What is the difference between a 2-D portfolio and a Drawing portfolio?The focus of the work. While there is a large area of possible overlap between the two portfolios, a 2-D Design portfolio should focus on application of design elements and principles; a Drawing portfolio should focus on mark-making, line quality, and surface manipulation. Portfolios will be evaluated according to these criteria. About the Portfolio: You will submit a portfolio of artwork for evaluation at the end of the school year. You’ll upload digital images of your work and commentary online and also send in physical artworks. The three Art and Design portfolios (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing) share a basic, two-section structure, which requires you to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns and methods. Each section contributes to the final portfolio score, which is on a 5-point scale. Any subject, content, style, media, and technique are acceptable. Note: You may submit more than one Art and Design portfolio exam in a given year, but each must be a different type of portfolio. You may not duplicate works or images among the portfolios and portfolios may not be combined. For example, if you want to submit a portfolio for both Drawing and 2-D Art and Design, you will need to submit two separate portfolios with two completely different sets of artwork, and you must order two exams.
How We Score Your Portfolio: All portfolios are assessed by at least four highly experienced studio art educators (AP Art and Design teachers or higher education faculty). These evaluators, called AP readers, are trained to apply standardized scoring guidelines. Each of the two sections is reviewed independently based on criteria for that section. If there is a wide divergence in the scores assigned by two readers to the same section of a portfolio, the section is forwarded to two Reading leaders for review and resolution of the scores.