How to make an Art Portfolio

When studying art, it is manditory to graduate from college with an art portfolio which presents a body of work, done by you, the artist...As a professor would like it to be done, I learned how to teach myself when it comes to portfolios and this is how....

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• artwork
• vinyl portfolio holder with sleeves
• slides of your work
• prints of your work

1. When dealing with Artwork, it is important to have the perfect presentation and that would be found in your portfolio.... The first things you drastically need for your portfolio is some finished pieces of artwork... Make sure your work is in it's finished stage and is able to be viewed....
2. Now that you are all prepared and ready to be seen, it is time to photograph your work. I am going to tell you how in an old-fashioned way as an example however a digital camera may offer the same services...but I used a special film, Seattle Filmworks, that offered both slides and prints from the same roll of film. I would have both of the kinds made up for my portfolio...
3. Proper lighting. It is important to have proper lighting when comes to photographing your artwork... I chose the first surefire bet to lighting, but sunlight... Sunlight is the all natural approach to film where a studio with proper room lighting may have the same effect.
4. Label your artwork. With a sticker seal either write or type up the title of your piece, but the mediums it was created with and the year. Galleries sometimes require this information...
5. Make sure your portfolio is portable. When adding your portfolio sleeves or box of prints to your main body of work or your main portfolio, make sure this complete case is put together in a sturdy bag with an armstrap to carry it all around~

Tips & Warnings

• you may choose to have colour postcard prints of your artwork on hand with your contact information, this can be created from Modern Postcards relatively cheap for the artist....