<p>@willcrazy: The best way to show sculpture digitally is to photograph it from 2-3 angles. Take several and use the best ones. Front, back, side, if each angle gives more information. Shoot each from the same distance. Very impt: keep your background neutral. If you are using fabric or paper backdrop, make sure it’s not wrinkled. Don’t have distractions in the background. Here’s the best part: all 3 images count as 1 submission, so make sure you label them as such. Good luck!</p>
<p>@handelpants: How are the stock images used? Did you purchase them? Not sure why you’re using stock images in a portfolio of original art. If you can explain, I can give you a better answer.</p>
<p>[Graphic</a> Art : Nora Handelman](<a href=“http://norahandelman.carbonmade.com/projects/2897051#1]Graphic”>http://norahandelman.carbonmade.com/projects/2897051#1)</p>
<p>So here’s my graphic art. Hope it’s okay. I already submitted. I don’t plan on majoring or even minoring in art, so I figure it won’t impact my application that much. Just thought it couldn’t hurt. </p>
<p>And I never said original art, it’s graphics…</p>
<p>@handelpants:
Can you clarify? Are you submitting the images on your website as part of an application to art school? Or were you asking whether, in general, sources have to be acknowledged when publishing images (on a website, printed material, etc.). There is an important distinction that I can explain if you want. I am a college counselor for students applying to art colleges, and a graphic designer, so I know something about this topic.</p>
<p>@chiaro, thanks so much. but I missed the post and applied already, I will do the 3 shots for my other application:D</p>
<p>This is my portfolio for parsons early action. I am kind of nervous about it, as I don’t think it’s so decent.</p>
<p>[Postimage.org</a> / parsonsporfolio](<a href=“http://postimage.org/gallery/1ohdzpw08/]Postimage.org”>http://postimage.org/gallery/1ohdzpw08/)</p>
<p>Actually, your work is quite sophisticated. Why don’t you think so? I think you have a good shot at Parsons. Did you happen to attend one of their portfolio reviews (at Parsons)? Good luck!</p>
<p>I started my portfolio last month so I have as of now 7 pieces total ><em>< I plan on working faster now but I doubt I’ll get more than 10 pieces in. Is the quality good enough to make up for quantity? … Q</em>Q
I also have pencil / oil works (fabric drapery on bike) that I haven’t scanned in yet
[reqaro’s</a> Gallery](<a href=“http://reqaro.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/gallery/#Mayhaportfolio]reqaro’s”>http://reqaro.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/gallery/#Mayhaportfolio)</p>
<p>Please comment … what stuff should I add?</p>
<p>The quality is good, but as it is, it’s not nearly as strong as it could be.</p>
<p>The great majority of schools want to see lots of representational pieces, and a variety of mediums. The pieces you have in therea are strong, but I would recommend one or two figure drawings, and a landscape (puke!) if you can.</p>
<p>You want to find a balance between showing off your personal style and voice, and showing that you are interested in, and have explored a variety of artistic routes and mediums.</p>
<p>I’m a high school junior considering a photography major. This isn’t even a portfolio, just all my work. I know it’s not that great, and my goal is to improve a ton over the next year, but I would really like some opinions.</p>
<p>Also, I can’t draw to save my life and the only paint I’ve ever used is children’s watercolors. Will this completely screw me over for any art school?</p>
<p>[Flickr:</a> kate…!'s Photostream](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/backrowbeauty/with/5170425920/]Flickr:”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/backrowbeauty/with/5170425920/)</p>
<p>This might be the wrong place to talk about this, but I don’t really want to create a new topic for it. </p>
<p>I’m in AP 2-D Studio and I feel highly unmotivated and uninspired by the class. I’m not sure if it’s the curriculum or the students - maybe both. Everyone in the class is so quiet. When they do talk, it’s just to their neighbor. The only time we genuinely get to know each others work is when we critique, and even then, that’s depressing. I actually wish some students had a higher skill level. I’m not saying I’m the best artist by the way, I’m actually not all that confident in my work.</p>
<p>Maybe I am expecting too much? I don’t have any friends in other AP Art classes to share experiences with. Maybe this kind of environment is normal. I don’t know.</p>
<p>[Linda</a> Bui](<a href=“Linda Bui”>http://lindabui.carbonmade.com/)</p>
<p>I don’t know what kind of school you go to and what kind of kids or teacher you are dealing with.
If it is nationally ranked college prep school that offer AP art along with academics galore and kids are expected to take them 7-8 each, score them 4 and up for all, as if collecting medals or trophies, then experience would be very different from art magnet or even voc school like the one my kid was where everyone get chance to be in but do the work to stay. its teacher would let you do, say, manga to graffiti as long as they are not just any manga or graffiti (so they’d get 5s).
If you are not happy with what school could offer, are there anyway to supplement it yourself? If you live in the big city, usually have community outreach done by local artschools or museums. When my kid had bad year school wise, those outside teachers were the ones kept him going.
Art is this subjective thing but Collegeboard is making it objective by using yardstick that switches from metrics to inches year to year when they feel like it.
