“I would love to go to art school, but I don’t know where to start.” I hear this all the time and used to relate to that feeling. I now own my own company and work in the design field. But to get there, I first had to go through the process of applying to art school. Is it your dream to go to art school...

By Nicole Tinkham The one way to stand out as an artist (to get that job, to have your work displayed in a gallery, to sell your artwork, etc.) is to have a killer art portfolio. Lucky for you, we’re going to feature 8 tips to do just that in this post. An art…

We’ve put together some Ashcan Studio student's work - examples of the kind of excellent artwork top Art Schools & University Art Programs look for in an ideal potential student - and we talk about why each artwork is so successful. A good exercise is to pause at each image and think about or write down why you think they’re good portfolio pieces What do you think makes a good portfolio piece? What do you think makes some of these good? ashcanart.com @ashcanart

This video was meant to be filmed months ago.. but y’all know me.. I wanted to get this up because there aren’t too many videos around where people showcase their full college accepted art portfolios- notably for RISD and Parsons School of Design. When I was an applicant, I found videos like this very helpful […] The post My Art // Accepted RISD & PARSONS Portfolio appeared first on PaintingTube.

A display of student work from three of my recent classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.