<p>I'm a junior in high school right now, and I would like to go into the web design and development field after college. I've been doing it semi-professionally for about four years now (I've had several internships, etc), and I want to go to school for web design. However, the only portfolio items I would have right now is web design.</p>
<p>I don't think I'm terribly good at drawing or painting, and this is the first year I've taken an arts course.</p>
<p>Should I have had drawing and painting in my portfolio by now? How important is it?</p>
<p>It IS good to have different types of media in your portfolio. (Like painting, pastel, charcoal, etc.)</p>
<p>I suggest that you try your hardest to make as many pieces as soon as possible. And obviously, they all have to be good for college standards.</p>
<p>You may be a little late in starting your portfolio but don’t worry! You still have until senior year. (But you pretty much have to work your best during the summer)</p>
<p>Hope this helped in some way! Good luck! :D</p>
<p>The best way to find out exactly what you will need is contacting a college or university, and talking to an adviser. The problem with a simple answer here is that every school and each major will want something different.</p>
<p>If you have any idea whatsoever what school that you might want to go to, then contact them. If there is a school close by that you may end up going to, call them as well. You might find that for web design, there is not as much art required and therefore not a huge portfolio needed.</p>
<p>Another idea would be to actually contact some companies that you might want to work for and ask their human resources department what the educational and experience requirements are for such a position. Since you have already been working in the field, you may not need to study extensively to get the job that you want.</p>