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🎨 AP Art & Design Cheatsheets
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Unit 1 - 1.1 Getting Started With the Basics
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 1 - 1.2 Inquiry-Guided Investigation
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 2 - An Overview to Creating Art
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 2 - 2.1 Portfolio Skills and Requirements
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 2 - 2.1 Questioning Art
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 2 - 2.2 Principles of Design for AP2D and Draw
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 2 - 2.4 Developing Student Voice
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.1 Creating a Portfolio
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.2 Sustained Investigations
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.3 Inquiries and Guiding Questions
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.4 Explanation of Artistic Processes
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.5 Selected Works
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 3 - 3.6 Writing for AP Art
generated on 5/5/2026
Unit 4 - 4.1 Score Makeup
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 4 - 4.2 Sustained Investigation Rubric
generated on 9/23/2026
Unit 4 - 4.3 Selected Works Rubric
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Faqs - 5.1 Plagiarism vs Appropriation
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Faqs - 5.2 Photographing Work for Submission
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Faqs - 5.3 Things to Avoid in your Portfolio
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Design Exam - AP 3-D Art Selected Works
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Design Exam - AP Drawing Sustained Investigation
generated on 9/23/2026
AP Art Design Exam - AP 2-D Art Sustained Investigation
generated on 9/23/2026
Subject Guides - Overview of AP Art and Design
generated on 4/30/2026
Study Tools - AP Art and Design Exam Guide
generated on 4/11/2026
about the AP Art & Design cheatsheets
A cheatsheet condenses a whole course into the facts you actually need on exam day. The AP Art & Design cheatsheets on this page summarize the key formulas, concepts, and definitions from each unit so you can review the entire course at a glance.
They work best as a final review: skim the one-page summary, spot the units you want to strengthen, then go deeper with the AP Art & Design study guides. The visual cheatsheets in the gallery are organized by unit, and you can generate your own for any topic you want a quick refresher on.