Students guide for making art portfolio

Students guide for making art portfolio

How to make an art portfolio at school level. A guide for students.

In school level the students who take up design or fine arts have to make an art portfolio. This portfolio is essential as end of the academic year the art portfolio gets evaluated. The art portfolio, students make, has great value for college and university admissions.

Producing an art portfolio is not to be taken lightly.

Here are a list of topics that the students have to insert in their art portfolio for school level evaluation.

Each school will have its own criteria of asking the students to make the art portfolio under the guidance of the mentor keeping the basic list given below.

 1. Elements of design: Designs related shapes lines colours textures have to be           drawn.

2. Logo design

3. Icons and symbols

4, Composition of figurative drawings.

5. Colour scale, value scale drawings and shading methods.

6. CD cover designs, Poster designs, Invitation card designs. (hand drawn)

7. Still life drawings both indoor and outdoor drawings have to be included.

Students guide for making art portfolio

8. Perspective, geometric and isometric drawings.

9. Creating educational games for kids (product design) 

10. Textile fabric designs. 

11. Furniture design (multipurpose functional furniture design)

From this basic level, the students can add more specific drawings and designs related to the university they are applying.

Here is a visual representation of art portfolio with only elements of design.

As every art student is different (with individual strengths, experiences, passions and ideas) every art school has different requirements and expectations. 

Students must create original drawings and paintings and sketches.

Insert  thumbnails of your drawings and sketches alongside with the finished logo, poster, invitation designs.

Thumbnails and rough sketches alongside the finished designs gives an insight of the thought process of the designer. Which then becomes a plus point.

Insert drawings and design in as many media one is comfortable to use. ( paints, crayons, charcoals, acrylic, digital work ). 

This gives an overall impression that the designer is versatile.

Please do not copy directly from another artist, or include such things as anime, tattoo designs, dragons, unicorns, portraits of celebrities.

Conclusion : An art portfolio showcases the skill developed by the student. It shows the originality and uniqueness of the person. 

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