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The student works displayed on this page are reproductions of actual works submitted by students in June 2007.
All of the samples here were chosen because they clearly represent different points on the scoring scale for Section I, Quality. In the course of the AP evaluation, each section of the portfolio is scored on a six-point scale. Once the evaluation is complete, the various scores assigned to each student's portfolio are combined and transformed into the final AP grade of 1-5. The requirement for Section I of all three Studio Art portfolios is five pieces.
Each group of five works is accompanied by a brief rationale for the scores awarded to the works. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the students who have agreed to share their works in this way.
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Portfolio 1: Lisa J. Huff, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA
Score: 6
In this group of images, the student confidently uses the element of value to draw expressive portraits. Mark-making is both delicate and confident in all of the works. These drawings convey a complex visual voice, as well as a thoughtful mood. The figures are confidently cropped, and the choice of colored background paper creates a strong contrast with the limited use of color in the drawings.
Portfolio 2: Aeri Kwon, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
Score: 5
There are highly successful images in this series. The boxes, still life with shoe, the bird/scorpion metamorphosis, and the image of the safe and hands are all highly confident drawings. The boxes and the still life create a visual sense of depth with a definite foreground, middle ground, and background relationship. Additionally, the boxes and the hand show a strong understanding of drawing techniques. The series of four portraits is a strong start but lacks the same level of quality as the other drawings. The scorpion metamorphosis is a challenging concept; however, the drawing fails to integrate the negative space.
Portfolio 3: Cody Albin, Apollo High School, Glendale, AZ
Score: 4
The quality section of this portfolio is confident and ambitious. The student handles drawing issues of form and space well and varies stylistic approaches and media. In image 5 the student successfully transforms space with inventive use of materials. Image 4 demonstrates a good understanding of color theory. However, the work apparently relies on photographic sources and could benefit from more experimentation with mark-making. The compositional organization indicates the potential to further explore the elements and principles of design. While the ideation is limited in personal vision and voice, the works appear to be good solutions to academic assignments and are technically proficient overall.
Portfolio 4: Jun Kamo, Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA
Score: 3
In this selection of work, the student shows a sense of effort and energy with drawing approaches, but risk-taking is suggested to move beyond classroom expectations. Observational work is commendable. For example, the gestures and portrait drawings exhibit confident, expressive line quality and passionate mark-making. Form, gesture, and space are explored with little engagement beyond the surface of the picture plane. Compositional skills could be improved by investigating other properties of balance and by activating the edges, as well as exploring figure-ground relationships. Overall, the student’s discerning eye for observational drawing with the conceptual presentation of the hand morphing into a pencil (image 4) shows promise.
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