<p>So I haven't seen a single thing about AP Art on these forums yet. Who's taking it/already took it? For those who already got their scores, how did you do? </p>
<p>For people who aren't taking it, do you consider AP Art a "real AP"? As in, it takes just as much work and dedication as other APs?</p>
<p>(By the way, I'm new to CC. Nice to meet you guys.)</p>
<p>I’ll be taking it next year! ^^</p>
<p>I think that people who don’t consider AP Studio Art to be a “real AP” don’t realize how much work goes into it. Sure, you don’t have massive exams to study for, lots of facts to memorize, etc…but you have to submit close to 30 pieces of artwork by the end of the year. </p>
<p>I imagine it varies from class to class, but AP Art students at my school also have a massive amount of summer work to do and lots of other sketchbook assignments and things. It definitely takes dedication and effort, it’s just dedication of a different type.</p>
<p>Oh, and welcome to CC!</p>
<p>Yeah, my school gives out a ton of AP Art summer homework too. I swear, I probably have more stuff to do for Art than all of my other APs.</p>
<p>To be honest, I didn’t really think of AP Art as a ‘real AP’ until after I signed up for it and it hit me how much I had to do. Now, I kinda think AP Art is a little more challenging than the other APs. With traditional classes, most people can master the material with enough hard work and memorization. With AP Art, you really need talent to excel in the class.</p>
<p>Have you finished most of your summer work? Ha I’ve been putting it off and I still have a ton to do.</p>
<p>I’ll be taking AP Studio Art as well as independent study since my school does not offer the class. I’m kind of nervous as to how to prepare for it over the summer, and also if it’s a wise choice, since next year will be my senior year and I’ll be taking four other AP classes. </p>
<p>I’ve always been strong in art, which is why I’ve decided to take it, but I just don’t know if I’ll have time for it…</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m pretty sure AP Art is going to take a lot of time, since your work in the class basically is the exam. So you really can’t cut corners to save time like you could in other APs. That said, if I were you, I would attempt to take it. </p>
<p>Are the other 4 APs neccessary? Or could you drop one for AP Art? I was signed up for 4, counting Art, and then I decided I probably couldn’t manage to balance all that plus work and ECs, so I dropped AP Calculus.</p>
<p>I actually took AP Drawing this year and word of warning, do not wait to work on your concentration until the last quarter/semester. Begin brainstorming and researching now. It will definitely help you. And don’t let yourself think that this will be an easy AP. Come May, even thought I had IB tests and a whole ton of other work I had to do, I was most stressed about getting my AP portfolio complete and submitted on time. However, it was a brilliant learning and growing experience and the appreciation I gained for my concentration (folk art) has made me a better artist. I hope you all enjoy it. :)</p>
<p>I wish I could take this class… For one thing, my school doesn’t teach it. And if they did, I would get a 2.</p>
<p>AP Studio Art is brutally time consuming; definitely one of the hardest AP’s. Unlike subjects with written exams, where you can learn the exam and memorize material at a surface level, you can’t glaze over studio art. </p>
<p>I did a 2D Design portfolio, which took a lot of work, but the Draw/Paint and 3D portfolios are even more time consuming, and seem to be marked with a lot less leniency.</p>
<p>Yeah, I haven’t even started my summer work yet. Which is bad. But at least it isn’t due on the first day of school, so I still have time.</p>
<p>I’m taking four other APs as well. <em>gulp</em> I’m really excited and nervous at the same time.</p>
<p>I just took AP Drawing! I’ll agree with what everyone else says–it’s a lot of work. But the biggest thing is that if you don’t finish your work, you can’t take the AP. You can’t BS your way through the test.
I actually got really behind in art because I kept going out of town, I was working on a senior project, and my RISD drawings took FOREVER. I did my entire concentration in second semester. Admittedly, I had a pretty lax schedule otherwise, or I wouldn’t have finished. But it still meant I did at LEAST one painting a week. If you have to do that, make them smaller, and with a good medium. I did watercolor and ink, so I couldn’t erase and be my typical perfectionist! Somehow I scraped up a five–I’m stoked!!
