<p>I was just wondering what to include in a portfolio for the university of michigan's school of art & design. If anyone has had any experience with this, your advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>just a variety of work. at least 5 direct observation drawings.</p>
<p>A Umich rep came to my daughter's school and seemed pleased with her portfolio that has some photography, some conceptual works and some drawings from life. That is as much as I can say beyond what appears onthe website. Good Luck with your application.</p>
<p>I found this on the umich website. </p>
<p>School</a> of Art & Design - BFA in Art & Design Admissions</p>
<p>General portfolio guidelines
Include 15 to 20 items representing work completed both in and outside of art classes.
For a portfolio review by mail, include a reference sheet with your name, address, and social security number. Include media, size, and date. Number your entries to correspond to the reference sheet. Work in a digital format must be stand-alone work that does not require installation of your software on a School of Art & Design computer. Video work must be original video work or documentation of performance art, not documentation of static work such as painting and sculpture. Include a self-addressed mailer with postage if you want your portfolio returned.
For transfer students, advanced standing will be dependent upon evaluation of your college-level studio courses. </p>
<p>What type of work should I submit for a portfolio review?
Include representative work in a variety of media to indicate your range of experiences. Include only your best work, work that demonstrates media skills as well as evidence of creativity, imagination, and risk-taking. Every portfolio varies; however, the following are expected in a competitive portfolio: </p>
<p>Drawings from direct observation. If you have in the past copied from photographs or other flat copy, you can improve your portfolio with drawings from observation. Include a sketchbook or individual sketches along with finished drawings. Include works that convey your strengths and interests in other 2-D media (for example: fibers, painting, photography, printmaking, and mixed media), 3-D media (for example: ceramics, metalwork, sculpture and installations), electronic media (for example: computer, video, sound, and audio), and performance, conceptual or other work not easy to categorize.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>I was told by the majority of schools it should be at least 2/3 black and white observational drawings, preferably on 18 x 24 or larger paper. It should demonstrate observational skills, conceptual thought, artistic ambition (without the compromise of quality) and an intrinsic flow whether it be through a style, concentration etc. legit AP portfolios are good practice for this (I think anyway...) I think well drawn figure drawings are nice also... Also make SURE you don't go over the set amount of images... I sent the wrong portfolio to a school (they knew because it was formatted differently..) and it had 20 pics instead of 15 o_o thankfully I'd gone there to visit and the guy handling my application was super nice and liked my questions and stuff a lot so he edited it for me but he said its wayyy bad to go over the #... just like anything on the app though I suppose. Who would want stubborn, ignorant students regardless of talent haha</p>
<p>I have my portfolio on flickr if you want to compare and then we'll see who gets in where/with what and we can help other student going in next year/afterward (:</p>
<p>// Drawings from direct observation. //</p>
<p>Exactly. Photos compress three-dimensional space into two dimensions, making them much easier to "copy".</p>