Portfolio Oomph - Julie Read Call07815 810797

Art portfolio help for art college

Helping art applicants get into their top university

Specialist art portfolio help for students worldwide, working from a studio near Edinburgh.

  • 117 students placed at 69 institutions
  • Free report on the 10 mistakes
  • Bespoke mentoring and private art lessons
  • Digital portfolio reviews and compiling
  • 12 years' experience as private art tutor

How I can help you

Intensive Online Course

Study flexibly, online with 5 Zoom or face to face tutorials. Master sketchbooks, ideas, UCAS statement and digital portfolio all in one.

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Bespoke Mentoring

Clear guidance with bi-weekly meetings to assist with a personalised plan for more specialised applications such as Performance Costume or Post Graduate applications.

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Folio Reviews

Get your digital portfolio nailed with a fresh pair of eyes on your work, feedback and assistance with selection making you good to go.

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Who am I?

I am a leading educator in the Creative Industries, as featured in The Guardian newspaper, on a mission to create a legacy to 'unlock your creative genius'.

My passion and mission is your art portfolio, to help you get that place at college or university. Clarity, in particular around the creative process, sketchbooks, and what the colleges actually want to see, are the founding principles.

Over the last 12 years I have become known as the 'go-to' for bespoke 1:2:1 support for art applicants and artists, having worked with 117 students who have gained 244 places at 69 institutions around the UK and abroad.

placed at art colleges
117 students
gained by students
244 places
across the UK and abroad
69 institutions
as a private art tutor
12 years

Working with me

  1. 01

    Consultation

    A free no obligation coaching call or Zoom video call, to discuss what you are trying to achieve and how I can assist you.

  2. 02

    1:2:1 package or mentoring

    We commence work in one of two ways to explore your creativity and get clarity on your portfolio, digital portfolio and UCAS statement submission.

  3. 03

    Ongoing guidance

    We work together over several months in person or by video/Zoom until we achieve the result you want with your portfolio.

Julie did an amazing job sorting out our daughter's art portfolio and helping get her into the Illustration Degree at the University of Brighton that she wanted. Julie is professional, friendly and very helpful, and I have no hesitation in recommending her.
Olly Stephenson
I'm delighted that, having gone through a very intensive process over a relatively short period, Ellie is now sitting with 5 offers from institutions that provide very good fashion design courses. The services of Portfolio Oomph definitely offer value for money.
Brian Thomson
I thank Portfolio Oomph with all my heart for just being there and completely understanding the pressures a student goes through. Julie made me realise what I was doing wrong and gave me a framework to work from.
Yashi Harikrishna

A look at the work

Who I work with and where

Ready to put an end to portfolio confusion?

Download the free report on the 10 mistakes holding back art and design applicants.

Get in touch

Phone
07815 810797
Email
julie@portfolio-oomph.com
Address
16 Park Road, Newtongrange, Midlothian, EH22 4JW