Studio Art Digital Submission
The AP Studio Art Exam consists of two components:
- Digital images and commentary submitted to AP via the Digital Submission Web application
- Physical portfolios: the Quality section (five actual artworks) for Drawing and 2-D Design portfolios, assembled and mailed to the AP Program
- Note: The 3-D Design portfolio has no physical component and is submitted entirely online.
The AP Studio Art Digital Submission Web application will become available in mid to late January. In the meantime, you should be working with your teacher to capture digital images of your artworks that adhere to the image recommendations and requirements outlined below. More information about how to use the Web application will be available on this page later in the fall.
Technical Requirements and Recommendations
You and your teacher must have access to a digital camera and a computer with an Internet connection in order to submit the digital sections of your AP Studio Art portfolio. If you will be accessing the Web application from a computer outside of school, please note the required operating systems and browsers listed below. You won't be restricted to specific hardware configurations, though you may experience slower response times when using older computer hardware.
Software Requirements
Your operating system must be one of the following:
- Windows XP (Home or Professional)
- Windows Vista (Home, Business, Premium, or Ultimate)
- Mac OS (10.4 or higher)
Your Web browser must be one of the following:
- Internet Explorer (6.0 or 7.0)
- Firefox (2.0 or 3.0)
- Safari (2.0 or 3.0)
Requirements and Recommendations for Digital Images
All images must be submitted in JPEG format (file name extension .jpg) and RGB color mode. We recommend uploading files that are 72 pixels-per-inch (ppi) because a higher resolution does not add clarity when viewing images on a computer screen. We recommend that you keep copies of your original images.
Image size: The image sizes below are recommendations. Your image sizes may be different.
- Landscape orientation:
- Recommended maximum size: 780 × 530 pixels (10.83 × 7.36 inches)
- Recommended minimum size: 480 × 480 pixels (6.67 × 6.67 inches)
- Portrait orientation:
- Recommended maximum size: 530 × 780 pixels (7.36 × 10.83 inches)
- Recommended minimum size: 480 × 480 pixels (6.67 × 6.67 inches)
Maximum file size: 3.0 MB per image. (Your image files will likely be considerably smaller than 3.0 MB.)
Free Disk Space:
- Drawing and 2-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 24 digital images per portfolio, each student would need a maximum of 72 MB of free disk space per portfolio.
- 3-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 38 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 114 MB of free disk space.
