#AP Art & Design: Sustained Investigation - The Night Before 🌠

Hey there! Feeling the pre-exam jitters? Don't worry, we've got this! This guide is designed to be your quick-reference, confidence-boosting companion for the AP Art & Design exam. Let's break down the Sustained Investigation (SI) section and make sure you're fully prepped. Remember, it's all about showing your artistic journey, not just the final product.

#🚀 Sustained Investigation: Your Artistic Journey

This section is all about demonstrating your growth, exploration, and understanding of artistic concepts. It's worth a significant chunk of your score, so let's dive in!

#Key Components

• 15 Images: Showcasing your artistic process, not just final pieces.
• Written Statements: Explaining your inquiry and how your work demonstrates P, E, and R (Practice, Experimentation, Revision).

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• Your inquiry should be the driving force behind your work.
• It's about the journey, not just the destination.
• Connect your written statements to your visual evidence.

#🔍 The Scoring Rubric: Demystified

Let's break down each row of the rubric to understand exactly what the AP graders are looking for.

#Row A: Inquiry (12%)

• Focus: Is your work a visual response to your stated inquiry?
• 1 Point: Inquiry is stated, but visual evidence is unrelated or missing.
• 2 Points: Inquiry is stated, and there's an attempt to connect it to the visual evidence, but it's not fully successful.
• 3 Points: Inquiry is clear, and the visual evidence directly supports and answers the question. There may be some unevenness in the quality of work.

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Inquiry: "How can I use the translucent properties of oil paint to represent the beautiful variety of skin tones through underlying colors in portraits of POC?"

• 1 Point: You state the inquiry, but your images are random paintings in various media, not all portraits, not all POC, not all oil.
• 2 Points: You state the inquiry, and your images...