If you insist getting those 5 or 6 (is there 6? I can’t remember) I won’t stop you and do what need to be done. but do not get disillusioned by from it what art is or should be. you are so young and there are so much more you can do.
keep working, look at everything that are pretty and interesting from candy wrapper to advertisement for the dentist.
browse newsstand and wouldn’t you wonder why all them gossip magazines use same font in the same yellow colored headlines?
learning should not be limitted in or stop at classrooms.
school is important but it is not everything that’s all mighty. for arts, I really want to believe that not because of my kid had quitted - thou if he was doing it good, I won’t be saying this.</p>
<p>I attend a pretty good, normal college prep school. AP Art isn’t required, yet I see some students taking it despite not really having a deep interest for it. It’s evident in some students lack of progress/ambition. It doesn’t help that this class is an easy ‘A’ in my opinion. Just need to turn in the work. </p>
<p>I like competition I guess, I mean, even my counselor said that I’m competing against myself in this school. I was in a photo studio class last year to have access to their Macs to illustrate digitally. I think this had a bad influence on me, in that I felt the need to be pro at drawing realistically to be up there with all the photographers. Then again, this class encouraged me to improve my technical skill, so I don’t regret taking it. I draw 10x better than before.</p>
<p>But when I look at art from other schools and in the online community, I get so discouraged. I have a hard time drawing… conceptually? Not sure if that makes sense. My imagination isn’t all that great. How does one become a better creative thinker? lol</p>
<p>That is a $50K/year question if you want to go to art-artschools.
5 to 10K question if you want to get educated overall and going to work hard on everything and always no matter how everyone else around you are doing.
no one can do it for you. but by asking that question, you must be on the right track.
I think you should start new thread if you want to hear what other good folks have to say. some people don’t look at portfolio thread once they were done with it.</p>
<p>Thanks parlsky for the recommends, I’m actually trying to do figure/motion drawings or w/e they’re called this week. (countour??)</p>
<p>paperwings… It’s probably just your class, because I only started taking Art this year, I am a senior in Art 1!! (le gasp!) but yet I get pretty motivated. Sure the stuff gets boring sometimes, but it gives me a real creative challenge since the boundaries are so strict, so I have a blast trying to figure out how to make a texture, lineart or simple no-shading-allowed pencil drawing into something unique and different :3 Also… competing against crappy freshmen totally give me the ego boosters I need to stop destroying my artwork b/c it’s not good enough in my eyes.
Well … maybe that’s just me, just offering my small opinion … ^^ haven’t had nearly as much “artsy” experience as you.</p>
<p>Does anyone else want to comment on my portfolio-in-progress? I’d really appreciate any feedback ^^ [reqaro’s</a> Gallery](<a href=“http://reqaro.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/gallery/#Mayhaportfolio]reqaro’s”>http://reqaro.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/gallery/#Mayhaportfolio)</p>
<p>Hey guys! I hope I can get some feedback on my portfolio.</p>
<p>**My online portfolio: [DAI00](<a href=“http://daiaenna.carbonmade.com/]DAI00[/url][/b”>http://daiaenna.carbonmade.com/)[/b</a>]</p>
<p>I am planning to major in Character Animation and hopefully, Story development.
I will be apply to USC School of Cinema (Animation), CalArts, SCAD, OTIS, and Art Center. I’m considering RISD… but it’s so far.</p>
<p>Also, I’m not from some rich schools, college prep school, but I am from a public high school in LA.</p>
<p>@lunidud
I think your still-life is pretty strong, but it’d be even better if you included more. Some life-drawing would be great, also. As for your digital rendering, I believe that you should try some realistic or a more unique style. Anime-style art can be looked down upon by many professors. But the variety is great. (: Good luck!</p>
<p>@ Paperwings</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about it; if you are heading for a degree in art, you’ll get your competition once you start. If you need, use one of the online art communities to provide yourself with some healthy competition and encouragement.</p>
<p>@Daiaenna</p>
<p>You’ve got a really great start on the portfolio. Like you pointed out to lunidud, anime is pretty commonly looked down on, so I wouldnt include most of the character studies and such. Maybe just a few to show the interest. The figure sketches are great and the still lives are solid. I think it could use some finished traditional pieces, in pen, or paint.</p>
<p>i. traditional paintings
ii. explore some 3d media
iii. non-digital color work</p>
<p>Any or all of the above would be good to flesh the body of work out.</p>
<p>heyy everybody!
a question: what kind of portfolio do fashion design art colleges look for?
i was at the national portfolio dat today and i brought works i did in school (since i attend a high school that involves the arts). the fashion design schools (fit and fidm) seemed to have liked the variety but the fine arts schools (like risd and saic) hated errithing but my sketch book…</p>
<p>Hey!</p>
<p>I am a Senior and I am applying to study photography in the fall…</p>
<p>.SVA
.MICA
.SAIC
.AIB
.Parsons</p>
<p>I have 2 links here to two portfolios so to speak. But each kind of have a different theme and some differing images. ALSO…if anyone out there knows about the photo progs/departments of any of these schools…please comment…I would love to particularly know about AIB and SAIC.</p>
<p>Thanks…! :)</p>
<p>Links:</p>
<p>[a</a> portfolio of sorts… - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/jenneafiya/sets/72157625403327958/]a”>a portfolio of sorts... | Flickr)</p>
<p>[MICA</a> - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/jenneafiya/sets/72157625103006630/]MICA”>MICA | Flickr)</p>
<p>@iamphoto: fortunately, both AIB and SAIC will allow you to submit portfolios that contain only photography, up to about 20 pieces. Go to their websites, print out and read the requirements carefully. Call them if you don’t understand something. Edit the large group of photos you have down to your absolute best - remember, you can have any number between the minimum and maximum. Choose quality over quantity. Select those that tell the college something about your personal story - how you view the world around you, what inspires you, etc. They are interested, at this point, in your potential as an artist, rather than your technical accomplishments, so you need to communicate this through your photos. Personally, I think you have a good eye. Good luck!</p>