Case study

Illustration, BFa, portfolio

Goal

1

Curate a high school portfolio to apply to illustration undergraduate programs.

Main questions involved which pieces to include, how to present work, and how to simultaneously show focus and variety.


Changes

2

Best projects were chosen and strategically ordered - strongest up front and variety throughout. Sketches and traditional studies were included to show the student’s breadth of skill.


Outcome/acceptances

3

Portfolio was accepted the +15 universities and colleges including :

  • University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) - acceptance rate ets. 11%

  • Sheridan College Toronto (Sheridan) - acceptance rate ets. 16%

  • OCAD University (Toronto), Emily Carr University of Art + Design (Vancouver), School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Starting/Old Portfolio

Updated Portfolio

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