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Original post by Ham_Sandwich
Oh I remember my LCA application. It's such a stupid way of doing it! No one can tell how you work or think by 5 photographs and a tiny weeny little bit of writing that barely shows anything. They really strongly favour their own foundation course too, it's such a con.


So they're more likely to choose from their own foundation students? Great :frown:

I'd quite like to just skip ahead to, say, 3 month's time. Then I'll have done all the application stuff. Seriously, I've never doubted myself as much as I have done in the past few weeks. It's hooorrible.
Original post by Village Whisper
So they're more likely to choose from their own foundation students? Great :frown:

I'd quite like to just skip ahead to, say, 3 month's time. Then I'll have done all the application stuff. Seriously, I've never doubted myself as much as I have done in the past few weeks. It's hooorrible.


It was a pretty well known fact on my foundation, Leeds Met favours LCA foundation students too :/ Application is the worst bit, it's as if it's purposely designed to make you feel like rubbish about yourself and your work. I'm basically relying on last year's work to make a good impression - wish I'd started earlier!
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
It was a pretty well known fact on my foundation, Leeds Met favours LCA foundation students too :/ Application is the worst bit, it's as if it's purposely designed to make you feel like rubbish about yourself and your work. I'm basically relying on last year's work to make a good impression - wish I'd started earlier!


Oh well, I knew I wasn't likely to get an offer, now it's just less likely :/ If I only get like one offer and it's not one I want, I don't think I'll bother going this year.

The whole application process for art is kinda almost making me wish I'd just gone for French or something, where it's way more simple...Especially considering I've already got my grades and stuff, so there'd be no conditional grades-based offers...Stupid portfolio stuff :frown: It's kinda like auditioning for the X Factor or something, where most people get kicked out at the first stage...

How much work do you have? At the rate I'm going, I'm never going to have enough good stuff for the Brighton online portfolio. Reeeeally need to hurry up!
Original post by Village Whisper
Oh well, I knew I wasn't likely to get an offer, now it's just less likely :/ If I only get like one offer and it's not one I want, I don't think I'll bother going this year.

The whole application process for art is kinda almost making me wish I'd just gone for French or something, where it's way more simple...Especially considering I've already got my grades and stuff, so there'd be no conditional grades-based offers...Stupid portfolio stuff :frown: It's kinda like auditioning for the X Factor or something, where most people get kicked out at the first stage...

How much work do you have? At the rate I'm going, I'm never going to have enough good stuff for the Brighton online portfolio. Reeeeally need to hurry up!


I felt like that for most of last year to be honest! I had one offer last year that I didn't want, messed about with UCAS Extra and still got nowhere and took a gap year. It's no big deal, and some art schools seem to like it actually. If you're paying £27k for your education you might as well be picky I reckon.

At the moment I've got about 12 A1 sheets, plus a couple of short films and a quilt I made last year. I'm aiming to replace at least 3 sheets with this year's work and maybe fit in some more physical pieces. Then there's 2 journals and about 6 or 7 sketchbooks. There's no way I'll take all that though!
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Original post by Ham_Sandwich
I felt like that for most of last year to be honest! I had one offer last year that I didn't want, messed about with UCAS Extra and still got nowhere and took a gap year. It's no big deal, and some art schools seem to like it actually. If you're paying £27k for your education you might as well be picky I reckon.

At the moment I've got about 12 A1 sheets, plus a couple of short films and a quilt I made last year. I'm aiming to replace at least 3 sheets with this year's work and maybe fit in some more physical pieces. Then there's 2 journals and about 6 or 7 sketchbooks. There's no way I'll take all that though!


Not being rude or anything but why don't you have any work? What do you actually do at college? :P
Original post by joelchan
Not being rude or anything but why don't you have any work? What do you actually do at college? :P


I'm on a gap year. I've got about as much as anyone else on my course finished with :/ I think I just work mostly in my sketchbooks is all.
Are there any other applicants for painting and printmaking for Glasgow school of art? Just wanted to know how other people are getting on with visual material and application and stuff. Anyone got any tips for interviews etc? that is if i get one, haha :smile:
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Original post by camfleetfox94
Are there any other applicants for painting and printmaking for Glasgow school of art? Just wanted to know how other people are getting on with visual material and application and stuff. Anyone got any tips for interviews etc? that is if i get one, haha :smile:


im applying for Glasgow, but jewellery design and textiles :L just about as clueless as you probably.
getting on pretty well with my online thing, but then again, im just starting to get to the stage where i think im not good enough :L how is yours going?
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
I felt like that for most of last year to be honest! I had one offer last year that I didn't want, messed about with UCAS Extra and still got nowhere and took a gap year. It's no big deal, and some art schools seem to like it actually. If you're paying £27k for your education you might as well be picky I reckon.

At the moment I've got about 12 A1 sheets, plus a couple of short films and a quilt I made last year. I'm aiming to replace at least 3 sheets with this year's work and maybe fit in some more physical pieces. Then there's 2 journals and about 6 or 7 sketchbooks. There's no way I'll take all that though!


