AP Drawing is a course designed to be the equivalent of a general entry-level college art course that culminates with the submission of a portfolio to the national College Board association in May of the participatory school year. According to the AP College Board, all sorts of art that involve directly making marks on a surface can fit into this portfolio. Students may work with traditional drawing media -- such as pencils, ink, and pastels -- and more modern media such as white out, gouache, art markers and other media capable of making a mark. Light and shade, line quality, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, and the illusion of depth are drawing issues that will be addressed. Abstract, observational, and inventive works may be submitted. Any work submitted in the drawing portfolio that incorporates digital or photographic processes must address drawing issues such as those listed above, with emphasis on mark making. (apcentral.collegeboard.com) This course is designed to support the College Board standards for this class and projects are assigned accordingly. First semester focuses on a more structured curriculum developing compositional skills and concept building, with media and individual responses to themes or individual subject choices being largely self-determined. Second semester focuses on developing individual direction and voice. Students who take this course should have a high level of self-motivation, diligence, commitment, and independence.