INTERVIEW WITH ASHCAN STUDENT ALISA – So Much Good Advice- RISD, Cooper Union, SVA & Pratt

INTERVIEW WITH ASHCAN STUDENT ALISA – So Much Good Advice- RISD, Cooper Union, SVA & Pratt

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

How to Make Your Art Portfolio Stand Out- Art Portfolio Tricks that Work! PART 1

How to Make Your Art Portfolio Stand Out- Art Portfolio Tricks that Work! PART 1

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.

The Cooper Union ACCEPTED! Bachelor of Architecture Art Portfolio Examples + Tips

The Cooper Union ACCEPTED! Bachelor of Architecture Art Portfolio Examples + Tips

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

TOP 5 BFA ANIMATION PROGRAMS

TOP 5 BFA ANIMATION PROGRAMS

Animation students must love to draw, have strong attention to detail, be able to depict movement, create appealing characters and believable environments. The BFA Animation programs we chose as our top 5 exceed excellence in educating aspiring Animators, and animation studios are more likely to choose a candidate who has graduated from one of these schools. These are what we feel are the top animation programs:

Ashcan Student in TOP 10% of ALL Applicants

Ashcan Student in TOP 10% of ALL Applicants

Congratulations to Young K! Young K just got his acceptance letter to CalArts Character Animation program. The acceptance rate for this program is around 8-10% They only accept 40-50 new students a year! Here are some examples from the outstanding portfolio he submitted to CalArts Admissions, that he made in Ashcan Studio's portfolio preparation program. [...]

Do you want to make conceptual work for your portfolio?

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 [...]

Let your Talent in Visual Arts Skyrocket

Let your Talent in Visual Arts Skyrocket

Enroll in Ashcans Pre-College Illustration Classes and your talent for creating visual stories will skyrocket Learn to: Tap into your imagination and boost your authentic creative voice in visual storytelling Illustration techniques you’ll use include: Drawing with ink, pen, pencil, watercolor, collage, acrylic and/or 3-D illustration. Learn about: Composition Color Perspective Texture Class sizes are small [...]