2D Design

  • UNITY
  • VARIETY
  • RHYTHM
  • PROPORTION
  • SCALE
  • BALANCE
  • EMPHASIS
  • CONTRAST
  • REPETITION
  • FIGURE / GROUND RELATIONSHIP

3D Design

  • UNITY
  • VARIETY
  • BALANCE
  • EMPHASIS
  • CONTRAST
  • RHYTHM​​
  • REPETITION
  • PROPORTION
  • SCALE
  • OCCUPIED / UNOCCUPIED SPACE
  • TIME​

Drawing

  • LINE QUALITY
  • LIGHT & SHADE
  • RENDERING FORM
  • COMPOSITION
  • SURFACE MANIPULATION
  • ILLUSION OF DEPTH
  • MARK MAKING
  • USE OF COMPOSITIONAL SPACE (ELEMENTS OF ART / PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN)
  • DECISION MAKING AND INTENTION
  • ORIGINALITY, IMAGINATION, INVENTION
  • EXPERMENTATION, RISK-TAKING
  • CONFIDENT, EVOCATIVE WORK ENGAGING THE VIEWER
  • TECHNICAL SKILL
  • STUDENT VOICE
  • GROWTH (Concentration Portfolio)
  • BROAD RANGE OF DESIGN PROBLEMS IN CONTENT, STYLE, AND PROCESS (Breadth Portfolio)
  • USE OF COMPOSITIONAL SPACE (ELEMENTS OF ART / PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN)
  • DECISION MAKING AND INTENTION
  • ORIGINALITY, IMAGINATION, INVENTION
  • EXPERIMENTATION, RISK-TAKING
  • CONFIDENT, EVOCATIVE WORK ENGAGING THE VIEWER
  • TECHNICAL SKILL
  • DIGITAL PROCESSES, DOCUMENTATION OF VIRTUAL OR TIME-BASED WORKS
  • STUDENT VOICE
  • ACTIVATION OF SPACE
  • GROWTH (Concentration Portfolio)
  • COMPOSITION, CONCEPT & EXECUTION
  • DECISION MAKING AND INTENTION
  • ORIGINALITY, IMAGINATION, INVENTION
  • EXPERIMENTATION, RISK-TAKING
  • CONFIDENT, EVOCATIVE WORK ENGAGING THE VIEWER
  • TECHNICAL SKILL WITH DRAWING MEDIA
  • DIGITAL OR PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA
  • STUDENT VISION

Breadth Portfolio

BREADTH: A broad range of design problems show skill in disparate art fields
  • CONTENT
  • STYLE
  • PROCESS 
  • MEDIUM

Concentration Portfolio

CONCENTRATION: A body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence.
  • COHERENCE & DEVELOPMENT
  • QUALITY OF CONCEPT
  • DEGREE OF DEVELOPMENT
  • TECHNICAL QUALITY

Quality Portfolio

QUALITY: works that exemplify understanding and engagement with visual concerns
  • DECISION MAKING
  • TECHNICAL SKILL
  • ORIGINALITY
  • VISUAL CONFIDENCE

Summer 2D Work

Summer 3D Work

Summer Drawing Work

Composition Rubric

Frequently Asked Questions

What work can go into my portfolio?
  • Your portfolio may include work you've done during this school year or previously, in class or out of class

Can we work collaboratively?
  • No. All work in your portfolio must be work created only by you.

Can I submit work for Drawing that I submitted to 2D Design last year?
  • No. Each portfolio exam must be unique. Do not submit the same work in more than one portfolio exam.

Can I use references from the internet?
  • No. You can get ideas from the internet, but then you should take your own reference photos, if you need them. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates copyright law to simply copy a work of art (even in another medium) that was made by someone else and represent it as your own work.

Can I title my artwork if I want to?
  • Yes. When labeling your artwork, you will include the dimensions and media. If you want to include a title or other text, add it after the media.

What are the image size requirements for digital images?
  • Recommended Minimum: 480x480
  • Recommended Maximum: 530x780
  • Recommended: 72ppi
  • Maximum File Size: 3.0MB 
  • Required: JPG file type
  • Required: RGB color mode
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