Students interested in pursuing careers in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Sequential Art, Photography, Advertising and Industrial Design will find this course to be a stepping stone toward those career goals. The course will combine traditional and digital media, graphic illustration, drawing, photography, and collage providing opportunities for experimentation and risk taking as well as developing personal style and voice.

The AP Art & Design Drawing portfolio exam contains two sections. The Sustained Investigation section requires an inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. For the Selected Works section, work is expected to demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. Both sections of the portfolio require articulation of ideas through writing and documentation of process.