Art Portfolio Prep
NYSA’s Portfolio Prep classes are divided from basic to advanced majors and designed to maximize creativity. Students build optimal portfolios with tailored content specific to each major and department through various media such as 2D, 3D, video, and installations.
Our faculty helps each student prepare their portfolio intimately talking and sharing the thoughts.We invite current art school admissions officers to review student portfolios to maximize admissions and scholarship opportunities.
The NYSA portfolio program not only covers portfolios, but also supportive consulting, workshops, essays, and application submission. We will be with you until the day you receive your acceptance letter.
About the Art Portfolio Prep
Prestigious Team
NYSA faculties are current instructors and admissions officers from prestigious art schools in the United States. Students receive portfolio guidance from professors of their dream universities.
Optimized Portfolio
NYSA’s Portfolio Program classes are divided from basic to advanced majors and designed to maximize creativity. Students build optimal portfolios with tailored content specific to each major and department through various media such as 2D, 3D, video, and installations.
Our highly tailored classes allow students to undertake specific projects based on their preferred major or interests. NYSA’s faculty provides real-time feedback to complement their workflow and produce the best results.
Presentations & Critiques
NYSA classes include college-level presentations and critiques.
Our faculty helps each student prepare their portfolio and practice presenting in front of real art professors.
Students gain practical experience and preview real-life college presentation and critique session before stepping up as a true artist.
Director’s One on One Supervision
NYSA faculty members are affiliated with top art schools in the United States.
We provide continued and in-depth direction on individual tasks, majors and schools.
Portfolio Admission’s Review
Current art school admissions officers review student portfolios to maximize admissions and scholarship opportunities.
College Application Premium Service (CAPS)
The NYSA portfolio program not only covers portfolios, but also supportive consulting, workshops, essays, and application submission. We will be with you until the day you receive your acceptance letter.
Meet the
Head Director
KJ LEE
KJ Lee is an artist and educator with more than twenty years of teaching experience. She received an MFA in Painting from the School of Art Institute of Chicago (SIAC), where she currently serves as a portfolio reviewer for admissions.
Curriculum
Drawing
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Line
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Proportion
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Volume
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Composition
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Light and shadow
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Perspective
Painting
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Acrylic, oil, watercolor
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Color theory
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Textures
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Spaces
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Developing in own style
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Black and white
Sculpture
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Modern 3D
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Relationship between form, material, space and content
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Contemporary and innovative sculptures
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Installations
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Castings
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Mold making
Animation
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Concept with movement
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Media tools (2d and 3d)
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Illustration
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Photoshop
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Primer
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I movie
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Story
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Comic
Conceptual Arts
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Parsons challenge
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RISD assignments
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Conceptual creative processes
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Writing
Graphic Design
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Mockup
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Idea thinking
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Digital Image Making
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Motion Design
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Print and Digital Production
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Product design
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Logo design
Fashion Design
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Fashion illustration
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Textile
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Sewing
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Fashion figure
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Mood board
Idea Sketchbook
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Daily drawing
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Process drawing
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planning
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Experimental
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Calarts sketchbook
Figure Drawing
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Proportion
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Short/long pose
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Expression
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Nude drawing
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Movement
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Gesture
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Volume
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Character
Mixed Media
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Collage
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Photomontages
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Assemblage
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Imaginative image
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Combine media
Illustration
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Storyboard
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Conceptual problem solving
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Materials exploration
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Computer software
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Anatomy