Name:_______________________ Date:_________

Initial Studio Artist Portfolio Review
To successfully enter a career as an artist a student must have a vision, must master the technical skills required in their art medium, and should present this in a complete and understandable form: The artist’s portfolio.  
When presenting a portfolio, not only is the artist’s work judged, the artist is also being judged. Is this artist serious? Will he or she succeed in the art world? Are they worthy of being represented? 
Your artist portfolio should impress viewers with your vision and with how well you have mastered the technical aspects of your work. In your portfolio, you should provide good artist support materials such as an artist’s statement and an artist’s resume.
Remember, no matter what you've heard or read your work doesn't stand alone. Whenever a gallery owner, museum curator, or art consultant reviews your portfolio, the memory of your artwork will be only part of what they know of you. Just as packaging plays an increasingly important role in product marketing, your portfolio is an integral part of your career in the visual arts.  

1.	When entering Studio Art you should have a 10 piece portfolio which includes at least one figure drawing and one landscape. List the 10 works of art currently in your portfolio and indicate which is a figure drawing and which is a landscape by labeling them with a (f) or a (l).

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2.	Of the work in this portfolio, which piece do you think is your strongest (best work)? _______________________________
3.	What is it about this piece that you think makes it the strongest or best piece and why? (At least three (3) sentences)
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4.	Which media or mixed media used in this portfolio do you think worked the best for you? 
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Why? (At least three (3) sentences)_____________________________________
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5.	Photograph your work with the reproduction stand in class
a.	First, write your name on a sheet of printer paper and the title of each of the works of art on a small piece of paper (3”X5” or so).
b.	Then, photograph your name written largely and clearly on  a separate piece of paper (your name only needs to be photographed once at the beginning of a group of photos)
c.	Next, and immediately following the photograph of your name, photograph each individual work of art. 
i.	Be sure the camera is at the highest (three-star) setting.
ii.	Include the title of each piece in the photograph
iii.	Zoom in to exclude any unimportant space around your work 
(crop it).