AP Art and Design Flashcards

Sustained Investigation

An inquiry-based and in-depth study of materials, processes, and ideas over time

Inquiry

The process of asking questions in order to seek, to search, and to discover

Written evidence

The written components that accompany the student’s works of art and design

Visual Evidence

The visual components that make up the student’s works of art and design

Identify

Indicate or provide information

Relates

Having relationships and/or connections between

Demonstrate

To make evident

Indicate

To show, suggest, point out

Guides

The inquiry leads the process of making works of art and design

Practice

The repeated use of materials, processes, and/or ideas

Experimentation

Testing materials, processes, and/or ideas

Revision

Making a change, correction, or improvement

Development

The furthering or advancing of an inquiry in a sustained investigation (through in-depth exploration of materials, processes, and ideas)

Materials

Physical substances used to make works of art and design (evident visually or in writing)

Processes

Physical and conceptual activities including applications involved with making works of art and design

Ideas

Concepts to make works of works of art and design (evident visually or in writing)

Relationships

Connections

Synthesis

Coalescence/integration of materials, processes, and ideas

Skills

Abilities

Rudimentary

Emerging or undeveloped

Moderate

Adequate

Good

Proficient

Advanced

Highly developed

2-D Skills

Use of two-dimensional elements and principles-point, line, shape, plane, layer, form, space, texture, color, value, opacity, transparency, time: unity, variety, rhythm, movement, proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, figure/ground relationship, connection, juxtaposition, hierarchy

3-D Skills

Use of three-dimensional elements and principles - point, line, shape, plane, layer, form, space, mass, volume, texture, color, value, opacity, transparency, time: unity, variety, rhythm, movement, proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, figure/ground relationship, connection, juxtaposition, hierarchy

Drawing skills

Use of mark-making, line, surface, space, light and shade, composition