Can I track portfolio progress over months?

Yes — each project and feedback round lives in lesson notes. Art tutors with 15+ exam students use this to avoid confusing two students' personal investigations.

Does it work for hobby art students too?

Yes. Same scheduling, notes, and payment workflow — without exam deadlines if not needed.

Can students upload sketch photos as homework?

Yes — homework submissions accept files and links so you can review progress between in-person sessions.

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Art & Design Tutors

OBRI for Art and Design Tutors

How art tutors track portfolio projects, coursework deadlines, and feedback for GCSE, A-Level, and hobby students — with payment records for recurring studio sessions.

Sound familiar?

😓Portfolio work spans weeks — without project notes, you repeat the same feedback on composition twice.
😓Coursework submission dates are fixed; students miss milestones when prep is not assigned with deadlines.
😓Exam students and hobby painters share your calendar but need completely different pacing and billing.
😓Materials fees and lesson fees get mixed when parents pay monthly in one lump sum.

OBRI solves all of these. Here is how.

How OBRI helps art & design tutors

Project milestone log

Record each portfolio piece, stage (research, development, final), and feedback. Pick up a project after a two-week school gap without starting over.

Coursework deadline tracking

Store submission dates on the student profile and assign prep tasks backward from the deadline.

Homework for studies and prep

Assign artist research, thumbnail sketches, or photo references due before the next studio session.

Clear recurring billing

Log weekly lessons and any materials surcharge separately. Parents see what each month covered.

A typical workflow for art & design tutors

1Add the student with goal (GCSE/A-Level portfolio, hobby, entrance portfolio) and key deadlines.
2Break the portfolio into pieces — list assessment objectives or personal project themes.
3After each session, log progress, medium, and next step (e.g. enlarge study, refine annotation).
4Assign prep work with photos or links due before the next lesson.
5Track coursework countdown in notes as exams approach.
6Record payment per month or per block; remind if a studio slot was unpaid.

Common questions from art & design tutors

Can I track portfolio progress over months?: Yes — each project and feedback round lives in lesson notes. Art tutors with 15+ exam students use this to avoid confusing two students' personal investigations.
Does it work for hobby art students too?: Yes. Same scheduling, notes, and payment workflow — without exam deadlines if not needed.
Can students upload sketch photos as homework?: Yes — homework submissions accept files and links so you can review progress between in-person sessions.

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