My highschool wasn't in america and so I was an art major during it. I remember hating all those basic drawing classes where my works would be all about still life, perpesctive, shapes, contrast (contrast was my nightmare xD). It was so boring, I wanted to do cool stuff. Then, in my junior year, I could finally understand the importance of those basic classes 'cause they helped my art improving so, so, SO MUCH when it came the time to do the cool stuff, it was insane. I was the stupid kid that thought "Oh, I know how to draw beautiful characters, I don't need to know how to draw an apple" NO, I NEDED TO KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN APPLE! xD But basically, you said it all. Now let me draw some pieces of paper on the floor xD
This video made me terrified and motivated all at once. I'm self taught and just got into the fundamentals of art such as shading, perspective, as well as trying out new art mediums and I'm moving to the 11th grade. This video me realized that I need to start learning the fundamentals and start doing the things in art that I never tried such as watercolors or painting and get out of my comfort zone of just sketching and doodling all the time. Thank for this gr8 video, I really took your words to heart!
I love how you talk about that hard stuff with smile on your face to make it look easier for us and to not scare us too much. After all it's just school. Thank you, loved it.😊
I thank you for this video. Love hearing your story of art school experience. Rather than discourage me, I think I feel more interest to go to art school. Imagine strengthening your fundamental and basic skills. It so hard to do it yourself because you always giving excuses and start doing all the fun stuff only.
Omg thank you!! I'm so glad you found this encouraging, I was mad worried while editing that everyone was gonna panic about art school O-O;;;; You totally have the right attitude about practice and that'd gonna get you far. Keep doing the fun stuff on the side and soon you'll see all the hard work pay off! >:D
I’m only in 7th grade and I’m 13. When my teachers and family ask me what my ideas are for collage, I’ve always said art school. I really didn’t understand what art school really was until I came across this video. I’ve been worrying about art school since I was 11, and even though I’m not even close to going, I was worried because I really wanted to pursue my dream of being an artist, and feared that if I couldn’t draw like art TH-camrs now, I wouldn’t be able to draw in senior year, and wouldn’t be accepted, or even worse, fail art school. After watching this, I realized that even as an art student in collage you are still learning and growing and you will never stop doing that of learning. Thank you so much for this.
This was really interesting! I'm just taking art classes at a community college, and I feel like so far I haven't really learned anything. The only basics we really did in Drawing I was cylinders and cubes and things like that. Otherwise, we pretty much just learned new mediums and stuff. Not that learning new mediums wasn't helpful, because it was, but we definitely didn't have to draw any of the basic things that I thought we were going to draw. I'm kinda worried that I'm not as prepared as other artists will be if I decide to go into art when I transfer.
i just finished my freshman year at MICA and im so glad there was such a diversity of classes they made us take, im an animation major and i got to take a fibers class to learn weaving, sewing, knitting etc and now im really excited to apply those skills to animation! socially it was tough for me because i feel like after the first week, everyone already has their friend groups and people arent so willing to make friends with you after that :'( i also think that because art schools are usually so small, they tend to have the same clique-y system like highschools (at least my college is like that)
The clique-ness is real, I'm just lucky that my school was large enough for that not to happen quite as fast as yours! And I'm so glad you got to take a fibers class!!! God, every time I see what the fibers majors are doing at my school I'm always like D; why can't I be that cool??
I just went for day 3 of oientation in art school and I'm gonna officially start studying in exactly a week. I watched this video to find out the truth of what it's really like and to be honest it sounds better than I thought... I've been drawing for 3 years yet I don't know the basics and I want to strengthen my basics. Maybe in 4 years when I graduate (hopefully) my style would still be the same but it'll be an awesomer upgraded version of it. I can't wait for anatomy classes bcas I so badly want to be able to draw nice DC type comic style and I'll need to learn the very basics of the human body. I know that would probably be the most challenging class for me though lol. Anyways my ig is @ndnelena if you wanna see my drawing and understand what I mean... Thank you so much for being honest. You've motivated me.
