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Okay well i'm finishing my a-levels this year and all of my creative subjects so far have been lens based (photography and media). And im going to apply for a year of foundation diploma (lvl3 & 4) in art, design and media. I plan on focusing on fashion & textiles and maybe photography ( you do two pathways). I plan on applying to ravensbourne, london fashion college and a few others (but those are the two i really want to get into)>


I wondered if anyone had any tips for sketchbooks and portfolios? I've started my sketchbook and im doing 1/4 on fashion illustration and the rest on still life(plants and floral i was advised to do). Good idea? Is there anything art colleges dislike? stuff they like? stuff you think would be cool to include?



I'll try and upload some of my work so far soon though for some advice?
Ugh im just so worried.


APOLOGESE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PHOTOGRAPHY !!!! I JUST DONT KNOW WHERE TO GO IM SORRY
 
i've got a ba hons in interactive media not that it's the most useful thing in the world, look at your chosen career path and whether the education is going to benefit, the only reason my degree is going to help me is getting into teaching, apart from that i could have done everything i've done based on a portfolio of work

to be honest they'll want to see whatever applies to their course and a bit of variety, something that shows a bit of talent and enthusiasm :)
 
I did an OND in technical illustration 88-90
HND in illustration 90-92.....upgraded to BA 92-94

All courses included photography.

Portfolio wise - I'm a tad out of touch now in terms of what's hot and what's not.
 
It's years since I did my art schooling but what i remember, style with diversity was key; by that I mean you having a distinct style where all concepts follow a rough formula but you needed to be able to demonstrate that under college conditions, you were versatile to adapt to what a client would possibly want without compromising that style.

I did a BTEC national and A-Level in graphics and were always asked to be as adaptable as we could be because ultimately, in a commercial world, adaption and the ability to compromisie without dumming down your style is massively important to commercial success.

I know my HND and BA Hons (I did Wildlife illustration then swapped to photography halfway through my HND) were slightly different to that*–*more about honing your style to become a fully-fledged 'artist' - but some of that commercial awareness was always apparent because we were one step closer to the commercial world.

I finished my BA in 2000 (I started my BTEC National in summer 1995) so thing shave probably moved on a lot since then but it's very much a case of choosing the college with the right attitude for you, not nesseccarily the biggest or brightest college
 
HNC B-Tec in Photography and a BA in Editorial Photography - went to Reading Uni (BCAD) and Brighton Uni...
On reflection, there were better courses out there I should have looked into, like the Photojournalism course at Sheffield or the Photography courses at LCP...
 
Sigh.... cant get on the photography course at college, need to have art.... and guess who got a U at KS3 lol
 
I was thinking of doing Fashion design for my degree. So i chose the institutions that had specific pathways in fashion when doing the art and design course.


Im doing like 1/4 of my sketchbook on fahsion illustration and a couple of my own designs and inspirations for my work. And one of my final pieces is going to be a jacket constructed from my photographs from photography.

I just wondered if anyone had any really good tips for my sketchbook (things to include) or things they think may be good for some final pieces or even interview techniques as im at a disadvantage as i only have done lens based art, and im trying to get into a different form of art.
 
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