AP Studio Art 2D and Drawing Summer Assignments
I. Sketchbook- Make your sketchbook your new "best friend" over
the summer. Take it with you everywhere you go. Take notes for ideas
that occur to you while observing and drawing. Think of your sketches as
possible studies for more finished works. Some of your sketches may
develop into completed drawings as you are working on them over the
summer. Use a variety of media to sketch with including graphite pencil,
Prismacolors, charcoal, ink and crayons. Be experimental and create
different marks. Be sure to include at least 30 drawings- 20
observational drawings and 10 of student choice (anything will work).
Please number drawings 1-10 (teacher assigned) on the back.
1. Include a contour drawing of a seated figure (head to toe) including the
surrounding environment in any media.
2. Include a drawing of an architectural structure (detail or whole) in pencil or
charcoal.
3. Draw a landscape drawing of trees and the surrounding vegetation in any media.
4. Create a carefully planned composition from a still life of kitchen utensils and
appliances. Use pencil or oil pastels to make the separate units work together
visually.
5. Create a rendering of a houseplant in pencil with a full value range of tones.
6. Draw a clear glass or shiny object in your choice of a medium.
7. Create a color rendering of a still life consisting of your family members' shoes
in Prismacolor, tempera or oil pastels.
8. Create a drawing of your hands arranged in a variety of poses. You must
carefully plan your composition in order for the separate units to work together
visually. Create an effective composition in pencil or ink.
9. Draw your street and neighborhood as you see it from your yard in a medium of
your choice.
10. Create a close-up drawing of a leaf including color values and details in
Prismacolor.
11-20 Student choice drawing from observation
20-30 Anything goes
If you choose NOT to do the above 30 drawings, you MAY fill a sketchbook
from cover to cover and turn it in instead. * All drawings are expected to be of excellent quality*
II. Artist Report:
Choose one artist from the list below and study the artist and their work.
Complete a report using at least two cited sources for your information and
two examples (reproductions or copies) of their work and compile a two to
three page report. Internet sources may be used. Tell what inspired these
artists and give details on what the concentrations in the artwork are.
Choose an artist from the list below:
Salvador Dali
Henri Matisse
Georgia O'Keeffe
Franz Marc
Max Earnst
Jacob Lawrence
Mary Cassatt
Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso
August Renoir
Claude Monet
Chuck Close
Jasper Johns
Jackson Pollock
III. Major Drawing Projects: Pick TWO from
assignments A-E listed below
Assignment A: Subject: Still life
Medium: Your choice on drawing paper
Size: 18" x 24"
Work Time: 10 hours
Set up a still life scene. Set it up so that you can draw it over several days. Use
an object with water in it, a reflective object, and other items. Take several
pictures of the still life from different angles. Pick one angle that you like and
create a drawing of it. Make sure to use a full range of tonal changes and do an
excellent job with the execution of the drawing.
Assignment B: Subject: Draw your closet and its contents
Medium: Prismacolor on drawing paper
Size: 16" x 20"
Work Time: 10 hours
Draw your closet with its contents showing. Open your closet door and take a
minute to observe the structure of it, its contents and the area around it. Pay
attention to details and have your door at least 2/3 of the way open so that the
stuff inside is visible.
Assignment C: Skill from Photo/Portrait
Size: 18x24
Medium: Prisma Color Pencils
Work Time: 10 hours
You are to take several photographs of friends or family members from odd angles.
Don’t just take normal, happy photos. Include dramatic lighting and angles to set a
different mood. You must include a reflection. Don’t center the picture. Allow
things to run off of the page. Think of interesting ways to view people such as
trapped in a box, under glass tables, putting on make-up with a reflection etc. You
could even think about drawing the real life in color and reflection in black and
white or vice versa.
Assignment D: Abstraction from Realism
Size: 18x24
Medium: Watercolor, Marker, Prismacolor, Pencils and Tape
Work Time: 5-10 hours
Sketch a portrait or a still like in pencil. Use markers to make lines thick while
leaving other lines thin. Tape randomlines across the page in different directions.
Then take watercolor and color in flat areas randomly. Next, take off the tape,
erase the pencil lines and use prismacolor to finish, or, break down the portrait
into simple shapes like a more recognizable Picasso.
Assignment E: Your Choice Drawing (Be Creative!)
Size: 18x24
Medium: Your Choice
Work Time: 10-15 hours
IV: Paintings: Pick ONE from the assignments
listed below
Assignment F: Small town, rural painting
Size: 18x24 or LARGER
Medium: Acrylic paint, black, white and grey
You can purchase either a craft board from a local craft store or MDF board from
Home Depot or Lowe’s (they will cut it down for you if you ask). Take a picture of
some old city buildings or a rural farmhouse. Print it out on your computer and use
high contrast. Create a proportion grid and transfer it to your board (or you can
use a projector). Paint thinly in layers and build up your greys. This painting is
black and white only. You should have black, white and at least ten shades of grey.
Assignment G: Random Cut & Paint
Size: larger than 18x24
Medium: Acrylic
You may use cardboard to cut out random shapes or a motif. Assemble the shapes
and glue them down on a flat piece of cardboard or MDF. Make a fantasy
landscape or a cool design or even realistic compilation. Paint it with flat colors,
however, think about composition and the principles of design.
Assignment H: Painting from the Impressionist Masters
Size: 18x24 or larger
Medium: Acrylic or oil paints
Look at the artwork of famous Impressionist artists. Pay particular attention to
how they use value, create texture and their brush strokes. Observe a landscape
in real life. Take a picture of it or sketch it. You will need to turn it in (so keep it).
Us the landscape picture to create an impressionistic painting. Make sure to make
an emphasis on value and brush strokes.