Additional Information for Art and Design Applicants

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Student Testimonial

The BA (Hons) Design for Film and Television degree that I am progressing to is not offered at many universities - it’s a specialist area of design.

I was very keen to come to NTIC so that I could progress to this degree course at NTU.

We have some very nice facilities in the College for art and design, and we can use many of the University’s facilities too.

The Foundation has changed the way I look at things, so I would highly recommend the College to other international students.

Uzair Ameen Merchant, India
Foundation Certificate in Art and Design

If you want to study Art and Design you will need to submit a portfolio along with your application.

Your portfolio should show 10-12 pieces of work you have done recently using as many different techniques as possible. Please send us your portfolio on disk.

Your portfolio

Show us your observational drawing skills using a variety of media. Do not copy from books or magazines because this does not demonstrate your own drawing ability.
It is very important for Architecture/Interior Architecture applicants to show strong drawing abilities.
Show us how your ideas develop through experimentation and different media such as pen, pastel, paint, collage and computer work where appropriate.
Show us how you experiment with and use colour appropriately across the portfolio.
Show your creative individuality and personal interests through sketchbooks.
Show your interest in the subject of Art and Design through reference to artists and designers.
More information for Art and Design applicants.

Materials list

All Foundation Art and Design students will need the following equipment. You can either buy it from NTU’s art shop when you arrive or bring it with you from home.

A range of pencils (8B, 7B, 6B,5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, 2H, 3H, 4H) and preferably several of the 2B pencils
Charcoal (assorted sizes)
A good quality knife and spare blades – do not buy cheap knives
Assorted graphic designing style pens (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8 nibs)
A4 and A3 sketchbooks (three of each)
Three notebooks
Putty eraser/rubber
Steel ruler (30cm)
A range of colouring pencils
Indian ink (one bottle 500ml)
Designers’ gouache (the primary colours, plus white and black)
A range of paintbrushes
A strong A2 portfolio case, with or without a ringbinder spine