What was your one offer? It doesn't seem like UCAS Extra really works for arty subjects :/ At least, not for any of the places people would really want to go to. And like you said, I'd rather be picky than agree to go somewhere I didn't really like just to start the course that year, especially considering the price...

Are you A1 sheets made up of mounted work, or are they actual pieces in themselves? You still have way more than me! I work more in sketchbooks too, I think, only I like mine to be really finished-looking which means I take forever doing them and I run the risk of "not showing developmental work" because there aren't any unfinished sketches. Sooo, for this project I've just started I'm trying to work on loose sheets so I can mount some of them, and then turn any unmounted sheets into a book or something. That plan isn't exactly working so far, though...

On a more positive note, I posted my LCA stuff this morning, so hopefully it should be there before Wednesday which is the deadline :smile:
Original post by Village Whisper
What was your one offer? It doesn't seem like UCAS Extra really works for arty subjects :/ At least, not for any of the places people would really want to go to. And like you said, I'd rather be picky than agree to go somewhere I didn't really like just to start the course that year, especially considering the price...

Are you A1 sheets made up of mounted work, or are they actual pieces in themselves? You still have way more than me! I work more in sketchbooks too, I think, only I like mine to be really finished-looking which means I take forever doing them and I run the risk of "not showing developmental work" because there aren't any unfinished sketches. Sooo, for this project I've just started I'm trying to work on loose sheets so I can mount some of them, and then turn any unmounted sheets into a book or something. That plan isn't exactly working so far, though...

On a more positive note, I posted my LCA stuff this morning, so hopefully it should be there before Wednesday which is the deadline :smile:


I had one at Middlesex, but I really hated the place. Then one at Notts Trent through Extra, but I would've been bored to death there I think.

My sheets are mainly mounted work - mostly photographs because I do a lot of sculpture. There's a few big life drawings in there too. My sketchbooks sound pretty similar actually. They're always full of writing and research instead of quick sketches. I guess it depends how you like to work though really, it's not as if there's a right or a wrong way.
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
I had one at Middlesex, but I really hated the place. Then one at Notts Trent through Extra, but I would've been bored to death there I think.

My sheets are mainly mounted work - mostly photographs because I do a lot of sculpture. There's a few big life drawings in there too. My sketchbooks sound pretty similar actually. They're always full of writing and research instead of quick sketches. I guess it depends how you like to work though really, it's not as if there's a right or a wrong way.


I've applied to NTU as well, but I don't really want to go there. I love actual Nottingham and my Grandma and cousin live in that area so I could see them more often, but that's really the only reason I applied. The actual uni isn't anything special :/

Oh, I guess there might be more to mount if you do sculpture, 'cause you can take photos from different angles. I just do drawings/paintings/prints, so I might as well stick the actual piece onto the paper. I just really don't want to have a near-empty portfolio case with all my work in sketchbooks, because I think it looks better if you have at least some big sheets.

By the way, what kind of paper have you used for mounting your work? I need to get some, but I don't know whether normal white cartridge paper (i.e. not stiff card) would be alright since it's kinda floppy. Is that what you used?
Original post by Village Whisper
I've applied to NTU as well, but I don't really want to go there. I love actual Nottingham and my Grandma and cousin live in that area so I could see them more often, but that's really the only reason I applied. The actual uni isn't anything special :/

Oh, I guess there might be more to mount if you do sculpture, 'cause you can take photos from different angles. I just do drawings/paintings/prints, so I might as well stick the actual piece onto the paper. I just really don't want to have a near-empty portfolio case with all my work in sketchbooks, because I think it looks better if you have at least some big sheets.

By the way, what kind of paper have you used for mounting your work? I need to get some, but I don't know whether normal white cartridge paper (i.e. not stiff card) would be alright since it's kinda floppy. Is that what you used?


Yeah I liked Nottingham, but the course had nowhere near enough theory on it for me. I guess if you wanted pure art practice it'd be pretty good, I'm just a bit of a theory nerd :colondollar:

I wish i'd managed to get more print in to my work, but I never got the option of doing it on my foundation and trying it out at home is really difficult. Oh well!

I can't remember exactly what I used for mine, but I think it was just white card. I got it from Hobbycraft at any rate if that helps?
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
Yeah I liked Nottingham, but the course had nowhere near enough theory on it for me. I guess if you wanted pure art practice it'd be pretty good, I'm just a bit of a theory nerd :colondollar:

I wish i'd managed to get more print in to my work, but I never got the option of doing it on my foundation and trying it out at home is really difficult. Oh well!

I can't remember exactly what I used for mine, but I think it was just white card. I got it from Hobbycraft at any rate if that helps?


Really? I don't like too much theory, I prefer more art practice actually. I just wasn't that keen on the way they'd organised the studio spaces, and I'm not sure that they do printmaking. I don't know...It just didn't really "wow" me.

