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 Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:51 pm
I think the greatest way to suck up to your teacher is to do a really fantastic job on your assignment. I'm in conventional high school now, so the idea of getting to do art in school at all, even if the assignment seems like busy work, is kinda like a wonderful dream to me. I'm trying not to get all bitter about crap that's popular these days, because I don't think it will help anything, but the truth of the matter is that even people who haven't seen anything truly good for ever can still recognize it when it comes around.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:50 am
Man, that sounds silly. What's very offensive about that, is when people who are fantastic says that. Here I am, trying to put out my best and it look mediocre despite that, and they're putting out something really good looking and that's their mediocre?
Now, I understand if you are pressed for time in a class, and you have to churn something out really quick. I stand by the belief that it's better to get a low grade on something than a zero on something.
Just don't turn one of those rushed pieces in to an art show.
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:30 am
Assignments that just seem boring are very boring. Sometimes they do spark some form of interest in me and I do produce something great or okay. But really, assignments are bound to bore at least one person, and I really do not like getting boring assignments because if I don't do it, my grade falls, which kills a lot of motivation to work on my own artwork. What I dislike even more is turning in something that I feel I didn't put enough effort into.
If the teacher were throwing something at me just for a grade, I honestly wouldn't even be able to tell. I think I've developed this form of ignorance toward others because I'm so focused on bettering myself so that when all things are said and done, even if I came out the loser, I at least will feel proud about what I've done.
To me, it doesn't matter what class I'm in. I put out all the effort I can to whatever interests me because that is what motivates me. I'm hesitant in putting effort into new areas, but if it's interesting, then there's nothing else to be said about it. If it's boring though... That's a different story. I will drag things out for as long as a lagging internet connection can last. >_>;
School is great as a stepping stone into the industry! As long as school just teaches you what you need to survive in your area. Really, who wants to take all the generals in college? I'm so glad I'm only going to college for two years. I might as well shoot myself if I went to a four-year college since I'll be so in debt with two years of generals (information I won't even remember later on in my years seeing as I remembered little from high school).
I would never compromise quality for anything, but a deadline is a deadline, and although I very much so dislike saying this, what has to be done has to be done. I'm so detail-oriented that I'm almost afraid it might cause my downfall. I am way a**l when it comes to my own work, especially work that I actually want to work on. This generation is all about "I want this now" and stuff. It's a tad annoying (and I roll my eyes a lot when I think about it too much), but I can't say anything since I fall into that category as well.
But anyway, I've dragged this on long enough. Sorry if it sounded like I was just all over the place.
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:04 pm
I agree The Titanium Spork It angers me that a lot of the more popular art out there (I'm talking music, movies and cartoons as well as visual art) is just pandering to an audience, as opposed to being technically good. It all has the potential to be awesome, but the artist couldn't be bothered to try harder because they thought the extra effort wouldn't be worth much. I wish art teachers would give more creative projects, as opposed to them being so technical.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:18 pm
Well, it is true that grades really don't make any difference as far as landing an illustrating gig.
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:11 pm
I'm in an amazing art program. that would basically get me a scholorship for colleges and universities like RISD and Cooper. I was amazed by the difference between teachers.
I think it does depend on the class.
Some schools just have an art class, of course they have many assignments using different media. But, as I and many of my friends have experienced, they treat it as a hobby.
So instead of focusing on the quality, they say go out there and have people look at your work.
Now that I'm in the college program, they set you up. They don't accept work with a mistakes, or they won't say that's nice. They will get a painting by Caravaggio and make you work until the piece is even half as good as his work.
Then when they think a piece is completed with no mistakes (the regular 10 value, proportion, color, perspective deal) and on a professional level they show it to the world.
Unless, you wish to work by yourself. Anyone is able to draw, it takes a lot of time and patience.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:30 pm
I don't think artists or teachers will want to work with you for very long if you're being lazy with your art.
The artists I'm drawn to is the creative ones and the ones I want my art to be more like.
I can smell a bull****er a mile away in a class critique and so can most others.
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