“Those people who draw profiles but the facial anatomy isn’t quite right” I’ve been called out lol 😂 😂😂. I got into and am starting at MassArt in the fall. Time to start mentally preparing for the trenches! 😬
When you said everyone is gonna say they don’t wanna go to art school anymore I was like yep, but also I love doing all that stuff so I won’t give up + tomorrow is my first day so I have no choice 😂
spent my entire winter holiday of 2 weeks modeling a 3d tron bike and a shark xDDDDD Oh my major is 2d animation btw :DD i feel u gurl (not complaining tho, learning 3d was super cool)
Hi!! I'm new to your channel, and loving everything I've watched so far! I'm 23 and have been working office jobs since graduating high school and now going to back to school. Currently at community college working on general education cause I don't know what I want to study (so math, English, social science, so on). I think I've decided I want to major in art (unsure what exactly) but I haven't indulged creativity since early in high school and I don't feel like I have the talent you mention that most people go into art school with... Since freshman year is learning about the basics do you think I can suceed with not having much artistic experience, but the passion to grow? I really want to get back into art and truly art is the only thing I can see myself bring passionate about and having fun whilst in university. Hope to hear your response! And if you made a video about this I'm sorry! Still exploring your channel! Thank you for being a creator here
I'm starting art high school this year and I'm actually really excited because the school I'm going to is an hour away from my town and I actually like the school.I can't waitttttt
Me...freakin out for the first 4 minutes, because I'm going to be a freshman in art school, then; "This is not to scare anyone.." (4:11) ....UMmm WELL to late, I'M SCARED
I learned so much from you! Although I’m in different country it’s not impossible that my art uni will do all those crap lol :) there’s 20 more days until registration imma practice to be prepared ✊🏻 Thank you!
What’s an alternative to art school for sine I’ve like me whose a senior. I have sold lots of art that shows I have not been to art school. I’d like to learn the basics extremely well. You mentioned some including perspective, color theory, human figure, shading, lighting. What are all the basics and do you have a video on the best way to learn these well. It would be so cool to have exercised.
My first two years of art were at a community college. So I have about 3 yeara of fine arts training. I want to go and finish my degree as a transfer student. I'm actually completing a science degree but I hate it. Lol It's boring.
How can I make so much friends when there’s tons of projects and work I have to do? I’m just really nervous about being alone for my entire college life tbh
I'll do art school but with the CNED (except for the exam, you do classes at home) My appartement will be destroyed with Clay & paint all over the wall xD
i wonder what the stress would be like to me, because i’m not neurotypical in the slightest (assuming you are), to the point that basic high school got too stressful and i had to stop for awhile. i’ve wanted to go to art school for as long as i’ve thought seriously about a career, but with this major setback i’m not so sure
Literally nothing to worry about. Unless you're going to a fancy high school that specializes in art (in which case I can't actually give you any advice there) your high school art classes are just an ultra watered down version of a college curriculum. At my high school, freshman and sophomore year were heavy on the fundamentals while junior and senior year were 100% fun creative stuff. The bar is mad low in high school, so don't sweat the classes and just focus on your own growth!
I took intro art in high school during summer break but it had all the fundamentals; line, shape, value, hue, form, color wheel, color studies and mixing, geometrics, perspective, shading, facial anatomy, pencil, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, etc. There was also Studio/Advanced art for making portfolio pieces (breadth and concentration) but I didn't take it. In studio art they did 13 big projects by the end of the school year.
Thank you for this vid! I'm actually starting my first year at animation school but I'm really self conscious because I didn't have art classes in high school, and i didn't start taking them privately until my senior year (i graduated last year) i took a year off to improve on my art but i'm pretty sure most of my classmates have been drawing for 8-5 years unlike myself (2 years)... do you have any advice for me?
Don't sweat it! Your classmates may have been doing art for longer, but that doesn't mean they were practicing smarter or harder. Focus on your own growth and you'll prosper regardless. Also, if your classmates are better? That's even better! You have even more people to ask questions and learn from. It's a win-win! ;D I've got a video planned for later this summer that I think will cover this topic further. Lots of luck, I know you'll be great!
