If you want to paint people, objects and places realistically you’ll need to learn Basic Painting skills first. If you try to skip this foundational step you’ll try to recreate what you’re seeing, and it will be difficult for you to get right and it will take you much longer to create a final Art [...]
Admissions Counselors of the top Art Programs value your ability to draw objects, people and surroundings realistically. They want to see evidence that you are able to draw what you see, so it’s important to take the time to learn Basic Drawing for your Art Portfolio. That’s why we've expanded our in person experience through our new online Basic Drawing course. It’s an engaging, flexible, and accessible art course that will empower you to explore your creative potential and develop your drawing skills at your own pace. And we'll send you the workbook and ALL the Materials you'll need
Drawing is the basis of all other types of art, that’s why it’s so important to learn for your Art Portfolio. It is important to Admissions Counselors because it is the foundation for all other types of art making. Because of this, Admissions Counselors for the top Art Programs want to see evidence that you are able to draw from life.
Alisa began at Ashcan Art in 7th grade to help her with her portfolio for Laguardia, and then came back to Ashcan to work on her college portfolio for SVA, RISD, PRATT and Cooper Union Click on our newest YouTube video below and listen to what inspires her, the themes that run through her work, her process, how she completed the Cooper Union home test & how she used paint, canvas, paper, sculpture, Revit and Lumion to realize her vision We hope this can serve as an example of what can potentially work for you! Alisa began at Ashcan Art in 7th grade to help her with her portfolio for Laguardia, and then came back to Ashcan to work on her college portfolio for SVA, RISD, PRATT and Cooper Union
In the last two posts, we've shared some advice on making your Art Portfolio stand out, so you can gain admittance into the most competitive art programs too. Here are three more ways that have been so effective for Ashcan Art students.
At Ashcan we have a few different really effective ways to help your Art Portfolio stand out among thousands of other BFA applicants
Art Portfolios can all start to look the same to admissions counselors after a while, they see a lot of rectangular white paper and canvas..... a lot of the same common ideas and common materials. At Ashcan we have a few different effective ways to help your Art Portfolio really stand out.
If you’re applying for a competitive Fashion Design program you’ll need a great portfolio to get in, and it’s important that you know each school's requirements, because they’re a little different. This Art Portfolio was made by an Ashcan Art Portfolio Prep student who was accepted into the highly competitive Parsons BFA Fashion Design Program.
There are many great Bachelor of Architecture programs, If you've decided to apply to the top Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Programs you will need a competitive Art Portfolio to apply. One of the best schools to earn a B.Arch degree from is The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union
Drawing a view of your bedroom is a great way to add an interesting observational work to your Art Portfolio, that also says a lot about who you are. Observational Art Portfolio pieces, which are drawings, paintings, mixed media works or sculptures created from looking at real-life places, are considered by most schools to be the most important work to have in your art portfolio. This is because including observational pieces demonstrates a level of mastery of fundamental art skills.
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