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AP 2-D Art and Design

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AP 2-D Art and Design is a portfolio course, not an exam course. You submit fifteen Selected Works demonstrating 2-D design skills, and a Sustained Investigation of fifteen images with written evidence showing how one inquiry question developed over time.

The Sustained Investigation is judged on the process, not on fifteen finished pieces. Work that experiments, revises and visibly changes scores higher than fifteen polished but unrelated images.

The writing is assessed too. A vague inquiry question — "I explored colour" — cannot be evidenced; a specific one can. Photograph and date every stage as you go, because the evidence of development cannot be reconstructed at the end.

This is a portfolio course, so the notes deal with what Selected Works and Sustained Investigation actually require, and with writing the accompanying text inside the character limits. There is no written exam to revise for; the library carries the published scoring guidelines instead.

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  • 1

    Elements of Art

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    • 1.1 Line
    • 1.2 Shape and Form
    • 1.3 Value
    • 1.4 Color
    • 1.5 Texture
    • 1.6 Space
    • 1.6 Exam tips
  • 2

    Principles of Design

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    • 2.1 Balance
    • 2.2 Emphasis and Focal Point
    • 2.3 Contrast
    • 2.4 Movement and Rhythm
    • 2.5 Pattern and Repetition
    • 2.6 Proportion and Scale
    • 2.7 Unity and Variety
    • 2.8 Composition
    • 2.8 Exam tips
  • 3

    2-D Media, Materials, and Techniques

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    • 3.1 Drawing Media
    • 3.2 Painting Media
    • 3.3 Printmaking
    • 3.4 Collage and Mixed Media
    • 3.5 Photography and Lens-Based Media
    • 3.6 Digital Art and Design
    • 3.7 Graphic Design and Illustration
    • 3.7 Exam tips
  • 4

    Investigate: Inquiry and the Artistic Process

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    • 4.1 Inquiry and Asking Questions
    • 4.2 Sources of Ideas and Experiences
    • 4.3 Materials, Processes, and Ideas
    • 4.4 Art and Design in Context
    • 4.5 Evaluating Art and Design
    • 4.6 Documentation and the Process Journal
    • 4.6 Exam tips
  • 5

    Make: Practice, Experimentation, and Revision

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    • 5.1 The Sustained Investigation
    • 5.2 Practice, Experimentation, and Revision
    • 5.3 Synthesis of Materials, Processes, and Ideas
    • 5.4 Demonstrating 2-D Skills
    • 5.5 Composition and Craft in Making
    • 5.6 Developing Ideas Over Time
    • 5.6 Exam tips
  • 6

    Present: Communication and the AP Portfolio

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    • 6.1 The AP 2-D Art and Design Portfolio
    • 6.2 Sustained Investigation: Images and Written Evidence
    • 6.3 Selected Works: Demonstrating Skills
    • 6.4 Writing About Your Work
    • 6.5 Presentation and Image Quality
    • 6.6 Understanding the Scoring Guidelines
    • 6.7 Academic Integrity and Citing Sources
    • 6.7 Exam tips

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