Get your child ready for AP Drawing.
One-to-one online sessions with a specialist AP Drawing tutor, built around your child's College Board syllabus and target score.
AP Drawing: what every parent should know.
AP Drawing is a College Board Advanced Placement course that challenges students to build a sustained body of original artwork. It suits students in Grades 11 and 12 heading towards art at university level.
AP Drawing is a portfolio-based AP course set by the College Board. Students develop a body of work demonstrating sustained investigation, technical skill, and personal artistic voice across a range of materials and approaches.
Assessment is entirely portfolio-based: students submit a Sustained Investigation section and a Selected Works section to College Board. Scores run from 1 to 5, with a 3 or above typically considered a passing mark by universities.
AP Drawing portfolios are submitted digitally to the College Board in the spring exam series, typically in May. Most students begin building their portfolio from the start of the academic year to allow sufficient time for iteration and refinement.
A group class cannot critique your portfolio.
Feedback targeted at your specific work
Your tutor reviews your actual drawings and gives critique aligned to the College Board mark criteria, not generic class feedback.
Sustained Investigation built lesson by lesson
Sessions are structured around your chosen inquiry question, keeping your portfolio coherent and your artistic intent clearly visible across every piece.
Parents kept informed after each session
After every lesson, parents receive a brief progress note covering what was worked on and what the next steps are before the portfolio deadline.
The College Board course that turns artistic practice into a university credential.
AP Drawing is a portfolio-based course set by the College Board under the Advanced Placement programme. It is designed for students in Grades 11 and 12 who wish to demonstrate advanced artistic skill and sustained creative investigation for university admissions.
Students are assessed entirely through a digital portfolio submission. The portfolio has two sections: Sustained Investigation and Selected Works. College Board examiners score work on a 1 to 5 scale, with universities often granting credit for scores of 3 and above.
Each Tuitional lesson follows the College Board AP Drawing course framework directly, so tutor guidance stays aligned with the exact portfolio requirements and scoring rubric your student's school uses.
What a one-to-one AP Drawing lesson actually looks like
Every session follows a tested four-phase structure: reviewing current portfolio work, developing technique, applying College Board rubric criteria, and setting clear next steps before the portfolio deadline.
Book a trial lessonA typical 60-minute session
- 0-5 min
Review current portfolio progress
The tutor opens by looking at the student's most recent work, identifying which College Board criteria are being met well and which need development before the next submission checkpoint.
Example: Reviewing the Sustained Investigation breadth pieces to check that the inquiry question is visually evident across all works.
- 5-25 min
Develop the target skill or concept
The tutor teaches or deepens a specific technique, material or conceptual approach relevant to the student's inquiry, demonstrating through shared-screen annotation or verbal critique of uploaded images.
Example: Exploring how mark-making and texture can reinforce the student's chosen inquiry into urban decay, referencing College Board Selected Works quality criteria.
- 25-50 min
Apply rubric criteria to live work
The student works on or revises a portfolio piece while the tutor gives real-time critique using the College Board AP Drawing scoring rubric, so each piece earns marks across all assessed dimensions.
Example: Annotating a Selected Works piece against the College Board quality of investigation, skills, and ideas dimensions to identify where a score of 4 could become a 5.
- 50-60 min
Set portfolio tasks and next steps
The tutor summarises what was achieved, agrees two or three focused tasks to complete before the next session, and flags any portfolio sections needing urgent attention given the submission timeline.
Example: Assigning the student to produce two more breadth pieces exploring a new material before the following week's session.
After the lesson
Parents receive a brief session note covering what was reviewed, what tasks were set, and how the portfolio is progressing toward the College Board May submission deadline. Session recordings are accessible at any time for review.
Four simple steps.
Tell us the goal
Share your child's AP Drawing portfolio stage and target score.
Get matched
We match your child to a specialist AP Drawing tutor.
Trial lesson
Attend a trial session before committing to anything.
Build the portfolio
Regular sessions track progress toward the May deadline.
The portfolio course that earns real university credit before graduation.
AP Drawing is set by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement programme. Students in Grades 11 and 12 submit a digital portfolio scored on a 1 to 5 scale, with many universities granting credit for a score of 3 or above.
AP Drawing differs from AP 2-D Art and Design in its emphasis on mark-making and gestural approaches. A tutor who knows the College Board rubric can help a student build a portfolio that scores well across every assessed dimension.
Why families across the GCC trust Tuitional for AP tutoring.
My daughter's AP Drawing portfolio went from scattered to genuinely coherent. Her tutor understood the College Board rubric inside out and gave feedback that actually improved her scores. The sessions were calm, focused, and completely worth it.
We were worried about the portfolio deadline, but the tutor broke the whole process into manageable steps. Our son always knew what to work on next. Brilliant experience from start to finish.
I had no idea how to approach my Sustained Investigation until my Tuitional tutor helped me find a clear inquiry question. My portfolio finally feels like it tells a real story.
Flexible scheduling made it easy to fit sessions around my school timetable. My tutor gave detailed critiques after every session and I submitted my portfolio feeling genuinely confident.
AP Drawing tutoring — your questions, answered.
The things parents and students ask us most, in plain language.
?What does an AP Drawing tutor actually help with?+
An AP Drawing tutor helps your child develop a coherent portfolio that meets College Board criteria. This includes building a clear inquiry question for the Sustained Investigation, refining technical skills, and critiquing Selected Works against the official scoring rubric before the May submission.
?How is AP Drawing different from AP 2-D Art and Design?+
AP Drawing focuses specifically on mark-making, line, and gestural approaches, whereas AP 2-D Art and Design emphasises elements and principles of design across flat media. Both are College Board portfolio courses, but the artistic emphasis and the types of work expected differ between them.
?How many sessions will my child need before submission?+
Most students benefit from starting sessions at the beginning of the academic year and meeting weekly or fortnightly. The number of sessions depends on how developed the portfolio already is and how much revision the College Board rubric criteria require. Your tutor will advise after the first session.
?Can sessions be recorded so my child can review them?+
Yes. Every Tuitional session is recorded and accessible to the student at any time through the platform. Students can revisit tutor critique and demonstration at their own pace, which is particularly useful when revising portfolio pieces between sessions.
?What if my child doesn't connect with their first tutor?+
If the first tutor pairing doesn't feel right, we offer a free re-match at no extra cost. Our matching engine considers your child's working style, portfolio stage, and schedule before suggesting a replacement, so the second match is typically a strong fit.
?How much does AP Drawing tutoring cost?+
AP tutoring with Tuitional starts from AED 65 per hour. You can pay per session or choose a package with no lock-in and the option to cancel at any time. Full pricing details are available on our tutoring packages page.
Book your child's first AP Drawing session today.
Speak to our team and we'll match your child to a specialist AP Drawing tutor within one working day. No commitment until after the trial.
- Live, one-to-one sessions with a College Board AP specialist
- Matched to your child's exact portfolio stage and inquiry
- Flexible scheduling around school and extracurriculars
- Session recordings available after every lesson