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CONCEPT ART & ANIMATION

PORTFOLIO GUIDE�2026-27

*ALL APPLICANTS TO AN ART & DESIGN COURSES AT COLCHESTER INSTITUTE MUST PROVIDE A PORTFOLIO OF WORK PRIOR TO INTERVIEW.

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BASIC GUIDELINES:�

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  • 12 SLIDES MINIMUM, 15 SLIDES MAXIMUM

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  • 3 IMAGES PER SLIDE MAXIMUM

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  • USE A PLAIN BACKGROUND

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  • WORK FROM THE LAST 2 YEARS ONLY, ORDERED CHRONOLOGICALLY

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  • A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON THE FINAL SLIDE

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  • SAVE YOUR WORK AS A PDF FILE

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WE WANT TO SEE:

  • AT LEAST 2 SLIDES OF OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING STUDIES OF ANATOMY (THIS CAN BE MADE AS PART OF THE PORTFOLIO REQUEST)

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  • 5 SLIDES OF WORK FROM YOUR GCSE ART SKETCHBOOKS (OR OTHER RELEVANT SUBJECTS)

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  • EVIDENCE OF 2D/3D MAKING THAT INVOLVES CHARACTER DESIGN, ANIMATION, STORYTELLING OR OTHER CONCEPT ART FOR PROPS/ENVIRONMENTS.

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  • EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS IN CREATIVE AND EXCITING WAYS

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sketching

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YOU SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE:

  • A COMBINATION OF FINISHED WORK & INCOMPLETE PROJECTS

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  • ANNOTATIONS TO YOUR WORK

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  • PERSONAL WORK DONE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL STUDIES ENSURING IT IS RELEVANT & APPROPRIATE

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  • HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES BUT THIS IS NOT LIMITED OR EXCLUSIVE TO. ANYTHING RELATED TO OUR SUBJECT IS ENCOURAGED.

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WRITTEN STATEMENT

500 WORDS MAXIMUM, ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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    • WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO MAKE CREATIVE WORK?

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    • THE STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES OF YOUR APPROACH TO ART & DESIGN

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    • YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING TO THE COURSE

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    • ANY CONCERNS YOU HAVE ABOUT STARTING A NEW COURSE IN ART & DESIGN

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REMEMBER!

  • YOUR WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH YOU AT YOUR INTERVIEW

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  • YOU MUST BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN YOUR INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT AND THE WORK YOU HAVE PRESENTED

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*FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES OR SUBMIT YOUR PORTFOLIO ON TIME MAY RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING WITHDRAWN

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