Portfolio Preparation

IB Online Gallery

Each IB art student will maintain an online visual art portfolio with images of your completed studio work and selected IWB pages. (suggested online galleries: Picasa) Email the link to Ms. Russo Scherr as soon as you set up the account.

General Criteria for Portfolios

Each school will have different specifications. Read the criteria for each school carefully.

Most schools ask for:

• 12 to 20 examples of any type of two- or three dimensional recent work.
• Work from direct observation (Drawing what you see in real life...not from a photo)
• The work reflects your ideas, interests, experience and abilities in the arts to date.
• Range of media, skills and approaches
• May be finished or in sketch form
• May be the result of an assigned class project or a self-directed exploration.
• Clear and organized (chronological or as a mini art exhibition?)
• Reproduce and submit 2-3 pages from your journal or sketchbook to indicate your process of research, thinking or investigation.
• Some schools require a home exam. Where you to complete a specific artwork(s) in addition to your portfolio. RISD is one of those schools.
• Many also require a writing sample

  (University of the Arts London Videos) Portfolio Preperation Video   What should a portfolio show?

  More videos here: Portfolio Preparation Advice Video From the University of the Arts London, Central St. Martins

How do you submit your portfolio:

Most schools require:

• HIGH quality digital submissions on CD or may use an online portfolio submission service. CarbonMade Online tool for creating your portfolio

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