First day of classes.

[hashimoto_tomo]

Friday was the first day of classes... actually, it was the first day of the week where we get to go to whatever class we want and decide which to sign up for. The exception is required classes and language classes (because you have an assigned class).

First 2 periods are technique, i.e. actual art classes. All the oil painting majors gathered in a

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[ericshealy885]

IMO the first and most important thing to learn is technique. Working from observation is the default because you know what you're painting. And i guess teachers have an easy time judging whether you got done what you set out to do?

Second would be theory and such (instead of learning to make it look realistic, learning to make it look good). Color and composition and what have you. I love this stuff and I don't think we get quite enough of it.

And... I honestly think having something to say is entirely overrated. Or rather that whatever someone has to say no one's going to listen unless it's said well. Which can be kind of unfortunate in some cases, but them's the breaks.

And if you're going to do both painting and drawing practice both. You know how I can draw, but painting projects have been killing me. I shoulda practiced.

But... y'know... you are going to have to learn all kinds of stuff, and where you start is really up to you.

[hashimoto_tomo]

I agree with you about the first part completely, but I also feel like my entire art career (AKA high school) has been "the basics" and so now that I have the option to mess around with it I should take advantage of it. Or rather, I think I kind of have technique down (it's hard for me to say this, I'm in way humble mode right now) and 3 seems more fun for theory

[ericshealy885]

I see what you're saying. I agree totally. It is hugely important for your own sake that you keep up your own interest in what you're working on. Yes. Working on stuff that doesn't feel meaningful to you is a one way ticket to creative burnout.

As for people listening... might've been a bad way to put it, and I guess in response to me misinterpreting your point. People will later decide whether they'll pay you for it or not based on whether it looks good or not. Most of the time. I've got to admit I've got no understanding or love for the conceptual stuff, and that as far as I'm concerned execution is priority #1. But I can't fault anybody for doing what they like and/or what makes them money.

And 100 drawings? :O Like sketchbook? Or full newsprint sized stuff? How much time you got?

[hashimoto_tomo]

oh hey 10 years later :D

100 drawings was any size, any medium. We had 3 weeks or so but I ended up doing 1/2 of them on the last two days. Procrastination! Apparently it makes my teachers think I can paint quickly?

I've gotten more into conceptual stuff since I came here, partly because my group is "we THINK about ART SO MUCH" group and most of the people in it are into that, obviously. Execution is less of a priority for me, or rather I get all obsessive about the painting's appearance that I keep drawing over it until it looks right. So even if I don't make it a priority my braaaaaiiin does.