School art portfolio

In this video, you’ll get an in-depth look at a high school art portfolio that successfully gained acceptance to prestigious art schools such as the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, RISD, and Pratt Institute. This video is perfect for anyone interested in art, culture, and the college application process. This video presents in […] The post My Accepted Art Portfolio – Tips for Art School Admissions is shared on PaintingTube.

Sketchnoting is big. Why not encourage students to have their sketchbook for your class? This teacher did. In fact, this teacher is inspiring a growth mindset and curiosity with all he/she is saying about having a sketchbook. Annotation, reflection, research! Look at the subtle cues for learning built into this graphic drawn by the teacher. […]

Portfolio cover ideas

We’ve put together some Ashcan Studio student's work - examples of the kind of excellent artwork top Art Schools & University Art Programs look for in an ideal potential student - and we talk about why each artwork is so successful. A good exercise is to pause at each image and think about or write down why you think they’re good portfolio pieces What do you think makes a good portfolio piece? What do you think makes some of these good? ashcanart.com @ashcanart