Fine Art Portfolio
Grade 11 - Up
Drawing & Painting / Figure Drawing / Sculpture / Illustration
Your portfolio of artwork is evidence of your artistic skills and concepts. A good portfolio is an indication to schools that you are a creative and talented student who will work hard and be successful. The Ashcan Studio Portfolio Preparation is an eight-week long program for students who wish to enter the foundation year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program or a Masters in Fine Arts program (MFA). Under the guidance of Ashcan Art’s instructors, students will participate in studio work, producing cohesive series of artworks using conventional and unconventional material in innovative ways.
Variety of subject matter, tailored to your skills and interests: figure drawings, still-lives, self-portraits, landscapes, narrative, drawings, paintings, sculptures, mixed media, printmaking and more.
College Portfolio Prep. - Drawing & Painting
In the Fine Art Portfolio course, students will create fundamental portfolio pieces such as Figure Drawing, Still-life, Self-Portrait, Landscape, and more, which will be the base of any art school portfolio requirement. Regardless of the major, these observational artworks are required for most art colleges. Students will be trained in a variety of subject matter in a wide range of mediums and will be guided to create works that bring out each student’s unique personal characteristics. Students can also extend into deeper learning of fine art subjects, including sculptures, installation, printmaking, and more.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR GRADE 11-UP
• In-Person Class
• 4hour long class
• One class Per week / 7weeks
Schedule & Register
College Portfolio Prep. - Life Drawing
Students will learn the basic foundation of human anatomy, proportion, and gesture drawing in different materials. Required for all portfolios regardless of the major.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR GRADE 11-UP • In-Person Class
• 4hour long class
• One class Per week / 7weeks
Schedule & Register
College Portfolio Prep. - Sculpture
Ashcan’s Portfolio Preparation program helps students develop a unique and coherent body of work that is essential to the pursuit of higher studies. Students get individualized attention from instructors to focus on personal projects and help them with creative thinking. They learn how to develop their ideas in three-dimensional media, and may at times create works that combine both two and three-dimensional pieces. The curriculum culminates in the completion of a series of sculptures that display formal and conceptual maturity.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR GRADE 11-UP
• In-Person Class
• 4hour long class
• One class Per week / 7weeks
Schedule & Register
College Portfolio Prep. - Illustration
Students will create a traditional or digital illustration with narrative elements and learn how to use the art for storytelling in different formats.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR GRADE 11-UP
• In-Person Class
• 4hour long class
• One class Per week / 7weeks