THE PARSONS CHALLENGE - Part of the application requirements for Parsons is the Parsons Challenge- where you have to create a new visual work inspired by the theme within a piece submitted in your portfolio. One Ashcan student made this work for the Parsons Challenge she titled “The Room”, a sculptural installation that she lit [...]
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
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 [...]
Art Portfolio advice from students who got into COOPER UNION HARVARD Central Saint Martins SVA, MICA, SAIC, Syracuse, RISD, and Cornell
Nothing shines through like loving what you do. So while there are certain things you need for a complete portfolio like still lifes, portraits , self portraits... you can make them much more appeaing to Pratt admissions if it looks like you enjoyed making it!
Ashcan student Eunice’s outstanding portfolio got her into RISD, SVA, PRATT and MICA’s Fine Art Programs! Here’s some portfolio examples of Eunice’s work:
ASHCAN SUMMER PROGRAM 2018 Portfolio Preparation Develop a unique body of work to apply to the school of your dreams. Challenge yourself this summer to feel confident about your art & apply to art programs knowing you'll get that letter in the mail: "Congratulations! You've been accepted to... " Fine Arts & Design Program This [...]
You'll need a good portfolio to get into any of these top schools 1 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI 2 Cooper Union New York, NY 3 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Ashcan student work 4 Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO 5 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 6 Brown University Providence, RI 7 California Institute [...]
Fashion Illustration TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS 10-2 & 3-7 REGISTER TODAY The Fashion Illustration course begins with instruction on how to draw the standard fashion figure, which will be used as a base for a series fashion sketches and illustrations. As students develop their drawing skills, they investigate historical and contemporary fashion and use it [...]
Drawing Classes each day Monday through Saturday 10-2 & 3-7 REGISTER TODAY Drawing Students begin this class by practicing fundamental rendering techniques, then move on to developing strategies to combine diverse media, modes of representation and elements of design to express individual content. Research and invention are encouraged. The curriculum culminates in the completion of [...]
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