This portfolio is designated for work that focuses on the use of three-dimensional (3-D) elements and principles of art and design, including point, line, shape, plane, layer, form, volume, mass, occupied/unoccupied space, texture, color, value, opacity, transparency, time, unity, variety, rhythm, movement, proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, contrast, repetition, connection, juxtaposition, and hierarchy. Students should consider how materials, processes, and ideas can be used to make work that involves space and form.

Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas. Figurative or nonfigurative sculpture, architectural models, metal work, ceramics, glasswork, installation, performance, assemblage, and 3-D fabric/fiber arts are among the possibilities for submission. Still images from videos or film are accepted. Composite images may be submitted.

AP 3-D ART AND DESIGN PORTFOLIO EXAM REQUIREMENTS AND PROMPTS

For the Selected Works section of the AP 3-D Art and Design Portfolio Exam, students must submit digital images of two views each of five works (10 images total) that demonstrate:

• 3-D skills

• Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas

For each work, students must state the following in writing:

• Idea(s) visually evident (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

• Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

• Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

For the Sustained Investigation section of the AP 3-D Art and Design Portfolio Exam, students must submit 15 digital images that demonstrate:

• Sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision

• Sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas

• Synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas

• 3-D skills

Students must state the following in writing:

• Identify the questions or inquiry that guided your sustained investigation

• Describe how your sustained investigation shows evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision guided by your questions or inquiry (1200 characters maximum, including spaces, for response to both prompts)

Identify the following for each image:

• Materials used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

• Processes used (100 characters maximum, including spaces)

• Size (height × width × depth, in inches)

For images that document process or show detail, students should enter “N/A” for size (see 

For digital and virtual work, students should enter the size of the intended visual display