Portfolio Oomph

The course provided by Portfolio Oomph was everything I needed, as it taught me to be to be more experimental and open to new ideas. I applied to one course (Fine Art at Newcastle University) and was offered a place, which I never would have managed to receive without Julie's guidance.

Finding Julie was one of the best thing that happened this year. Trying to support our daughter with her Portfolio felt a little overwhelming. I am not a creative and she knew exactly what she wanted but time pressures, dyslexia and other pressures were making the process stressful. Julie listened, understood and helped her produce a portfolio that reflected the concepts, design ideas and prototypes that won her offers. She heads to Glasgow School of Art in September. We can't recommend Julie enough.

Julie at Portfolio Oomph helped take so much of the stress out of applying for University. She was always generous with her time and ready to listen. I don't know how we would have managed without her. My kid got unconditional offers from their top two universities and we feel Portfolio Oomph played a big part in that achievement.

Working with Julie was a pleasure. She very quickly understood our needs and the skills of our daughter. The support given was exceptional and nothing was ever a problem. As well as ending up with a terrific portfolio, our daughter has also gained a whole new set of skills and definitely grown in confidence. She achieved three unconditional offers as a result of this work. Thank you Julie, we would highly recommend you to anyone in the future.

This is a fantastic portfolio course! After taking the course I got 2 offers from my first choice for a BA in Painting at Edinburgh as well as from DJCAD. Julie is very organised and supportive through the whole process, you can tell she cares a lot about her students. She was very helpful in explaining different parts of the projects, I really liked how each project was broken down into check lists and the zoom calls we had throughout each part of the process were beyond beneficial in keeping us productive. Julie has a lot of knowledge about what art schools are looking for and how to make your portfolio meet their expectations and requirements. She helps with personal statements and portfolio statements too. I did this course remotely which is always hard as you have to be self directed but Julie keeps in contact with you frequently and helps in organising deadlines, the way her course is structured makes things so much clearer and easier for you to plan out. As stressful as applying to art school is Julie made the creative process so enjoyable for me, I've honestly learned a lot for my own art practice through this course as well and still use some of the techniques taught in this course whenever I'm working on a personal project! Thank you so much Julie, I couldn't have done it without you!!

Thanks to Portfolio Oomph I got admission in Edinburgh College of Art. A year back I would not have known how to create a portfolio and what universities look for in a promising student. But with Julie's guidance and teaching I began to realise the process. She helped me right down to the minute details . Thanks Julie you really helped me !

I really enjoyed working with Julie and the course that I took with Portfolio Oomph. Having someone who is experienced with art school applications from the university side definitely helped to make a portfolio that got me into Djcad on my 4th try. I'm very glad I contacted Julie, without her I wouldn't be preparing to go to uni this year!

Before Portfolio Oomph I had no idea how to go about creating a portfolio but thanks to Julie’s guidance I was able to get a place at DJCAD which was my first choice! Julie was so helpful and friendly and was always there if I needed support. She really helped me understand the creative process and improve my skills as well as increasing my confidence in my work.

I cannot express enough gratitude for the remarkable services provided by Julie from Portfolio Oomph. From the outset, Julie demonstrated an exceptional understanding of the application process and her personalised approach tailored specifically to my daughter's aspirations and strengths made all the difference.What truly sets Julie apart is her genuine care and support. Throughout the entire process, she was approachable, responsive, and always willing to provide timely advice and reassurance. Her unwavering belief in my daughter's abilities instilled confidence and kept her motivated even during the most challenging moments. Julie's nurturing and encouraging demeanour created a nurturing environment that allowed my daughter's creativity to flourish.The transformation that Julie facilitated in my daughter's portfolio, skills, and overall approach to the application process has been truly remarkable.My daughter heads off to study her dream course in September and I wholeheartedly recommend Julie from Portfolio Oomph to any aspiring student seeking guidance and support in their pursuit of a creative career.

Julie has been a fantastic art mentor and has given me invaluable advice for working in sketchbooks and making a portfolio. She really helped me to approach art from a different angle, learning to create more experimental and conceptual works that ultimately helped me to gain an unconditional place at university to study design and get an A Grade at A Level Art.