I really would like some advice from fellow artists, portfolio examiners and students who have experience in this art portfolio area. I am in highschool now and in my last year, i am taking Higher Art (Art A-Level Equivalent) in 6th year of school.
I think that im in a bad situation to put together a portfolio for
Art/Design School.Important question:How much time in general does it take to put together a good portfolio from scratch??
My choices to get into art school::Try and put together a portfolio for applying to art school once the new semester starts..this on top of my Higher Art and 3 other subjects. Put porfolio together within about 6months ( including all the school work i have) and apply in Feb/March after starting school in August.
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Go through 6th year and do a few art pieces as to my liking and then after i leave school, go to a college take a year or half a year out to specifically make a portfolio.
Im really lost and would like advice and help.
Question : Stressed. Pressured. The preparation for a Art Portfolio :(?
RELAX - six months is PLENTY of time to put together a portfolio! Heck, I've coached students who have left themselves only 6 hours to do it, and taken only 6 pieces - and got in with no problem.
All together you'll need no more than a dozen pieces, put together in a tidy binder. So don't sweat that you'll have to produce mountains of work - they wouldn't look at it all anyway, they don't have time!
The schools want to see a variety of work, but it should have enough commonality that it all looks like you did it (and not different artists). Different mediums show that you are comfortable with some diversity. Choose only the best from your school work - drawing, advertising/design projects, colour projects, paintings, etc. Take as much original work as you can, but sculptures and large paintings can be photographed, don't haul them with you!
Leave some of the more "emotional" stuff at home... I was denied entry into one design course because of too much emotional content.
Enjoy the experience - it's not as stressful as all that. And good fortune to you!
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Reply:joyfulpains is so right, helped a friend put together a portfolio for an exam in graphic design in a night alongside other parts of the course so it can be done. just keep to a few and mount them and take it easy. have among the pieces life drawing just showing what you can do and always have some pieces for backup. rough work that shows what was in your plan for works that are unfinished. that is real impressive i find. shows the way you are thinking and that is what they love in most colleges to know that your able to work on ideas and that you keep your ideas.
Reply:Hi!
I was in you position once a long time ago...
I will suggest first calm down... you still have 6 months, that' more than enough time. :-)
Another thing.... don't put ALL of your work, put you best work, they don't want see progress they want to see what's good, what you are capable of doing...
Try to put life drawings if you have some... that's important...
If you understand color, composition, basic human anatomy, light and shadow, etc.
If you are going for a Bachelor your portfolio shouldn't exceed 25 pieces... They have a lot of applicant's and they won't even look at all the work.
Always put your best pieces first... so that the are impressed right from the start, that's always the best way to do it.
I don't know how it works these days, but before you had to have your pieces in slides, real slides, the ones you put on a projector. I think some school still work with that, so find out about that.
Never ever send originals.
I hope this helps and has tons of fun making your portfolio.
Reply:If there is a university or college near you that teaches art, see if you can talk to an instructor for some direction. Make sure you write a thank you note for their time and effort. Also, check with your own teachers at school and get some guidance from them. They are a wealth of advice. Here's an online guide...might be useful:
http://www.allcreativeportfolios.com/por...
also http://www.ehow.com/how_2059352_put-toge... has some good ideas Good luck!
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