First, your work must have its own originality. If your portfolio contains a lot of plagiarized or imitated works, but it has no or few characteristics of its own, then your application is likely to be rejected, and even your future British visa will be affected. Good works are very important for students majoring in fine arts, and sometimes even become the decisive key.
Second, your work needs to be neat and orderly. Chaos and lack of theme will eclipse the whole series. You can set an overall idea for your portfolio, or you can set different ideas in chapters to show your characteristics and personality. Every work is a personal exhibition, so make sure that it is "organized, neat, and explain your own thoughts and ideas". The profound expression of ideas in pictures can catch people's eyes in an instant.
Third, your work needs to show your basic skills. For a student majoring in art design, painting skills are a hard requirement. Once a student successfully applied to the architectural design major of University College London. He thinks that his excellent painting skills and the inspiration accumulated in his usual practice helped him get into college.
In addition, while showing their basic skills, students are advised to present the process of putting their works into practice in front of the presiding officer with corresponding explanations. Universities are eager to see where and how students' ideas are formed, and then how to overcome difficulties, form a framework, how to carve and finally succeed.
Fourth, if there are other artistic abilities and talents, they will also be displayed together. However, it should be noted that it must be displayed logically, pay attention to order, space and composition, and avoid repetition and complexity.
Fifth, students majoring in art and design should not neglect the study of English and professional English. Although your portfolio may not have many words, these words need to be refined and accurate to make the finishing touch to your work.
Finally, the professionalism of the work. Applicants need to show their love for this course and relevant knowledge reserves. Therefore, the pictures displayed in the works need to show their high understanding and control of the tools used. Tutors generally want to see the works presented after careful consideration. And those ordinary pictures and simple works can't enter the "eyes" of the masters at all.