Portfolio Prep for Art College Candidates
Get Your Portfolio Right, First Time
How We Help International & UK Candidates to UK Art Colleges
It’s your dream to study at a UK Art School.
Let us help you.
On this page, you can find any True Voice English current courses & coaching options for International candidates applying to UK/USA Art Schools.
To help your application, we also share free tips on:
- portfolio prep for Art College
- keeping a sketchbook for your portfolio
- life drawing for your portfolio (and what to do if you can’t access a class).
Portfolio Mentoring
Portfolio Coaching Course
Free Tips & Resources

Get Help When You Need It
This is our single biggest Portfolio Prep for Art College tip, but for young people, it can be especially hard to do.
That’s why we have created an online portfolio preparation course Portfolio Stars, supporting your portfolio preparation for art schools – from August through to the date of your acceptance interview (average 8 months).
Our portfolio prep course is full of checks and balances to make sure that you are hitting your targets.
(We check you are doing ok without you having to ask for help).
We hope to support you with this because we know how difficult it is to be successful on your own.
However, in every case, good luck!
If you find this page useful – please let us know!

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Check Your Progress
The single best way to improve your odds of getting into art school is to GET HELP preparing your portfolio.
The right coach can help you develop your ideas, showcase the right skills and keep you on track.
Whenever you need a boost, take our 1 hr portfolio consultation.
This coaching is for first-language English users & second-language English users alike!
Portfolio Mentoring for Art School Application
You don’t need to feel alone.
- Weekly creative challenges (August – February)
- WhatsApp Feedback
- Monthly 1:1 coaching call (from August to January).
- 2 bonus coaching calls to ensure your portfolio is selection-committee ready for your deadline.
- 1 bonus art school interview training workshop
- Optional ESL English workshops

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