Would you recommend taking art classes that have a bunch of different things? (Like an intro to art class in high school) Or would you just say experiment on your own?
I can hear my past self screaming in agony rn but honestly? Still lifes. I know they're awful and boring but here me out, they're literally a one-stop shop to learning perspective, color theory, lighting, composition, and proportions. Plus, all the still lifes you do can go straight into the portfolio you'll be needing to get into the college anyway. You can always make them more fun by creating weird set ups (one guy I know suspended toy cars in a fish bowl) or have a theme to the objects you use (I once did a still life of only pink objects). And lucky for you, I'll be uploading a "How To Draw Still Lifes" video very soon! I hope this helps and good luck practicing!!!
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER OUR WORK IS NEVER OVER
WORK IT HARDER MAKE IT BETTER DO IT FASTER MAKES US STRONGER
wait is that kanye i hear
My highschool wasn't in america and so I was an art major during it. I remember hating all those basic drawing classes where my works would be all about still life, perpesctive, shapes, contrast (contrast was my nightmare xD). It was so boring, I wanted to do cool stuff. Then, in my junior year, I could finally understand the importance of those basic classes 'cause they helped my art improving so, so, SO MUCH when it came the time to do the cool stuff, it was insane. I was the stupid kid that thought "Oh, I know how to draw beautiful characters, I don't need to know how to draw an apple" NO, I NEDED TO KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN APPLE! xD But basically, you said it all. Now let me draw some pieces of paper on the floor xD
This video made me terrified and motivated all at once. I'm self taught and just got into the fundamentals of art such as shading, perspective, as well as trying out new art mediums and I'm moving to the 11th grade. This video me realized that I need to start learning the fundamentals and start doing the things in art that I never tried such as watercolors or painting and get out of my comfort zone of just sketching and doodling all the time.
Thank for this gr8 video, I really took your words to heart!
I just finished my freshman year of art school in April. It was the best experience in my life. I definitely grew as an artist.
Congrats!!! 🎉🎉🎉
I love how you talk about that hard stuff with smile on your face to make it look easier for us and to not scare us too much. After all it's just school. Thank you, loved it.😊
I thank you for this video. Love hearing your story of art school experience. Rather than discourage me, I think I feel more interest to go to art school. Imagine strengthening your fundamental and basic skills. It so hard to do it yourself because you always giving excuses and start doing all the fun stuff only.
Omg thank you!! I'm so glad you found this encouraging, I was mad worried while editing that everyone was gonna panic about art school O-O;;;; You totally have the right attitude about practice and that'd gonna get you far. Keep doing the fun stuff on the side and soon you'll see all the hard work pay off! >:D
Why do I feel a ton of people just started drawing a million pieces of paper?
🤣🤣🤣
2d is bae
I’m only in 7th grade and I’m 13. When my teachers and family ask me what my ideas are for collage, I’ve always said art school. I really didn’t understand what art school really was until I came across this video.
I’ve been worrying about art school since I was 11, and even though I’m not even close to going, I was worried because I really wanted to pursue my dream of being an artist, and feared that if I couldn’t draw like art TH-camrs now, I wouldn’t be able to draw in senior year, and wouldn’t be accepted, or even worse, fail art school. After watching this, I realized that even as an art student in collage you are still learning and growing and you will never stop doing that of learning. Thank you so much for this.
This was really interesting! I'm just taking art classes at a community college, and I feel like so far I haven't really learned anything. The only basics we really did in Drawing I was cylinders and cubes and things like that. Otherwise, we pretty much just learned new mediums and stuff. Not that learning new mediums wasn't helpful, because it was, but we definitely didn't have to draw any of the basic things that I thought we were going to draw. I'm kinda worried that I'm not as prepared as other artists will be if I decide to go into art when I transfer.
