DRAWING EXAM PREPARATION

Preparation Process

Stage 1 — Foundation

Preparation starts with the drawing skills students need before they face the entrance-exam format itself. Work covers geometric solids, compositional still lifes and the anatomy of the human skull in detail, with constant attention to construction, proportion, volume and spatial relationships. This stage gives students enough structural control to move into the specific examination task without relying on memorised solutions.

Stage 2 — Exam Preparation

After that, the work shifts to the task set for the chosen department. Architecture applicants prepare for the plaster-head drawing, while Design applicants work with the still-life format built around a relief and a clay object. The skills from the first stage are now applied under the actual requirements of the entrance examination, including the sequence of work and the way the finished result will be judged.

Stage 3 — Exam Simulation

The last stage is devoted to the exam procedure itself: working conditions, timing and the order in which the task is handled. Mock examinations reproduce the official duration and environment as closely as possible. Students complete the full task under those conditions, then review the result against the same logic used in the entrance examination, so that time management and technical weaknesses can be corrected before the real exam.

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Exam Format

Architecture — 8-hour exam: constructive and tonal drawing of one of three plaster heads.

Design — 6-hour exam: still life with one of three reliefs and a clay jug.

Why Grant Arts

• more than 10 years of experience preparing applicants
• top entrance-exam scores, including admission to state-funded places
• work based on official requirements and tasks
• mock exams in conditions close to the real exam
• evaluation by specialist teachers using exam logic
• an individual preparation programme
• regular feedback to parents