This portfolio contains 12 drawings in various media by Seungeun Lee from Albert Einstein High School. The works demonstrate a broad range of subjects and materials used in an imaginative and skillful manner. Compositions go beyond formulaic solutions and engage the viewer through confident and evocative images. Traditional drawing media are used effectively to convey ideas and narratives. The portfolio exhibits excellent artistic decision making, technical skill, and breadth of drawing concepts and deserves a score of 6.

1. DRAWING BREADTH
Examples from the AP Board for 2009-2011

2. GREGORY ALMONDS –
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. MIAMI, FL

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4. 2

5. 3

6. 4

7. 5

8. 6

9. 7

10. 8

11. 9

12. 10

13. 11

14. 12

15. GREGORY’S SCORE: 6 – DR
Gregory’s media and sizes of Breadth AP Score Rationale
• 1. 70 x 50 charcoal 2. 12 x 12 linocut • The work exhibits obvious evidence of informed
decision making that involves highly successful
reduction 3. 12 x 12 paper 4. 48 x 40 experimentation and courageous risk taking in most
acrylic 5. 10 x 15 drypoint 6. 26 x 19 pieces.
charcoal 7. 12 x 12 linoleum print 8. • The work as a whole is confident and evocative; it
engages the viewer with visual verve, resulting in a
33 x 24 charcoal 9. 6 x 6 etching 10. successful balance of form and content, particularly
48 x 70 acrylic 11. 14 x 22 as seen in the narrative of image 1.
charcoal 12. 24 x 48 charcoal • The technical competence of the work is consistently
excellent; materials and media are used effectively to
convey ideas. For example, subtractive marks create
movement and space in image 6; hatching is built up
to create volumetric form in image 12; flat color
shapes with effective contour edges show a sense of
light in the linocut of image 2.
• Overall the work is of excellent breadth and quality.

16. CLIFTON GREEN –
DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. JACKSONVILLE, FL

17. 1

18. 2

19. 3

20. 4

21. 5

22. 6

23. 7

24. 8

25. 9

26. 10

27. 11

28. 12

29. CLIFTON’S SCORE: 6 – DR
Clifton’s Media and Sizes AP Score Rationale
1. 24" x 32" acrylic 2. 18" x 30" colored • This portfolio shows a command of drawing
vocabulary, from surface manipulation to mark-making
pencil 3. 16" x 20" acrylic 4. 12" x 18" to active engagement with line.
graphite 5. 15" x 22" ink 6. 10" x 15" • Within the genre of portraiture, the student
ink 7. 10" x 15" graphite 8. 18" x 24" demonstrates a confident articulation of form and
expression.
ink 9. 18" x 24" acrylic 10. 18" x 24"
• Color choices support the strong impact of the work.
acrylic 11. 18" x 24" marker 12. 21" x 23"
ink, marker • The work shows a mastery of observational drawing,
moving beyond simple rendering, orchestrating
emphasis and movement with line quality and value
patterns.
• The compositional decisions vary from piece to piece
but are distinguished by a respect for the frame of the
format.
• This portfolio demonstrates excellent artistic decision
making.

30. SEUNGEUN LEE–
ALBERT EINSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL. KENSINGTON, MD

31. 1

32. 2

33. 3

34. 4

35. 5

36. 6

37. 7

38. 8

39. 9

40. 10

41. 11

42. 12

43. SEUNGEUN’S SCORE: 6
Nathan’s Media and Sizes AP Score Rationale
1. 9 x 6 acrylic 2. 16 x 20 mixed media 3. • With compositions that go beyond formulaic solutions,
this work shows investigation of drawing concepts with
16 x 20 pencil 4. 17.5 x 23.5 Conte 5. 17 a broad collection of subjects and materials.
x 14 acrylic 6. 9.5 x 8.5 colored pencil 7. • Images 1 and 5 display similar complementary color
22 x 17 pastel 8. 6.5 x 8.5 pencil 9. 16 x schemes, executed in the same medium, but the
student takes risks by varying formats and approaches
10.5 pencil, chalk 10. 15 x 26 crayon 11. to demonstrate breadth.
32 x 20 pencil 12. 36 x 24 acrylic • In this broad range of excellent drawing compositions,
the student engages the viewer through confident and
evocative images. Traditional drawing media are used in
imaginative narratives in images 3, 11 and 12. Common
objects are rendered with nuance and subtlety in image
8.
• Informed decision making facilitates the expression of
ideas through the excellent use of materials.
• Overall the work demonstrates excellent breadth and
quality.