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In this video, you’ll get an in-depth look at a high school art portfolio that successfully gained acceptance to prestigious art schools such as the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, RISD, and Pratt Institute. This video is perfect for anyone interested in art, culture, and the college application process. This video presents in […] The post My Accepted Art Portfolio – Tips for Art School Admissions is shared on PaintingTube.

For this project, I asked the students to go out and photograph trees and plants. I stressed the importance of framing the leaves against a blank background (like the sky or a blank wall) so that they could really tell the difference between the positive and negative space. We then tweaked them in Picasa and printed them out as high contrast black and white photos. Working from the photo of their choice, the students drew the outline of their plants/leaves. They then had to tear black paper…

Well, I had one of my usual thoughts at 3am, but instead of writing a note at that early time, I did a voice recording of my thought. Much easier than trying to decipher my chicken scratch when I g…