 × 10.83 inches) 
• Recommended minimum size: 480 × 480 pixels (6.67 × 6.67 inches) 

Maximum file size: 3.0 MB per image. (Your image files will likely be considerably smaller than 3.0 MB.) Free Disk Space

• Drawing and 2-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 24 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 72 MB of free disk space.
• 3-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 38 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 114 MB of free disk space.

concentration statement and #3

Concentration 3 and Rough draft of minimum of 3 sentences due Wednesday, January 23rd.

Cool Concentration idea

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/what-van-goghs-famous-self-portrait-looks-like-as-a-photograph/267028/

self assessment instructions

Please fill out a self-assessment for each of your breadth pieces and your concentration pieces, we will be doing this for each piece this semester.

Please consult the APCentral Exam website to compare your work.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/exam_information/index.html

Due Monday, 1/14. The document is also on Haiku.

Self Assessment

Art Rubric – AP Studio Art- ASSIGNMENTS

Name:                                                                             Project:                                                         Date:

Category                                    A, Excellent                  B, Good                                 C, Fair                       D, Poor

Composition & Balance	The piece catches the viewer’s attention: it has “wow” factor. The subject matter is dominant within a well-balanced composition.	Piece is aesthetically appealing (pleasing to the eye). The subject matter & background work well in conjunction with each other.	Awkward composition. Subject matter is overwhelmed by background elements.	Composition is unbalanced. Background is busy or distracting so that subject matter is unclear. UNFINISHED
Design Quality & Accuracy	Piece shows a high degree of skill using the elements & principles of art. Concept is obvious. Very accurate in replication of visual references.	The design shows & principles. The viewer can understand the concept after some study. Accurate in replication of visual references.	Little use of principles of elements. Concept requires verbal explanation. Somewhat accurate in replication of visual references.	No concept of art principles or elements. Confusing or unclear concept. UNFINISHED
Contrast & Color Scheme/ Activation of space	Extreme contrast and a variety of values (or textures or specific color scheme) have been used to make different elements within the piece stand out, particularly in and around the focal point. Giving depth and form with activation of 3 dimensional space.	Good contrast in tone, color and/or texture. Elements in the work stand out well. Space is activated but not a refined idea.	Little use of contrast; it’s hard- too many or too few. To tell what’s what from 5 feet away. No color scheme. Does not activate space, lacks depth and form.	No use of contrast or color scheme. Space is empty UNFINISHED
Creativity & Originality	Piece is exceptionally creative and is conceptually innovative.	The piece shows your own personal voice and unique ideas. Piece shows some risk-taking.	Unclear thinking. Somewhat original but could possibly be copied.	Cliché or obvious solution. No original ideas. UNFINISHED
Assignment Development	Piece shows that you went above and beyond the requirements of the assignment.	The piece meets this assignment’s stated goals and requirements.	Average grasp of directions. Minimum of requirements have been met.	Did not understand or follow directions. All requirements have not been met.
Craftsmanship Consistency Perseverance Time Management	Piece shows a mastery of media & technique as well as perseverance through frustration. Shows more than 10 hours of work. All aspects of this piece have been consistently well crafted.	Above average skill with media, although some parts are inconsistent. No evidence of frustration inherent in the creative process. Shows 8-10 hours of work.	Shows some skill, but very inconsistent. Parts feel rushed or unconsidered. You gave in to the frustration and gave up or started over repeatedly.	Piece seems to be slapped together in a hurry and/or does not show 8 hours worth of work. UNFINISHED
Research & Planning	Piece shows conscious decision-making and evidence of research and thorough planning. Visual references were used to enhance the imagery in the piece.	Piece shows good planning, such as thumbnail sketches, and a rough draft. Visual references were used to make imagery accurate.	Pieces shows some planning but could have used more. Visual references were used but not changed enough.	Piece seems haphazard or randomly laid out. Visual references were not used or were plagiarized. UNFINISHED
Productivity Teamwork Communication	Exceptional focus during class time. Feedback offered at the critique was used to improve piece.  Is insightful during critique and has excellent communication in class.	Good use of class time. Feedback from critique considered to some degree. Contributes most of the time.	Fair use of class time but needs to focus more. Feedback from critique not considered. Seldom uncooperative.	Unproductive, poor focus and little use of class time. Piece unchanged from critique. No attempt to communicate, is argumentative or disinterested and uninvolved. UNFINISHED

Compare your work to work on the APCentral website http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/exam_information/index.html

After you have circled a grade in each category, come up with an average for this pieces and print letter in space below.

WRITE AVERAGE GRADE HERE: