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PortPrep helps students how to make an art portfolio for college and get accepted into the best art and design programs. Offers FREE portfolio assessment.

PortPrep is owned and run by Karen Kesteloot in partnership with Garth Laidlaw of ArtStory. Their mission is to coach high school students to get accepted into the art school of their choice. They are based in Guelph, Ontario but teach online as as as in person.

06/27/2024

Get Accepted to Top Ranked Unis with Architecture & Design Portfolio Summer Camp! Learn more about what makes this portfolio camp stand out by watching this short video! https://youtu.be/ZZgwbT8sZlw

PortPrep students have gotten accepted to top ranked schools in the UK and across Canada and the United States. We specialize in Carleton, UBC, TMU and Waterloo.
Whether you are applying at the undergrad or masters level our team of professors and portfolio tutors can help you reach your goal of studying architecture.

Go to PortPrep to see the options! Consider signing up for the 6 day portfolio camp or sign up for the Urban Environment Drawing camp to improve your perspective drawing skills.

06/26/2024

If your teen is applying to animation or illustration programs watch this video about Figure Drawing Day and Overnight Camps in Guelph Ontario. Learn how to draw people from Sheridan and Seneca Animation professors! https://youtu.be/MxSCiYa7v0E

PortPrep not only provides the studio and live professional figure models byt also brings high quality instruction from two extremely experienced figure drawing and anatomy professors from Sheridan and Seneca Animation Programs, Mark Thurman and Werner Zimmermann in the 7 day Animation Portfolio Summer Camp.

If you are looking for more time to develop your figure drawing skills and go deeper into learning about how to draw the human body for animation and illustration portfolios register for the 3 Day Intensive Figure Drawing Camp with the award-winning illustrator and master of human anatomy, Werner Zimmermann!

HERE ARE ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
https://portprep.com/summer-camps/

SIGN UP FOR THE 3 DAY INTENSIVE FIGURE DRAWING & ANATOMY CAMP!
SPACE IS LIMITED! SIGN UP BEFORE ALL THE SPOTS ARE FILLED! https://portprep.com/summer-camps/ -drawing-summer-camp

Summer Camps — PortPrep Site 06/24/2024

Are you applying for animation or illustration college programs? High quality figure drawings are an essential part of your application portfolio! The more competitive the program is the more advanced your drawing skills need to be! Are you worried your life drawings are not at the level they need to be to achieve a high score on your animation or illustration portfolio scoresheet?

Practice alone is not enough! It's so important to draw from direct observation from live models in a studio setting with qualified and specialized instruction. that is targeted towards animation and illustration.

PortPrep not only provides the studio and live professional figure models byt also brings high quality instruction from two extremely experienced figure drawing and anatomy professors from Sheridan and Seneca Animation Programs, Mark Thurman and Werner Zimmermann in the 7 day Animation Portfolio Summer Camp.

SIGN UP FOR THE ANIMATION PORTFOLIO SUMMER CAMP AT THE LINK BELOW! BUT ACT FAST THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!

https://portprep.com/summer-camps/

If you are looking for more time to develop your figure drawing skills and go deeper into learning about how to draw the human body for animation and illustration portfolios register for the 3 Day Intensive Figure Drawing Camp with the award-winning illustrator and master of human anatomy, Werner Zimmermann!

SIGN UP FOR THE 3 DAY INTENSIVE FIGURE DRAWING & ANATOMY CAMP!
WE'RE SEEKING JUST A FEW DEDICATED STUDENTS--SPACE IS LIMITED!
SIGN UP BEFORE ALL THE SPOTS ARE FILLED!

https://portprep.com/summer-camps/ -drawing-summer-camp

Summer Camps — PortPrep Site Summer Camps 2024 Summer Camps Are Open for Registration!Register while spots last!5 Fantastic Camps to Choose From!For the past 10 years students travel from around the globe and across North America to attend one of PortPrep’s acclaimed Summer Portfolio Camps in Guelph, Ontario, CanadaStudents t...

06/04/2024

This student got into the top 5th ranked architecture school in the world! If you or your teen is aiming to apply to top ranked architecture programs in the world have a look at what this talented Canadian-Twaiwanese student Benson Tsai created in his portfolio. 3 cheers for Benson! Want to get insights from him and his tutor, Karen Kesteloot on how you could do this too? Watch this video on YouTube
https://youtu.be/hisLQ-BdMbM?si=vTDB7u1PKmZpx_E1

06/03/2024

Are you working on an art portfolio for college applications? Learn to draw hands at PortPrep's Animation Portfolio Summer Camp from professors and illustrators from Sheridan, Seneca and Humber Colleges.
https://portprep.com/summer-camps/

06/01/2024

Do you wonder what goes into making an art portfolio that gets you accepted into the top architecture programs in Canada? Watch this video where Emma shares her portfolio that got her accepted into Carleton Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.

https://youtu.be/n-QMeZ3lYuM

Each year the Carleton Portfolio requires applicants to make 4 artworks that responding to specific creative prompts. The prompts change from year to year and are published in the fall. The prompts that Emma had to respond to are different than the current requirements. Her artworks convey the type of conceptual artworks that get students accepted.

If you are unsure if your responses answer the creative prompts deeply enough, reach out to us at PortPrep to have a session with TAs like Emma , Hailey or Hana from Carleton or ask for a Free Portfolio Assessment from the lead Architecture Portfolio Tutor Karen Kesteloot.

Fill in the Contact Us form for the Architecture Inbox https://portprep.com/contact-us

Emma works as one of PortPrep's architecture portfolio peer tutors and as a camp counsellor TA in the Architecture and Design Portfolio Summer Camp. She learned how to make her portfolio by taking the Architecture and Design Portfolio Course and having in person portfolio preparation lessons with the lead architecture tutor. If you would like to receive guidance on how to make your portfolio check out the links below:
https://portprep.com/programs
https://portprep.com/summer-camps

https://architecture.carleton.ca/non-degree-programs/imagine-architecture-2

For more information about Carleton Architecture visit their website
https://architecture.carleton.ca/

Portfolios are typically due in the first few days of March each year. To find out what the typical portfolio requirements are follow this link:
https://admissions.carleton.ca/bachelor-of-architectural-studies-portfolio-package/

05/31/2024

If your kid loves to draw characters and make up stories then sign them up for the Youth Animation Summer Camp in Guelph Ontario this August! It's available both as an overnight and as a day camp for students ages 12 to 15.

PortPrep has been developing teens arts skills and helping them get accepted into top animation and illustration college programs since 2012. Start your teen's art education off right with the specialized instructors at PortPrep and the ArtSpace.

Enrol your kid while spots last at https://portprep.com/summer-camps/

05/30/2024

Get advice from Guelph, Ontario student, Emma on how to make a strong architecture portfolio for Carleton University. Listen to her top tips here!
https://youtu.be/vP-Ucl4A39M

05/30/2024

Is there a talented teen in your life whose dreaming of going to Sheridan College for Animation? PortPrep has 7 more overnight spots available for committed students who are looking to boost their chances of acceptance into this highly competitive program. If you live near Guelph, Ontario, Canada you can enrol in the day camp version. Book a spot while they last!

Learn from experienced professors from Sheridan and Seneca colleges along with the Animation Tutor himself, Garth Laidlaw!

Enrol at https://portprep.com/summer-camps/

05/26/2024

Do you teach or study in an architecture program in Canada?

Do you have insights to share with new students trying to figure out which uni is the best fit for them?

What has your experience been like at the following schools: UBC, TMU, UofT, Carleton, Waterloo, McGill, Dalhousie, Laurentian or OCADU. What insights can you share with accepted students to help them decide if your school is right for them?
Share your advice in the comments or watch this video and comment below. Do you agree with my understanding of what each program and urban environment has to offer them?

https://youtu.be/08KaYEs1PO4

Help Deciding Which Architecture Program Offer to Accept in Canada 05/26/2024

Have you received multiple acceptance offers to architecture programs and need to decide in the next week which one to accept? Watch this video to get some input on what to consider when making your decision.

Help Deciding Which Architecture Program Offer to Accept in Canada If you attend or teach at a Canadian Architecture Program please share your insights in the comments to assist students to decide with offer to accept. If yo...

Photos from PortPrep's post 05/25/2024

Grade 8 student Lizzie learned how to draw a bear with chalk pastel following PortPrep youth instructor Karen Kesteloot's guidance. She was so happy with her result that she framed it! If you have a kid like Lizzie who loves to draw, enrol them today in the Youth Monthly Mentor program!

Visit PortPrep.com to enrol today! Or contact Karen via What'sApp.
https://portprep.com/programs-1/p/youth-monthly-mentorship

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