Portfolio Preparation for the Creative Arts (stage 1)

Throughout this course your young artists will explore and experiment with a range of different artistic subjects, to allow them to discover their preferred specialism. Subjects covered include drawing, printmaking, photography, and illustration.

As well as exploring different subjects, your young artists will develop new skills using a range of materials and will cover fundamentals such as colour, composition, line, texture, and surface. Together, these skills will allow your young artist to develop their unique creative voice that’ll allow their personalities and own points of view to be expressed effortlessly in their work.

At every turn, your young artist will be supported to fully explore their creative talent and how best to display and share their ideas and completed work.

• Experimental drawing and illustration
• Printmaking
• Colour and composition
• Exploring surface and texture
• Three-dimensional work
• Photography
• Collage and mixed media
• Creative idea development and a deeper understanding of context
• Sketchbook work
• Guidance on portfolio development and presentation
• Advice on photographing and digitising work
• Portfolio review and creative arts progression advice

• Possess improved fundamental art and design skills as well as new skills and techniques
• Feel fully prepared to take the next step in their creative journey and approach it with confidence and the tools to succeed
• Have an improved understanding of the creative processes required for a range of art and design subjects
• Be the proud owner of a robust and exciting portfolio of work that they’ve completed throughout the course and demonstrates emerging ideas, interests, and motivations
• Have increased confidence in their own skills and when sharing their work and discussing ideas
• Have boosted creativity and imagination
• Untap their potential and talent
• Appreciate the importance of good time management
• Be encouraged to experiment and explore their ideas
• Appreciate teamwork and team building ethics
• Feel inspired by the new skills they've learnt and from sharing ideas with new friends
• Have the foundations to continue creating beyond this course

All students with 100% course attendance will be issued with an official AUB Saturday Art School certificate of attendance.

After this course, your young artist could:

• Look forward to the future and the next step(s) in their creative journey by exploring AUB's Foundation Diploma in Art, Design and Media or undergraduate degrees
• Continue to develop their skills at home as a hobby

• We’ll equip your young artist with the skills they need to succeed in the next step of their creative journey
• We understand how important young creative artists are – they've so much potential, untapped abilities, and enthusiasm
• Your young artist will study at a leading specialist university – we know what we're doing when it comes to providing unparalleled courses
• We encourage your young artist to be themselves and explore their existing interests; as such we harness their natural style and flair to enable them to develop their unique creative voice
• Our tutors are industry professionals, so they'll learn from the best
• We cater for all abilities and have no formal entry requirements for this course, so there's nothing holding your young artist back
• Your young artist will learn in a safe and encouraging environment where there's no right or wrong way to be creative
• They'll learn 'by doing' and always feel fully included, respected, and supported
• They'll benefit from our incredible campus and its industry-standard studios, and use state-of-the-art equipment and software to unleash their creativity