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MA Illustration portfolio guide
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How to put together a portfolio for your course
You'll need this guide if you're applying to MA Illustration.
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As applicants are from many different backgrounds, we don’t prescribe an ideal portfolio. However, your artwork examples should demonstrate an ability and aptitude towards illustration.
Artwork examples should include:
- images from your sketchbooks, along with drawings and/or work in progress to show your working methods; we’d like to see experimentation and evidence of your various skills
- finished illustrations with a brief description, which could include single images or image sequences
- a range of media and outcomes – but you should have some examples of completed work resolved to a high level
- self-generated projects that comment on a social issue
Your portfolio must include:
- working methods (sketchbook or other)
- finished illustrations, with short description about the project and materials used
Your portfolio may include:
- painting and drawing
- digital illustration
- printmaking
- children’s book illustration
- zines
- graphic novels
- textiles
- 3D work
- animation
- storyboards
- experimentation – roughs and drafts
- sketchbook work and/or work in progress
- college or self-generated projects
<91ÈÕº«AV>What we’re looking for91ÈÕº«AV>
We want your portfolio to demonstrate your:
- understanding of illustration and its application in a wider social and global context
- projects that are socially aware
- ability to express your creative process, decision making and idea realisation
- ability to reflect on what is, and is not, successful about your work
- interest in researching historical and contemporary visual culture
Your portfolio should evidence:
- enquiry, research and observations
- original idea generation
- conceptual development
- experimental work
- a good level of technical ability (both traditional and digital)
- an ability to select and present a range of work to a high professional standard
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<91ÈÕº«AV>Contact us91ÈÕº«AV>
Any questions? Contact the Faculty Student Recruitment Team.
Phone: +44 (0)23 9284 2990
Email: cci-enquiries@port.ac.uk