Art Portfolio – 3D Digital and Traditional Art and Design Level 5
Why choose this course?
This one-year portfolio course places a strong emphasis on design, such as costume design, product design, model making, props, design for stage and screen, design for street theatre, craft design and fashion and set design.
You will be taught the necessary skills to research all ideas visually, through drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and design.
Assignment work is purposely broad enough to allow you to build up a portfolio suitable for your area of particular interest, whether it is fine art or design.
What will you study?
- Drawing (5N1862)
- Sculpture (5N1918)
- Image Processing (5N1292)
- Figure Studies (5N1869)
- Communications (5N0690)
- Design Skills (5N0784)
- Painting (5N1302)
- Spatial Design (5N4799)
- Work Experience (5N1356)
- Appreciation of Art, Craft and Design (5N0755)
What do you need to apply?
- Five O6/H7 in Leaving Certificate/LCVP including English or a merit in Leaving Certificate Applied, or a relevant QQI Level 4 Certificate.
- The academic entry requirements may be waived for mature applicants (21+).
Art Portfolio Guidelines
Students applying for Art and Design courses should bring to the interview an original portfolio of your best work completed within the past year. The portfolio should contain:
- A selection of art pieces of recent observational drawings and paintings in a range of media (pencil, charcoal, pastel and paint).
- Photographs of any 3D objects they have made.
- Sketchbooks or notebooks.
Progression Opportunities
- Graduates with a Merit profile may apply for entry to BTEC Higher National Diploma courses in BCFE, such as:
- Graduates of this course may also apply through the CAO and/or the Higher Education Links Scheme for entry to higher and advanced certificate and degree programmes at national Institutes of Technology, Technological Universities, Universities and Art Colleges such as NCAD, LSAD, DIT and IADT, (applicants should confirm linked awards and eligibility requirements with the relevant Higher Education Institution)
- ADT Portfolios are suitable for all applications to HND and BA degree courses in the areas of stage and screen, model making, fine art, sculpture, painting, printmaking, design, fashion design, photography, and display and character design for stage and screen.
- ADT students currently progress to all national third level Art Design Colleges, NCAD, DIT, IADT, LSAD, and to international colleges in London, Edinburgh and Holland
Students' Work
Testimonials
What the Professionals Say
The ADT art program is a great first step if you are considering working in the areas of stage and screen. Skills learnt here can be used in prop making, makeup artistry, costume or a half dozen other disciplines. This is not your typical portfolio course.
Ed Rourke, Professional Prop Maker with Game of Thrones
Ed Rourke has been a visiting lecturer on the ADT course for a number of years. Ed works as a professional prop maker, sculptor and puppet maker in film, television, theatre and street theatre. He has worked on Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful and Into the Badlands to name a few, and most recently on Apple TV’s “Foundation” which is due to air in 2021.