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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Protecting Your Art With The Portfolio

If you are involved in art, you will need a really good portfolio. One very good portfolio to present art is the portfolio. Very simply put, a portfolio is like a briefcase that allows you to store your art in a way that makes it presentable as well as allowing you to keep it safe. With a portfolio, you will really struggle to keep you art tidy and safe, whether you are a professional artist, or whether you simply enjoy arts. If you are trying to find a good portfolio, there are many options available to you. If you are looking for a store from which to buy a portfolio, an arts supply store should be your first option and these can be found in most major cities across the country. However, you should only use the art supply stores to look at the portfolios that are available, as you are likely to be able to purchase them online at a greatly reduced price.

If you are looking for art supplies, there are many stores available online. This means that you should not have any difficulties finding portfolios at very affordable prices. It is important that you only by from a reputable store, of course. It is quite easy to recognize a good online retailer, as these will have excellent customer services and will be very open and transparent in their policies and procedures. The best stores will also allow their customers to review their purchases, which can help you in making sure that you are actually getting a product that is of high quality and good value for money.

So what do you actually do with portfolio cases? Of course, they are designed to store and keep art, but how do you place it in there to make it look good? There are a number of unwritten rules about how to present art within a portfolio. Many feel that placing their art in date order will demonstrate how they have improved over time. This is relevant if you are in school and want to show your art teacher how you got better, but this is not the way to present it once you get out into the real world. Generally speaking, you need to make sure that everything points into the central fold of your portfolio. This is best explained by using a profile picture, whereby the face should point to the inside of the portfolio. Or, if you have made a landscape drawing, the bottom of your picture should point to the inside of your portfolio. This way, you will have a fully presentable portfolio.

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