Part 4: Portfolio

Workbook Checklist Fall 2022

Your Completed Workbook will count as your Portfolio for grading purposes. Your Completed Workbook must include:

All parts of all assignments as described on each page of this site, including written descriptions as indicated in the workbook.
The overall appearance of each page must be intentional, for example:
- Cropping: every image must be uncropped, so the entire image is visible. The only exceptions are sketches and the Familiar Object Drawings, which can be cropped to remove the edge of the paper or visible parts of the scanner.
- each image must be right side up (check your Familiar Object Drawings, Vector Step 1)
- Images should not be blurry. If they are, go back to the project file (PSD or Ai) and export it again at a higher resolution.
Your original artwork (no stock images) on all banner/header images (those are the images at the top of each page)

A profile image on the home page. This does not have to be a picture of you!
Original Icon and Favicon images (instructions for setting these up)
Info about creating a new google site and editing google sites is on the Workbook page.
Optional: You are welcome to make changes to the appearance of each page. For example, changing the theme, adding background colors or images to sections, etc. However, do not delete any pages, change any page names, or change the headings for each step. I need to be able to look through your Workbook and know which assignment each image is for.
Optional: if you create a separate Portfolio, I am happy to review it for you and give you feedback.

how to change a banner/header image

Example Portfolios

Having a portfolio that you can make changes to anytime you want, and show to anyone you want, is an important part of developing as an artist and designer. The portfolio is an opportunity to re-work projects, combine elements from different projects, and use details of projects as patterns or backgrounds. Show your artistic process and the results you created. Titles or descriptive captions help guide the viewer through your work.

Illustration Portfolios

Platforms

Artstation.com (if you sort by trending it’s all professional work usually, you can sort by latest and community too to see more variety)

Codepen.io

Coub.com

Glitch.com

Demo Reels

A demo reel is a video presentation designed to showcase your talents to a potential employer. The idea is that the employer can see what you are capable of based on the examples you have supplied.

Student Portfolios

Creating an Art or Design Portfolio

If you are applying to art/design schools, or art/design departments in a larger university, your portfolio is an important part of your application. This presentation is about creating that portfolio. Anyone making a commercial portfolio may also find this useful. Your Portfolio for Digital Art does not have to meet the criteria in this presentation.

Creating an Art or Design Portfolio

Google Site Tutorials

good set of FAQs and tutorials: https://www.steegle.com/google-sites/how-to
from Google Sites: https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en#topic=7184580
Long Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmn_mBNwGYU Be warned, this video is very slow paced, however the narrator goes over many of the important tools. You may want to skip around the video.
Short Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsNat-3-D3s This one has less detail about working with images, but is shorter and to the point.
Making Sub Pages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5y3UkX80yY

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