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Personal, Portfolio Development and Progression

Unit 8 &10

Summer Shows

I visited all the UAL end of year summer shows to see the type and level of work that the students did. I was particularly interested in product design at Central Saint Martins and 3D design at Camberwell. I also went to Goldsmiths Design Course End of Year Summer Show but felt there were not enough hands on and seemed too academic for my type of learning.

 Open Days

After going to the summer shows I knew that I was heading towards a course in 3D design. So I felt that this year I would apply for an Art Foundation course to decide which area I wanted to specialise in. I went to Ravensbourne, Kingston and CSM open days. Ravenbourne was more geared to graphics and a working environment with lots of collaboration. I like the idea of collaborating as I enjoyed working in a team on the V & A project and am aware that collaborating is a large part of working in the design industry-I had seen and heard this from the designers at the V & A .However I  was not sure about the heavily weighted media and was unsure about this course as I want to do 3D design. I really liked Kingston because of the range of facilities and the amount of teacher to pupil ration. CSM had always been at the top of my list as I like the facilities, the fact that it is an art school and I had gone to a summer school there and really liked the atmosphere. Also the course at CSM has a specific 3D foundation. I decided that each had something to offer me and applied for all three.

 Personal Statement

I spend I long time planning and deciding how best to sell myself and convey my personality and interests. I adapted each personal Statement so that it was appropriate for each university. This is the one I sent to Ravensbourne:

You will never find me without a sketchbook. Sketching is the backbone of everything I am involved in. I do it to help me observe the world and to document ideas because I believe I can find inspiration from everything. As someone who is inquisitive and willing to question the boundaries within design, I am not afraid to experiment and explore a wide range of approaches to a given brief.

Living in central London I have the opportunity to visit exhibitions, galleries and bookshops on a regular basis. By immersing myself in both the history of design and current design I have collated a visual bank that I use as reference and inspiration. This summer I took part in the BP Next Generation at the National Portrait Gallery, where over 3 days I painted an exhibiting artist. I also took part in a 3 day workshop where I produced a magazine based around Grayson Perry, William Morris and a current problem.  Both of these experiences have given me confidence in my ability to use a range of materials to convey a message. Gaining work experience at the 198 Gallery has greatly improved my photography. In this experience I collaborated with a new t-shirt company where I assisted in the photo shoot. This gave me the opportunity to work independently, which allowed me to think about the image I was communicating and after I had taken a range of photographs I was taught how to edit them.

Since going to the V & A exhibition Decode: Digital Design Sensations, I have been fascinated by technology and its role in the design process. Utilising and exploring how technology can be used in my work is something I am constantly trying to develop. I have taught myself a range of Adobe programs and how these can be used in the production of my designs, such as using Illustrator and the laser cutter to produce a range of products. I have recently been using a Wacom tablet as a tool for my concept drawings and illustrations.  

Having been on a tour and Mock Interview Workshop at Ravensbourne I could sense the energy and feel that it is an environment that will support and encourage my creativity both individually and collaboratively. I would embrace the opportunity to work with others from different disciplines. It is crucial to be involved and supported by the industry in which I wish to pursue a career, especially as design and communication becomes more digitalised. I feel the Art and Design (Design and Media) Foundation Course will help me gain a clear idea of what to specialise in, allowing me to further progress onto an undergraduate course.

 Portfolio

As much of my work is large or 3 dimensional I had to take photographs of it to include in my portfolio. This I think made planning it a bit harder as photographs do not convey the message as well as the object itself. CSM only look at the portfolio so it was important that I could present myself through the portfolio. At Ravensbourne and Kingston I would be interviewed as well.

I talked to my teachers at college who advised me to show progression not just final piece. I took this advice and The first part showed how I progressed through my Pavilion Project. I had looked at other portfolios on line and saw that it would be good to include some life drawing. As I had been going to life drawing classes outside of college I included these. I also asked my teachers which of my work they liked so that I had a range of views not just the work that I though was good enough to include.

I ensured that I had images that had a high impact at the start and the end to make it memorable. I wanted to show the diversity of my work and my particular interest in 3D model making. I also included developmental work as well.

I included college sketchbooks and my small personal sketchbooks that I carry around.

 Interviews

My first interview was at Ravensbourne. This interview was informal and lasted less than 10 minutes. I was asked to quickly talk about each piece in my portfolio to a staff and student member. They asked me why I wanted to go there- I replied talking about their emphasis on collaborating with other departments. I felt it went well but was not sure.

