Ian is a senior at LaGuardia High School. He worked on his art high school portfolio at Ashcan Little Neck. He finished making his college portfolio with at Ashcan Art Mahattan earlier this year and has been accepted to many colleges already! including Cooper Union. In this video, he talks about the process of applying to the Art High Schools in NYC and the Art Portfolio that got him ACCEPTED to LaGuardia! and the top US Art Programs.
Lily is a current junior at Laguardia High School. She began taking classes at Ashcan Art when she was in 7th grade, she finished her Art Portfolio for High School admissions while enrolled in Ashcan Art's Art Portfolio Prep Program, which got her into LaGuardia! She's currently working on her Art Portfolio for college admissions In this YouTube video, Lily talks about what inspires her, the theme that runs through her work, how she made her "Fantasical Sandwich" for Laguardia, the process of applying to the Art High Schools in NYC and the Art Portfolio that got her ACCEPTED to LaGuardia!
Sign up Now for the Summer Art Fashion Design Program! Fashion Illustration for grades 3 and up! Starting with the standard fashion figure proportion and gesture drawing, you'll visually present your ideas with traditional sketches and illustrations using drawing techniques. You'll also learn how to pick and add swatches connecting to your concepts.
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A career in Illustration can be rewarding and there are many different avenues you can take within the field. If you decide you’d like to pursue a BFA in Illustration, choose a program that is focused on the creative aspects and the technical skills you’ll need to succeed. For the best Illustrations programs you’ ll need a competitive Art Portfolio to apply. At Ashcan we’ve helped thousands of students enter top BFA Illustration programs and we strongly recommend that you include certain pieces in your Art Portfolio. These are examples made by Ashcan Studio students who applied and were accepted to the top BFA Illustration Programs
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An Industrial Design or Product Design degree can shape your career. When selecting a school, remember it should prepare you for life beyond school. Schools differ in size, location, and focus, but should provide comprehensive education. This list ranks different occupations that would be available to you with an Industrial Design or Product Design degree, and US Industrial Design and Product Design schools based on degree program strength, faculty commitment to student success, percentage of grad students, admission requirements, and cost.
If you’re interested in Fashion you can find programs at traditional colleges and universities or at private art and design schools all over the country. Fashion Design is a competitive field that requires a great deal of skill, creativity, and tenacity. If you apply and get into a top school it will help you master the design, technical, and business skills necessary to succeed. At these schools the coursework covers a full range of accessory design, drawing, sewing, pattern making, computer-aided design (CAD), studio classes where you create and build a professional portfolio, fashion and accessory marketing and buying, business, textiles, and surface design.
Adding a Surrealist drawing, painting, sculpture, or mixed media piece to your Art Portfolio is a great way to show Admissions Counselors your unique imagination, which also says a lot about who you are. If you’ve never tried to make Surrealist Art you may be surprised by how much you’ll like it! One of the reasons you may love making a Surrealist piece so much is because of the freedom it gives you. You can choose any medium that you’re most comfortable creating realistic art with, and give yourself time to focus on the Surrealist subject matter you’ll use.
Interior pieces are considered by many schools to be one of the most important works to have in your Art Portfolio. We’ve put together some Ashcan Studio students' work - examples of the kind of excellent Interior drawings, paintings, and sculptures, top Art Schools & University Art Programs look for in an ideal potential student - and we talk about why each artwork is so successful. Making Observational interior pieces for your Art Portfolio demonstrates a level of mastery of fundamental art skills. Interior pieces are usually renderings of interior spaces, furniture, and objects, and often include portraits and/or still-life arrangements. Interior pieces illustrate the three-dimensional qualities of the subject matter, including texture, pattern, material, reflection highlights, and shadows. And the appearance of objects or scenes is determined by their relative distance and positions from one another.
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