AHHHHHHHH I GOT ACCEPTED INTO MASSART!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy that i found your channel I can get a better insight to the school!
i just finished my freshman year at MICA and im so glad there was such a diversity of classes they made us take, im an animation major and i got to take a fibers class to learn weaving, sewing, knitting etc and now im really excited to apply those skills to animation! socially it was tough for me because i feel like after the first week, everyone already has their friend groups and people arent so willing to make friends with you after that :'( i also think that because art schools are usually so small, they tend to have the same clique-y system like highschools (at least my college is like that)
I'm going there next year! So excited for all I have to learn.
The clique-ness is real, I'm just lucky that my school was large enough for that not to happen quite as fast as yours! And I'm so glad you got to take a fibers class!!! God, every time I see what the fibers majors are doing at my school I'm always like D; why can't I be that cool??
Omg I'm so scared of not making friends now
I just went for day 3 of oientation in art school and I'm gonna officially start studying in exactly a week. I watched this video to find out the truth of what it's really like and to be honest it sounds better than I thought... I've been drawing for 3 years yet I don't know the basics and I want to strengthen my basics. Maybe in 4 years when I graduate (hopefully) my style would still be the same but it'll be an awesomer upgraded version of it. I can't wait for anatomy classes bcas I so badly want to be able to draw nice DC type comic style and I'll need to learn the very basics of the human body. I know that would probably be the most challenging class for me though lol. Anyways my ig is @ndnelena if you wanna see my drawing and understand what I mean... Thank you so much for being honest. You've motivated me.
i feel like a year ago this wouldve discouraged me, but now it just makes me even more excited for my freshman year
Oh wow I'm kind of scared to go but I really want to now
I love this video so much
“Those people who draw profiles but the facial anatomy isn’t quite right” I’ve been called out lol 😂 😂😂. I got into and am starting at MassArt in the fall. Time to start mentally preparing for the trenches! 😬
I start art school next fall so i really appreciate this vid so i know what to expect!
I try ;U; If this video doesn't cover all your questions, leave a comment so I can answer them!
When you said everyone is gonna say they don’t wanna go to art school anymore I was like yep, but also I love doing all that stuff so I won’t give up + tomorrow is my first day so I have no choice 😂
spent my entire winter holiday of 2 weeks modeling a 3d tron bike and a shark xDDDDD Oh my major is 2d animation btw :DD i feel u gurl (not complaining tho, learning 3d was super cool)
Great words. Graduated NJCU art school in 2017. Very accurate!
Hi!! I'm new to your channel, and loving everything I've watched so far! I'm 23 and have been working office jobs since graduating high school and now going to back to school. Currently at community college working on general education cause I don't know what I want to study (so math, English, social science, so on). I think I've decided I want to major in art (unsure what exactly) but I haven't indulged creativity since early in high school and I don't feel like I have the talent you mention that most people go into art school with... Since freshman year is learning about the basics do you think I can suceed with not having much artistic experience, but the passion to grow? I really want to get back into art and truly art is the only thing I can see myself bring passionate about and having fun whilst in university. Hope to hear your response! And if you made a video about this I'm sorry! Still exploring your channel! Thank you for being a creator here
You remind me of an old friend, especially the faces you make as you talk. Love the video ^-^
I'm starting art high school this year and I'm actually really excited because the school I'm going to is an hour away from my town and I actually like the school.I can't waitttttt
Me...freakin out for the first 4 minutes, because I'm going to be a freshman in art school, then;
"This is not to scare anyone.." (4:11)
....UMmm WELL to late,
I'M SCARED
I learned so much from you! Although I’m in different country it’s not impossible that my art uni will do all those crap lol :) there’s 20 more days until registration imma practice to be prepared ✊🏻
Thank you!
What’s an alternative to art school for sine I’ve like me whose a senior. I have sold lots of art that shows I have not been to art school. I’d like to learn the basics extremely well. You mentioned some including perspective, color theory, human figure, shading, lighting. What are all the basics and do you have a video on the best way to learn these well. It would be so cool to have exercised.
god damn, this sounds a lot like the artistic version of architecture school. i feel you guys.....
My first two years of art were at a community college. So I have about 3 yeara of fine arts training. I want to go and finish my degree as a transfer student. I'm actually completing a science degree but I hate it. Lol It's boring.