For my Kingston interview a teacher advised me to take a lot of my models as it would be easier to talk about at the interview and it would also show my enthusiasm. I knew it was a group interview -12 applicants with 2 members of staff and a current student. I had practised talking about my portfolio and interests before so that I was more confident. I offered to go first to talk about me and my portfolio. After the interview I was very happy with how it went.

Deciding where to study

I was offered a place at all three universities. I decided it was between CSM and Kingston because they would be better suited to my future ambitions in 3D design. I am still deciding between the two as they both have equal pros and cons- at the moment I am leaning towards CSM because it is a specialized 3D design Foundation Course.

what have I learnt from this process

I have learnt that it was good to tailor my portfolio so that it was appropriate for each university that I applied for. This gave me the opportunity to show them what I can. I thought being interviewed would be nerve wrecking but I found that being able to talk about my work and interest I was able to show my enthusiasm and passion for it- which I think really helped.

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OMG I DID IT!!!!! They told me I set the bar for presentations with my knowledge of cosplay/costume and high energy. They loved my live models especially my drag queen :D I'm soo happy!!!!

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preparing & presenting your portfolio: a "small" guide

hey guys, so i know it's a bit early in the year, but i know many of you are going into your senior year of highschool, or your junior year, and are starting to look at/apply to art colleges, so i wanted to put together a few posts to give the advice i'm capable of giving uwu;; this set in particular is for any situation in which you have to submit a portfolio - so NFAA and scholastics and AP drawing/2d/3d and any competitive portfolio-based scholarships also apply here.

 (just as a nod to my experiences, i’ve reviewed with & had my portfolio accepted at moore, sva, mica, massart, cornell, pnca, uarts & calarts, so i have the most experience w those schools if anyone wants specific advice uwu;; i've also done AP studio & 2D)

this turned out to be a tad long, so i'm throwing it under a cut.

oh yeah also this mostly works for people looking into illustration/animation/fine arts/more 2-D stuff- photography is kind of it's own animal and a 3-D based portfolio would, obviously, emphasize the 3-D.

whether you’re preparing to apply to a school or to a competition, there will be specific requirements listed. bookmark or hold on to what these requirements are: you don’t want to count yourself out from the very beginning simply because you missed something easy. most schools/competitions will have requirements about content of the portfolio- for example, drawings from life (still lives, self-portraits, figure drawings, etc).

there will also be requirements as to formatting/uploading your portfolio- this is equally important! the general rule of thumb, i’ve found, is to use high-quality .JPGs, at 300dpi and around 5”x6” for size reference. some schools require CDs, some have websites where you upload your images, and some will take emails; you can also usually have your portfolio reviewed in person by an admissions counselor, either at a portfolio day or by arranging a meeting through the school.

and the most important tip regarding this at all: follow their instructions. if they ask for a maximum of 15 pieces, don’t send them thirty. don’t even send them 16 (if you really desperately want to get away with more than whatever-amount pieces, you can always put like pieces/series together in the same image). they’re reviewing literally hundreds and in some cases literally thousands of portfolios, and the first thing they’ll do is throw out anyone who couldn’t bother to follow their rules.

2. quality control

in this case, i am not referring to quality of the actual art – what i’m referring to is quality of the digital copies and craftsmanship. do not photograph your work with a cellphone camera in your room at night. just don’t do it. obviously not everyone has access to a super nice digital camera, but a point and shoot should work just fine (even ipad/iphone cameras work fairly well in a pinch). keep your lighting even- the best lighting is outside, early afternoon, when it’s overcast.

additionally, put your pieces down on a nice neutral surface (black/white) when you photograph- nothing with distracting colors or patterns. if you can crop them in such a way as to take out the background you shot on completely, do that!  you want the focus to be on your art, not on your hot pink leopard print carpet.

if you’re showing your pieces in person, keep them nice & tidy. no crinkles or rips or bent edges- obviously, stuff happens (i myself am awful at craftsmanship) but make them look as presentable as you can- things like photographs or illustrations can be mounted on illustration board or matte board. if you have anything with pastel/charcoal/stuff that smudges, use fixative (or hairspray for a cheap alternative). remember, if you don’t care enough about your art to keep it nice, why should anyone else?

