Portfolio Preparation for 16 to 18 Year Olds Online Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This Portfolio Preparation course will help you build a strong portfolio that showcases your creativity, skills, and dedication. You'll be introduced to the essential methods and tools needed to develop a compelling portfolio of work.
The course will focus on a different area of study each day, including drawing, collage, painting, 3D and graphics. Through hands-on experience and short tasks to deepen your learning and creative exploration.
By the end of the course, you'll have a collection of work to strengthen your portfolio, along with invaluable tips on maintaining a good working practice and preparing for college applications.
Who this course is for
- Students with an interest in art and design, including complete beginners
- Students who have recently completed a GCSE in art and design, or those studying at A or AS level
- Students aiming to apply for study art and design at foundation level
- International baccalaureate students aged between 16 and 18 who need to be better equipped to apply to a foundation course
- Students already on a foundation course who want to improve their portfolio for degree application
Key information
Topics covered
- Drawing
- Collage / Sketchbook
- 3D / Photography
- Painting
- Graphics
Learning outcomes
- Strengthen your skills in building a portfolio
- Learn how to continue a good working practice for the future
- Gain invaluable tips for college applications
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching
For practical information about our kids and teens courses, take a look at our kids and teens information hub. This includes details of our policies on safeguarding, food allergies, learning requirements and online study.
Materials
- A set of soft pencils
- Erasers, sharpeners and ruler
- Marker pens
- Bic biro
- Tape
- Charcoal
- Colour oil pastels or crayons
- A1-A4 cartridge paper
- Assorted colour and textured papers including anything recycled
- Old magazines or books to be cut up
- Modelling clay
- Garden wire and cutter
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Indian or Cinese black ink
- Water colours
- Brushes
- Camera or phone
- Bright desk lamp
Please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Harriet Hedden
Harriet Hedden is a painter and printmaker and has taught Foundation, BA and MA students in London and Europe for over 20 years. She currently teaches UAL Foundation in London and runs a part time Foundation Course for adults in Bloomsbury.
Whilst teaching on the Foundation course at Central Saint Martins she developed the Pre-Foundation Portfolio class which she has now delivered at Chelsea for over 12 years. She exhibits internationally and combines different media including drawing paint, print and 3D.
Read more on Harriet's blog
Rochelle Fry
Rochelle Fry is an artist and educator who lives and works in London. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Art in London where she studied sculpture, she has exhibited her work in the UK and internationally. Rochelle is a long standing member of Five Years, an artist run gallery, she curates exhibitions and coordinates collaborative projects. Rochelle has 10 years extensive experience teaching short courses at CSM including drawing and portfolio preparation. She writes bespoke courses preparing and mentoring students for successful art university applications and also teaches drawing at the Civil Engineering Department, City University, London.
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