Art Students Planning

For students who want to apply to art majors or school, except:

  • Standardized exam
  • Application documents
  • Report card
  • Letter of recommendation, etc

The most important thing is the preparation of the portfolio. If you want to stand out among many students and receive an offer, it is very important to have a portfolio of original works.

An excellent portfolio needs:

  • A solid foundation
  • Excellent observation ability
  • Creativity
  • Correct life values
  • Independent thinking ability, etc

Therefore, art students need the guidance of professional art teachers to help them improve their taste and creativity.

Field of Art Study:

  • Traditional painting
  • Sculpture
  • Clothing design
  • Interior design
  • Architectural design
  • Industrial design
  • Graphic design
  • Game design
  • Illustration
  • Jewelry design
  • Environment design
  • Photography
  • Animation design, etc

Help and train students design portfolio for the following parts:

  • Painting
  • Graphic design
  • Illustration
  • Comprehensive material
  • Three-dimensional composition

Art Students Planning

> G8-G9: basic painting training, find out ideal major, practice

> G10-G11: maintain and improve school grades, participate in art competitions and off-campus activities, prepare portfolio.

> G12: complete the portfolio, submit the applicant for college and university, accept offer

The Preparation of Projects

> Finding concept

> Building basic

> Related professional works

> Prepare 3D works

> A description of the work

Sort Out Portfolio

> Portfolio material improvement

> Design portfolio layout

> The selection of past projects

> Portfolio production

Tracking Portfolio

> Archives for students’ Portfolio

> Sketchbook after school exercises checking and guiding

> Guiding the progress of students’ projects

> Portfolio and professional direction guidance

> AP Art preparation and submission

> Portfolio tracking

Art Exhibitions and Event Participation

Sign up for various art exhibition competitions like:

> UBC Art Exhibition

> Art competition

> Individual painting exhibition

> Art Gallery

> Film

> Photography, etc

Art University Application

> Modify university application and document

> Select past projects

> Challenge tutoring

> Interview Guide for International work Review Day

> On-site guidance for the International work Review Day

Frequently Asked Questions

Each school values different qualifications of applicants, so the requirements for applicants are also different. However, the applicant’s academic record and portfolio are the first materials any university should refer to.

After first determining the university the student wants to apply for, they begin to gradually prepare corresponding materials according to the direction the school values. Therefore, applying for different art colleges requires students to be more targeted. Different portfolios are available. different materials specific for each university.

Like academic students use GPA and competition certificates to prove their academic abilities, the way art students show their artistic abilities is through portfolio. This is why the portfolio accounts for 60-80 percent of the admission decisions during the application process.
I believe most of the students have encountered a situation where some schools loved your work, but some schools tell you not to put it in the portfolio. This is because different schools value different concepts, tradition, innovation, skill and so on, so that is why different schools give different advice .

There are four best art schools in Canada:

  • Emily Carr University (Vancouver)
  • NSCAD University (Halifax)
  • Alberta College of Art + Design (Calgary)
  • OCAD University (Toronto)

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