3. breadth & concentration

haha i borrowed those two terms from the AP studio requirements because i think it’s a good way of breaking down your portfolio. basically, your “breadth” is your work that shows your technical ability, while “concentration” is your work that represents what you like to do. hopefully those two things intersect. basically- schools especially – want to see that you are good at what you do, and that means things like still lives, figure drawings, studies and so forth. but if you have a thing that you like to do and you are really really passionate about, include that too! i always included pages from my sketchbooks, as well as comics i had done, because i was going into illustration and wanted to work in comics. like i said, if you can make the two sides of these intersect – if you are super passionate about doing portraits, for example, and your portraits are very good technically, that’s awesome. basically, try not to think of the two as entirely separate entities (unless you are submitting to AP studio ahah!), but be aware that if you only submit a bunch of digital fanart cartoons and no technical work, your odds of being accepted are lower.

actually, something important on that note re: stylization:

stylization is awesome. for god’s sake, i’m a cartoonist. but under no circumstances should you forsake the study/understanding of anatomy, design, composition, or any other technical skill for “style’s” sake. all the time i hear younger artists saying “it doesn’t matter if that looks wrong, that’s my style!” no. do not do that, do not be that person. it’s obviously okay to not know everything yet- as my life drawing professor (who is over sixty years old) puts it, art is about the process of  correcting mistakes. art schools arent expecting you to be absolutely perfect michaelangelo/bernini gods and goddesses. but they do want to see that you have potential, and if they see someone tote around a portfolio of poorly rendered butch hartman or jhonen vasquez ripoffs, they’re not gonna be as interested in pursuing that person as a student. this is an especially important point if you are someone looking to get merit-based scholarships. stronger portfolios = more $$$, you feel me?

and one final note: be experimental! be diverse! show you are open to learning!

you might really, really like working with pencils, but your portfolio will be much stronger if you include a wide range of materials. you are young, you are at the prime time to be experimenting and getting messy and figuring out what works for you. work with charcoal, paints, pencils, crayons, blood, clay, photography, anything you can get your hands on. if you’re scared you’re going to make bad pieces, do it in your sketchbook- thats what it’s for!

  4. have intent and purpose

alright, so, you’ve got the work, and now all that’s left is your statements (i know ap/scholastics requires them, some colleges do too instead of essays), or you’re meeting your admissions counselor. be prepared to talk about your work, and talk a lot. the last thing you want to do is freeze on the spot and end up babbling out “oh.. i dunno.. i just like to draw, i guess.”

start asking yourself questions: do you have any specific themes or concepts you explore? do you write your own narratives? do you look at specific illustrators, or fashion designers, or photographers, or artists? are you influenced by literature or society or is your work personal?

have tangible goals and ideas, too: i’m not saying you should know what you want to do, god forbid, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with not knowing. but be able to tell admissions counselors that you want your work to grow a certain way. like, for example, “i’m working towards an overall narrative that explores the relationships between mothers and sons” or “i want to relate composition and rhythm”. don’t be afraid to bullshit it, either, they aren’t going to strap you to a lie detector, i promise.

and start collecting artists that inspire you. i don’t mean tumblr or dA famous artists either- have the names of people who are working in the industry and are known. they don’t have to be fine artists either, although i always recommend putting a few contemporary/postmodern names under your belt to look extra intelligent (do you know marina abramovic? do you know william kentridge? do you know sam weber or jillian tamaki? look them up). there’s nothing wrong with looking at tumblr/dA artists either (and plenty of people in the internet sphere are working individuals who are well known), i’m just saying make sure you aren’t dropping urls. prove that you do a little research!

5. arrangement counts too

this is my final point and it’s something that gets overlooked a lot, but i genuinely believe that arrangement is what helped me 100% with getting accepted/positive reviews from all those schools. now obviously this is gonna depend a lot on how you have to show your work, but basically:

put your very best pieces in the beginning and at the very end. that way you wow them from the start and leave them on a high note.

at the same time, don’t lump all your weakest work in the middle- try to spread it out with other pieces that are very good too. the key points are beginning, very middle, and end, and weaker stuff fits in the in betweens there (and dont be worried about having weaker stuff, everyone has filler pieces!)

if you’re uploading onto a site that allows you to arrange by row & column (like a photoset of sorts), put pieces that face IN on the ends. for example, your very first piece (or what would be top left) should point RIGHT to lead the viewer’s eye in. don’t put pieces that face out on the ends- always lead the viewer’s eye back in toward your work! this may seem silly but it’s a very significant psychological point, because what no one admits is that admissions counselors don’t spend hours poring over your work. they’re going to flip through every piece very fast, and so how you arrange your work is ultimately going to make the most impression on them.  this goes for displaying your work in person- dont just scatter them willy nilly, lay out your work nicely on the table or arrange the files digitally so that they’re aesthetically pleasing at a glance.

trust me, it makes a really good first impression c:

  alright, that’s all i’ve got! this post is very, very long, sorry, haha. but if you have any questions, feel free to contact me on tumblr!