Good luck to those of you taking it next year! :)</p>
<p>Wow, I have no specific summer work. All I got was, “Draw everyday.” What did everyone get assigned?</p>
<p>My teacher gave us a list of 60 words/phrases and we have to pick 30 of them and do something related to them in our sketchbooks. Some of the words are more conceptual while others are more general, like “self portrait”. Even though we only have to do 30, it’s “strongly encouraged” that you do more.</p>
<p>I guess it’s not that bad. In past years, the teacher assigned more summer work.</p>
<p>I just submitted my AP Studio Drawing portfolio this May and received a four for my portfolio. </p>
<p>My teacher did not assign any summer work. I came to the class in August with zero knowledge of what I was supposed to do.</p>
<p>It was one of my hardest classes because I had little experience with art, so I struggled with concepts such as creating texture, value, form…etc… Nevertheless, I learned a lot from it. Because of the amount of time that I dedicated to this subject, it became one of the most enlightening classes I’ve ever had.</p>
<p>AP Studio Art is definitely a real AP.</p>
<p>We have to do a sketchbook (not a full one, but put a good dent in it) and do 6 pieces (they have to be 12 by 18, so we can’t cheat and make smaller ones lol). It’s not horrible, but we have to do the pieces from a list of prompts, which kinda makes me mad. I wanted freedom over the subject matter, but whatevs.</p>
<p>Have you guys thought about your concentrations any at all? I’m still juggling around a few ideas.</p>
<p>@candycigs</p>
<p>Really? What are some of the prompts that your teacher gave you? (My teacher prefers artworks in 12x18 too! xD )</p>
<p>I just finished the AP Studio Art 2D, My school did not offer it for 10 years before I convinced them to allow me to take it with guidance from my Art teacher. I did NO summer work because I was never told to and I didnt realize how it could help when trying to complete 24-29 pieces of work. Throughout the year, my Art teacher and I bickered, argued, blamed each other for the amount of work that was not being produced. I showed her some photography, and she completely rejected it because I never took a formal class of photography. I was ****ed because she started to take over my art. So i pursued my photography, and damn I was impressed by myself. So i never showed her any of my photography. My breadth was composed of previous years work in art while staying true the was AP art demands of the breadth section. People just think you can throw random different works together, but breadth really is about showing that you understand the different design elements. So anyway, I wanted my photography to make up my concentration, but i hid my work from my teacher and guidance counselor. So my art teacher went to my guidance councelor claiming that i had no work. They both ganged up on me forcing me not to take the exam. So i finally told them that i was doing work on my own. The head of the guidance department approved it and i knew that i probably put myself through something unnecessary. So i uploaded all my work online including my photography that no one saw yet. We mailed in the quality section, and submitted the online stuff. I felt so relieved that i finished. My art teacher and i made sure that we still love each other even after all that( i really do love her she is so minty ), but anyway yesterday, she sends me a essage on facebook that I got a 5. I was SOOOOO happy. In your face art teacher, and guidance councelor. LOL but anyway, my advice is read everything on the website, rubric, requirements, rules, Q and A, look at past AP students’ works. Oh yeah and that huge course outline. Good luck, and if you have any questions, ill be glad to help.</p>
<p>I would love to do this but I’m terrible at it.</p>
<p>I took AP Studio Art: 2D this year. Definitely the hardest AP out of the eight that I’ve taken. Also, I dedicated the most time to it. My concentration consisted of watercolor paintings and my breadth was a mix of photography, graphic and web design, and watercolor works.</p>
<p>I got a 5, and I damn well deserved it for all that work! I wish I worked as hard on my other APs haha…</p>
<p>^Good job. I wish I was artistic.</p>
<p>other people don’t consider studio art a “real” AP because there is not an actual sit-down test, but i took it during the 2010 - 2011 school year as a junior and let me tell you, it is DEFINITELY a real AP. i took three APs last year (biology, us history, and studio art) and while you can always cut corners in bio and apush, you can’t BS art. it is definitely a time commitment but if you actually do your work then it can open up so many doors for you.</p>