<p>So did anybody have a crappy teacher like me?</p>
<p>we started taking slides and matting things 3 days before the test. Yes, we were very prepared... cough</p>
<p>Luckily, i had AP bio right after AP studio which I wasn't taking the AP test for, so i was excused for 6th hour most of the week. </p>
<p>And even on the actual day of the test, we started reading the instructions or whatever at 2'o clock... we should've started at 12.</p>
<p>My teacher is such an idiot.. she's irresponsible (on the day of our test, she had to leave somewhere @ 2:30) and acts like she's busy all the time...</p>
<p>But luckily, putting extra hours after school and whatnot helped me finish everything... My last AC, infact, was completed on Wednesday, 2 days prior to the AP test... that was mostly my lazy fault, but also my teachers fault. I CANNOT POSSIBLY DO 2 WORKS EVERY WEEK! She expected us to complete a work during a weekend.. i take awhile with my art...</p>
<p>And then i realized i lost my AP packet so i made copies of my lables and glued them on... is it bad if i lost the packet..? (the little book)</p>
<p>it's ok if you didn't use a label because some ppl in my class ran out of labels and just wrote in their numbers. the teacher said it was ok to do that...</p>
<p>yeah, some people in my class wrote the numbers on the backs too, that's fine. i accidentally left my commentary and measurements of all my work at home so i had to rush home in the middle of the "test" lol. i'm smart. everything went pretty smoothly in my class, almost everyone had everything together by the day of the test so they all left pretty quickly. did anyone do the 2d portfolio?</p>
<p>our teacher is pretty cool...........for concentration i just did photography~ i had 2-d design~ and its ok to use good photography~~i didnt run out of labels but i really wanted to save them for my gov and physics exams...so i put the numbers down on the back of the thing.... yea..</p>
<p>The test took 12 of my labels... I knew we could just write down the number but i didn't want to write it down because i needed one for the outside of the portfolio.... and that would be the most important one .... i didn't want stuff to get lost.</p>
<p>Ahhh...I'm scared for my AP Art grade. It seems like nothing's ever good enough for the graders. The number one artist at my school only got a 4.</p>
<p>I'm no artist, so forgive my ignorance... but what are the graders looking for in your artwork? It seems like grading art would be so subjective...</p>
<p>People ask "How do you judge art?" But AP art graders are not dumb... They know the difference between Monet/DaVinci/Raphael and 5 year old drawings. You can say "what about contemporary art?" There are 3 different AP art tests. Contemporary go into mostly AP Studio art 2D test (photos too), not AP studio art Drawing test which would be the traditional figure studies, markmaking, form etc. (Third test is 3D art.. but only one person took it so i don't know. Her portfolio was good though.) ... So yes, they actually can judge your art fine... Although there are some works that the judges deliberate on (one thinks its good, another thinks its bad...)</p>
<p>I know an amazing artist and she still got a 4... But that was also because her Area of concentration was a bit weak. Her general works were FANTASTIC. Me on the other hand, is exact opposite according to my teacher... And i know another kid who draws some nice stuff but he got a 3.. but he's better at photography than drawing...</p>
<p>ahk. I'm sorry if it sounded like I was challenging the judges. I know they can tell the difference between Monet and a five year old. That's a bit extreme. I was mainly asking whether there were any technical requirements used to judge pieces (eg, required shading techniques/applications) that would make the judging process more independent of personal preference.</p>
<p>I think there is some subjectivity becuase it is art but they have a very strict rubric to follow so subjectivity is limited. The only person I have ever known to get a 5 was very extreme. It was all very harsh marking and her concentration was war and destruction. It was all very bloody and graphic. I could see how she got the 5 but that is just not what I do so I know I am going to get a 3.</p>
<p>ahaha i actually had a wonderful teacher who made us do way more than the required, and we did our slides like a month before the test. it was really not as bad as i had thought.
as for the grading, judges look for composition, technique, execution, line quality, contrast, and color choice (where applicable), at least for the Studio Drawing portfolio. Those should apply to all of the portfolios, though.
Last year, both girls at my school who took AP Studio got fives. They did 2-D though, so i don't know how to compare the drawing one. the woman who teaches the class is ridiculously selective in who she lets in, so i guess that narrows down the running and bumps up her scores. This year there are more AP kids - i'm one of three, to be precise. Next year, she has two. The class is only open to seniors.
I was looking at my slide copies today thinking, "i can't believe i've done all this in just one year," especially considering i didn't even take slides of around ten pieces.</p>
<p>i have this ridiculous question:you guys draw things for the exam or for ur own liking? I mean do u guys holding the rule and test standard on ur left hand and draw on ur right hand, or just put whatever thing u feel like? do u guys go do research on how they grade the test, maybe buy some PR book before u draw?</p>