Portfolio Purcell
Portfolio class requires you to produces 30-40 pieces from
your junior and senior year. It is
crucial that you are drawing every day over the summer, even if only for a few
minutes, to keep your skills sharp. You
will need works from three categories: imagination, observation and photo
reference. If you are able to set up a
still life where it will remain undisturbed for a week or two at a time I
strongly recommend getting some strong observational pieces done where you can
invest over 8 hours in a single piece.
Ultimately, your portfolio should represent not only what
you can do, but who you are. Try to use
subject matter that is an important part of your life. Schools want to see that you can draw and
paint what you see, but also what is important to you, so focus on that as
often as possible. If you care about
your work it shows and if you are lazy it shows just as much.
Keep a sketchbook.
You should already have one in progress but try to continue and remember
that it does not have to be full of finished work but perhaps explorations in
various stages.
Things to avoid: only
working in one medium, lack of basic shapes to structure your work, centered
compositions, art with no background, plagiarizing other’s work.
Things to do: self-portrait(s) that are about more than what
your face looks like
A series of at least 4.
Do searches online and in books (give it a shot) at how different
artists approach a series and what makes several pieces of work a series. (Size,
format, subject matter, color palette…)
Find artists who inspire you and try to incorporate elements
of their work in yours.
Consider getting a red envelope portfolio for your work 24 x
36 or bigger or if you go to an appliance store and ask them for a big box
(refrigerator etc…) they are going to throw away, you can cut that down and cut
out a handle.
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