We hope that this collection of student Animated film excerpts, inspire YOU to try to make an Animated film for your art portfolio!
Get Inspired!! Watch these Animation Examples from ACCEPTED ART PORTFOLIOS!
Tag: Art
How to make a SELF PORTRAIT that’s NOT Boring
Most students try really really hard to make their Self Portrait look like a photograph- but Art School Admissions Counselors really love the more unusual and expressive Self Portraits!!
How to find Inspiration & come up with Ideas for your artwork
We asked a few of our students- who were accepted into their dream schools- questions like - What's your thought process coming up with ideas? How do you find inspiration? and Do you ever feel like your works not good enough?
Exciting News!
We're really excited!- We're launching a new You Tube Channel!
A Winning Portfolio Piece Start to Finish
One of the reasons that all of our students get into such competitive art programs, is that we encourage exploring a lot of ways to express one idea, and to push that idea more and more until it's an outstanding portfolio piece.
Self Portraits can be fun!
When you make a self portrait for your art portfolio, you should think of ways to express who you are, like this Ashcan student did for this painting where she drew herself inside her tool box and watercolor palette
Landscapes and Still Lifes don’t have to be boring —
Landscape and Still Life paintings or drawings are important to have in your art portfolio, but they don't have to be straight forward. You can show your originality and your own style and interests like here- where she's using a consistent color palette throughout her portfolio, and adding elements that are surreal/abstracted, also consistent with the [...]
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Do you want to make conceptual work for your portfolio?
There are standard things that art school admissions counselors want to see in your art portfolio, like a self portrait, landscape, a still life- but if you want to- you can and should include conceptual work as well. Like this work in progress- conceptual work pushes the boundaries of what art should be, it’s where you let go [...]
If you think you need a little guidance on your portfolio you’re not alone…..
The sooner you get started on your portfolio the better. Most schools require 10-15 pieces for your portfolio, so you should shoot to make 20 + so you can pick the best of the best to submit to admissions. Generally Admissions at the Top Art Schools want to see originality and skill in each piece. [...]
