Student Art Portfolio Work Example: Creative Self-Portrait

Self-portraiture is an essential, if not required, element in any college art portfolio. A good self-portrait represents who you are as a unique individual. A self-portrait can take many forms, but you don’t have to focus on technicality. Especially if it is a drawing, what is more important is how to portray yourself, your personality, […]

Student Art Portfolio Work Example: Mixed media installation

New York Art Studio always emphasizes the importance of experiment in a college art portfolio. We have another student work example that shows well how a silly, fun idea you have in your mind can take a good turn into a good portfolio piece with guidance! Sometimes, 3D space is a hard concept to approach […]

Specialized Art HS Prep Work Example: 3D Drawing in Color Pencil

This work was made by a student in our Specialized Art HS Prep class who was working on their art portfolio to apply to a specialized art high school. For this drawing work, the student was inspired by the lenticular printing technique that involves an illusion of depth. A lenticular work usually accompanies different images […]

Graduate Art Portfolio Work Example: Painting

This portfolio work was from our Graduate Portfolio Prep class. Throughout their course, the student developed a clear concept that worked alongside their artist statement. While the student didn’t have masterful skills in art foundations or techniques, an art portfolio for graduate school applications usually doesn’t require them. Rather, graduate programs want to see you […]

College Art Portfolio Work Example: Drawing / Illustration

This work was for a project for an art college portfolio made in our Art College Portfolio Prep class. Consisting largely of lines, the drawing shows a lot of free-flowing marks that almost look like a sketch. Those sketch-like lines are juxtaposed with clearer and intentional lines to form narratives into one composition. The imagery […]