Thanks for the video, I’m going to be a freshman at LCAD this upcoming fall.
ART SCHOOOOOOOOL! I still wanna go. 😂
How can I make so much friends when there’s tons of projects and work I have to do? I’m just really nervous about being alone for my entire college life tbh
when we graduated to drawing leave, we *WEPT*
Aww i'd love to go to art school!
Oh and love you❤️ good video
I'll do art school but with the CNED (except for the exam, you do classes at home)
My appartement will be destroyed with Clay & paint all over the wall xD
i wonder what the stress would be like to me, because i’m not neurotypical in the slightest (assuming you are), to the point that basic high school got too stressful and i had to stop for awhile. i’ve wanted to go to art school for as long as i’ve thought seriously about a career, but with this major setback i’m not so sure
what’s it like as a freshman in highschool taking art?
Literally nothing to worry about. Unless you're going to a fancy high school that specializes in art (in which case I can't actually give you any advice there) your high school art classes are just an ultra watered down version of a college curriculum. At my high school, freshman and sophomore year were heavy on the fundamentals while junior and senior year were 100% fun creative stuff. The bar is mad low in high school, so don't sweat the classes and just focus on your own growth!
I took intro art in high school during summer break but it had all the fundamentals; line, shape, value, hue, form, color wheel, color studies and mixing, geometrics, perspective, shading, facial anatomy, pencil, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, etc. There was also Studio/Advanced art for making portfolio pieces (breadth and concentration) but I didn't take it. In studio art they did 13 big projects by the end of the school year.
Have you ever done ice sculpting?
Thank you for this vid! I'm actually starting my first year at animation school but I'm really self conscious because I didn't have art classes in high school, and i didn't start taking them privately until my senior year (i graduated last year) i took a year off to improve on my art but i'm pretty sure most of my classmates have been drawing for 8-5 years unlike myself (2 years)... do you have any advice for me?
Don't sweat it! Your classmates may have been doing art for longer, but that doesn't mean they were practicing smarter or harder. Focus on your own growth and you'll prosper regardless. Also, if your classmates are better? That's even better! You have even more people to ask questions and learn from. It's a win-win! ;D I've got a video planned for later this summer that I think will cover this topic further. Lots of luck, I know you'll be great!
Biana Bova thank you!!
Would you recommend taking art classes that have a bunch of different things? (Like an intro to art class in high school) Or would you just say experiment on your own?
onepandella P. I think it is important to do both!
our high school already forces us to do crazy shit to 'prepare' ourselves for college art schools so uh.... yay?
Lol, I'm a business (Business Management with a concentration in music business) major wondering what its like to be an art student.
Now I want to attend Art school>
Thank you so much for this video!
THANKKKK YOUUU!!!!💖
Sis I was confused he whole time because I’m going to a art high school that I was crying because getting in was hella hard so I was like beech I’m 14
MASSART RULES HELL YEAHHHH
to people in art school: did you ever deal with mental illnesses? if so, how did you manage that along with the pressure and stress of the workload?
Is there tons of reading and writing papers in art school?
real life level grind
Are there any tests
BB I'm at my first art show!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG PLEASE TELL ME THERE'S A WEBPAGE OR SOMETHING SO I CAN SEE OMFG SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!
Biana Bova unfortunately we don't have a website yet but I'll be posting around Instagram for a bit
what things would you recommend practicing eaarlier
I can hear my past self screaming in agony rn but honestly? Still lifes. I know they're awful and boring but here me out, they're literally a one-stop shop to learning perspective, color theory, lighting, composition, and proportions. Plus, all the still lifes you do can go straight into the portfolio you'll be needing to get into the college anyway. You can always make them more fun by creating weird set ups (one guy I know suspended toy cars in a fish bowl) or have a theme to the objects you use (I once did a still life of only pink objects). And lucky for you, I'll be uploading a "How To Draw Still Lifes" video very soon! I hope this helps and good luck practicing!!!
Biana Bova thx
Thank you so much!
Yay I'm first!