Ah, I chose to specialise in printmaking/fine art so I just work in the printmaking room now. I think we're pretty lucky, you can do pretty much anything. You could always do the more simple printing techniques at home, like monoprinting or something.

That's okay, I don't know where the nearest Hobbycraft is but I'll have a look. Thanks :smile:
Original post by Village Whisper
Really? I don't like too much theory, I prefer more art practice actually. I just wasn't that keen on the way they'd organised the studio spaces, and I'm not sure that they do printmaking. I don't know...It just didn't really "wow" me.

Ah, I chose to specialise in printmaking/fine art so I just work in the printmaking room now. I think we're pretty lucky, you can do pretty much anything. You could always do the more simple printing techniques at home, like monoprinting or something.

That's okay, I don't know where the nearest Hobbycraft is but I'll have a look. Thanks :smile:


Yeah the way they organise their workshops is really weird, you only get to pick 2 I think. It's really expensive to live there too.
We pretty much got told what our option was! Film, print or drawing and once your tutor picked for you it was nearly impossible to change. But thanks, I'll have a look at getting something started :smile:
WH Smiths sells it too!
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
Yeah the way they organise their workshops is really weird, you only get to pick 2 I think. It's really expensive to live there too.
We pretty much got told what our option was! Film, print or drawing and once your tutor picked for you it was nearly impossible to change. But thanks, I'll have a look at getting something started :smile:
WH Smiths sells it too!


Yeah, the Halls aren't cheap (or the nice ones, at least) and I really don't want to have to look for a flat or something in the first year. Then again, it's a lot cheaper than London, but I suppose nearly everywhere is!

That'd be horrible, I don't know how I would cope if I had got stuck with film! I think the visual communications area does introductions to film, but it's nothing major. There are media students on the floor below us (there are soooo many stairs to the top floor!) though, so maybe film arty people use those facilities.

Ooh, you could try acrylic transfer printing at home too :smile: It looks really good if it works properly. You basically print off an image onto paper (low-quality paper seems to work best), cover the printed side in white acrylic, then stick it face-down onto a piece of white paper. Then you peel it off, and the ink should have transferred onto the paper underneath. The printer paper can get stuck to it though, so if you leave it to dry completely you can rub the paper bits off after. If you want to do it properly, you need to make sure it's the ink that's transferred and the printer paper hasn't just gone really thin so you can see the ink underneath. If that happens and you try to rub the paper off, there'll be no transferred ink, but sometimes I just leave it as it is 'cause it takes a bit of effort to do it properly and I can be lazy :tongue:
Original post by Village Whisper
Yeah, the Halls aren't cheap (or the nice ones, at least) and I really don't want to have to look for a flat or something in the first year. Then again, it's a lot cheaper than London, but I suppose nearly everywhere is!

That'd be horrible, I don't know how I would cope if I had got stuck with film! I think the visual communications area does introductions to film, but it's nothing major. There are media students on the floor below us (there are soooo many stairs to the top floor!) though, so maybe film arty people use those facilities.

Ooh, you could try acrylic transfer printing at home too :smile: It looks really good if it works properly. You basically print off an image onto paper (low-quality paper seems to work best), cover the printed side in white acrylic, then stick it face-down onto a piece of white paper. Then you peel it off, and the ink should have transferred onto the paper underneath. The printer paper can get stuck to it though, so if you leave it to dry completely you can rub the paper bits off after. If you want to do it properly, you need to make sure it's the ink that's transferred and the printer paper hasn't just gone really thin so you can see the ink underneath. If that happens and you try to rub the paper off, there'll be no transferred ink, but sometimes I just leave it as it is 'cause it takes a bit of effort to do it properly and I can be lazy :tongue:


Film wasn't so bad actually. Well, when you had a camera at least. The editing is the most boring thing on earth!
I'm trying that out! Sounds just about easy enough for me :colondollar:
Original post by Ham_Sandwich
Film wasn't so bad actually. Well, when you had a camera at least. The editing is the most boring thing on earth!
I'm trying that out! Sounds just about easy enough for me :colondollar:


I wouldn't know what to film. I can imagine the editing must take a while!

You should :smile: I need to try it with a colour photo and see whether it works. Apparently you can do it onto wood and stuff too, but I haven't done that before. Let me know if it works if you have a go? :smile:
Original post by Village Whisper
I wouldn't know what to film. I can imagine the editing must take a while!

You should :smile: I need to try it with a colour photo and see whether it works. Apparently you can do it onto wood and stuff too, but I haven't done that before. Let me know if it works if you have a go? :smile:


Yeah I shall, better find something to work on first - I'm kind of lacking in good photography.
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does it make a difference for Slade portfolio if you hand deliver it/ for portfolio or if you send it through post? thankss
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Original post by mhlc
does it make a difference for Slade portfolio if you hand deliver it/ for portfolio or if you send it through post? thankss


Doubt it, but make sure f your sending it that its well packed otherwise with it being transported from place to place t could easily burst open, It's only a zip after all. Shouldn't be a problem f your folio isnt too full.

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