Transfer students must include three observational pieces and at least seven or more submissions that are applicable to their intended major. Your portfolio must not exceed 15 total submissions, including the observational pieces.
Examples of submissions that are applicable to the intended major:
- Animated Arts: Transfer applicants should include some basic experience with storytelling, character development, and sequential imagery.
- Creative Writing: Transfer applicants are required to include a visual portfolio of 10-15 images following the general portfolio guidelines. If you are considering Creative Writing as a major, you will submit writing samples in PDF format in addition to your visual arts portfolio. Samples may be in any type of writing genre (fiction, non-fiction narrative, plays, scripts, poems, etc.), and can be an excerpt from a longer work, or multiple shorter stories/poems, etc. Samples should be no longer than 10 pages, double-spaced, single-sided, with a 10 pt font and 1.25” margins. Please include your full name at the beginning of the sample.
- General Fine Arts: Transfer applicants should include a variety of studio and fine art-based work. Some examples include paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings, etc.
- Graphic Design: Transfer applicants should be able to demonstrate how they think about design through traditional and digital methods. Work can include logos, branding, typography, UX/UI, motion graphics, product design, etc. Showing your process is recommended.
- Illustration: Transfer applicants should include a variety of imagery that demonstrates their abilities with storytelling and narrative-driven work. Some examples include digital or traditional character or concept design, backgrounds and environments, patterns, picture books and/or comics, toy design, etc.
- Intermedia: Transfer applicants should include a wide range of work with a conceptual focus. This can include anything from installations, documentation of performance art, mixed media and/or new media, etc.
- Painting: Transfer applicants should include a variety of paintings and drawings. Observational drawing/painting, figure drawing/painting, and abstract drawing/painting are all encouraged. All mediums are acceptable including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, charcoal, pencil, marker, mixed media, etc.
- Photography: Transfer applicants should include a variety of subject matter using traditional film or digital photography. This can include documentary/photojournalism, alternative and experimental processes, portraiture, landscape, etc.
- Printmaking: Transfer applicants should include printmaking techniques such as relief, etching, monotype, screen printing, lithography, etc. or other forms of traditional media.
- Sculpture: Transfer applicants should include examples of 3D work that is well documented. This can include traditional sculpture with clay materials, ceramics, wood, metal, mixed media, fabric/soft sculpture, etc.
Examples of observational pieces:
- Figure drawing from life
- Portrait drawing from life
- Landscape drawing from observation
- Still life drawing from observation
If you have any questions about what to include, contact us in the Admissions Office at 503-821-8972 or pncaadmissions@willamette.edu. Please don't submit original works directly to the Admissions Office.
For each piece you will upload to your portfolio on our application page, you will need
- Title
- Medium
- Dimensions (2D/3D artwork) / Length (Time-based work)
File format guidelines:
File Type
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Size
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Extension
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Images
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Up to 5MB
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.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .tga
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Video
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Up to 60MB
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.m4v, .mov, .mp4, .wmv, .flv, .asf, .mpeg, .mpg, .mkv
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Audio
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Up to 30 MB
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.mp3, .wma, .ogg, .flac
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Documents
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Up to 10 MB
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.pdf
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