#the idea isn't to strip you of your creativity with these rules - only to build a ground on which you can create on your own in the future

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To anyone who is in art school, and is stressed about strict rules in drawing/painting class

Here’s something I overheard my sketching teacher tell one of my coursemates. Teacher: No, you’re not following the rules I told you about. You’re only improvising and trying to draw your own thing now. Why do you think I’m telling you about these rules? Student: Because it’s in our program. Teacher: No, not because it’s in our program. Teacher: I’m not trying to discourage you from drawing what and how you want, and finding your own style, that’s not what this is about. You know about [teacher]? He’s an illustrator, and he tries his best to let go of what academic rules he’s learned, in his work, and animations. But no matter how hard he tries, no matter what he draws, whether it be in perspective or motion, it never looks unnatural. That is because by this point, the instinct to draw things correctly is already in his blood, and cannot be forgotten. Teacher: That is, what this school is trying to do, is give you wings, with which you can fly, afterwards.

#basically when it comes to academic drawing #the idea isn't to strip you of your creativity with these rules - only to build a ground on which you can create on your own in the future #that can also be why sometimes student's drawings can look so similar - because what they are trying to evaluate you on is #whether or not you get the main idea #drawing #art school #painting #art #school #stress #reminder #positive reminder #positive #i understand that this might be self-explanatory to some... but personally i always found these rules so bordering and harsh #so hearing this... was honestly eye-opening for me #and changed how i see these two lessons now in a way #so i simply wanted to share this with all of you - for whoever might need to hear this #whether you are just starting out in art school or not #i do hope that this might also help y'all see the lessons in a better light if at all possible #my post