NYSA Art Portfolio Programs help students to develop and build a characterized portfolio for Art College admissions and University Supplementary Materials. NYSA’s Portfolio Classes are divided from basic to advanced majors and designed to maximize creativity. Our faculty provides real-time feedback to assist students in the completion of a portfolio of the highest quality.
Explore Class Curriculumn
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
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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
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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
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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
Student Interviews
Meet the Head Director
KJ Lee
KJ Lee is an artist and educator with more than twenty years of teaching experience. She is currently a Ph.D candidate in Art Education at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She has also received an MFA in Painting from the School of Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where she currently serves as an admission portfolio reviewer.