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I got " spoken to" by the Dean of the School of the Arts, with my Father who was asked to be present, because I had completed all of the requirements and graduated early, in December, rather than May, and the Dean didn't know what to say at my graduation, so the Dean wanted me to stay for just one more semester, Why? I said, and graduated LOL......................

I've been in art academia for less than a year now. I've previously completed a minor in visual arts, but it wasn't "art school" per say (more open and beginner friendly at this university). Mind you I come from an education and social work background, so disciplines with high standards regarding code of conduct and ethics. I've never been told to shut up, swallow my values and criticized for who I am as a person as much as during these last few months in an art program supposed to help me become a professional artist. I'm queer and disabled, I find art essential as a tool for connection and activism. My work isn't always political, but I end up being told I'm too much no matter what I do in my classes. The head of department is notoriously disliked and have so many complaints, yet he still feels entitled to tell me to revise my opinions in my art and that I'm basically too emotional to do my work properly. I've done nothing different than the other students but discuss more informed topics. I even have good grades, yet they still clearly tell me I'm inadequate as a person DURING my evaluations! TL;DR: Now I know who I refuse to become as an artist and my current art school is rotten to the point of making me hate art academia as a concept. Doesn't even matter the quality of my work, they can't even help me improve cause they're too busy telling me I should change who I am 🙃

Bob's forgives you. Think of it as a happy little accident.

It should be fun, I totally agree! Don't forget that lots of people do their prompts way up front! I don't believe this is in the spirit of such challenges and it negatively impacts other artists.

This reminds me of the Titanic when Jack tells Rose about how he likes drawing hands

All of your drawings actually. So cool.

I like your cactus. A lot.

Ok but this is very pretty

Love this! Thank you for making us a part of your creative process with our brushes. 😍🥰 ~Andrea

Good work. Keep it up. I miss drawing with ballpoint pens.

followed! best of luck!

I'm literally about to turn 35 and made the same decision you are making now. I'm so so so excited for your journey!!! ahhhhhh!!! You're going to do great! I am looking forward to it. Also, I love how you are like "working 40 hours a week, sometimes more, sometimes less" girl what!!! Always sometimes more, never sometimes less LOL. I wish I could just leave work early! They got me over here working overtime for pennies.

what about the clown cat?

YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT ALL THE STICKERS FROM

Omgg I want to play SLAY THE PRINCESS SO BADDD, Saw an analysis of the game, and I loved watching it!!!

Yes, we all wing it. Winging it is the way.

Hello, it me. I am also a fairly impulsive person 🙋🏻‍♀️

I’ve seen brushes as much as $800. Now I get it with the handmade brushes, but for that amount they should be doing all of the painting themselves.

Good luck with your courses. 🙂 The bat is the best💖 Well, for the watercolour course. I'm having the impression that the participants expected to have a lot of money to spare and that it's a hobby that they have to keep doing to make the huge expenses worthwhile? I get the impression the materials list was created by someone who started in the 70s or 80s with this very old-fashioned selection of materials. Which are reliable but are also more expensive branded products and have to be imported in the USA and are therefore extra expensive. When you held up the Cotman pocket box set, I shuddered because this thing is my personal watercolour nightmare.😅 The colours aren't even bad. It just doesn't have enough mixing space for this colour selection for me and I would rather have this plus version bought with more mixing space or should just get the similar Sketchers box from Lukas Studio. Part of the mixing area is blocked with mixtures of the two shades of yellow, red and blue because I often need a neutral version of it. At first, I also thought that the reason was too little mixing space and wrong colour selection, the reason that you needed new colours for the course and not that it was student grade.

Art Supplies in NZ cost at least double the US price. $15 for a brush is reasonable.

Adorable bat!!!

Also this drawing cool af

Ok this is a very elementary question but my 8 year old daughter and nephews were debating the other day- are black and white colors?

Yes to higher quality lasting longer!!! Not always, but often for sure 👏🏼

A lot of people don't like Hobby Lobby, but they have clearanced all of their Winsor Newton paints. I got 18 37ml water mixable oils for $40. I got some watercolors too.

I’ve heard of procreate, but I’ve never seen it used! I can’t draw to save my life, but this is such a cool demo!!

you can get one of those paper-like ipad screen protectors. Never tried it but i heard it helps :)

Procreate is a big learning curve. Once you get used to it, its super simple. I went from traditional, to paint tool sai, and then the ipad. I learned alot and have alot of tips. I'd love to help!

I’ve been trying to learn procreate and yes it is hard lol surprised I got any art done at all. I literally sketch in my sketchbook then do line art over that. I can’t even get anything to look good in the back like u did with ur 2nd drawing so ur doing good lol

TRY .PAPERLIKE. SCREEN PROTECTER ITS REALLY GOOD AND FEELS LIKE PAPER

Digital art is way different from traditional and takes some time to get used to but it’s quite fun once you get a hang of it (*^ω^*)

Me who never went to art school: 😬

wow I relate so much! I always say rent is the price I pay for adult freedom!

I love that belt it’s stunning!! 😍 watching this video definitely taught me some useful knowledge about saving and finances and I hope you are able to make it to the book launch and see your friend after almost a decade wow 🤯 that would be so fun to go to! Also would love to try the low/no spend challenge for this year!

ART CLASSES! ALWAYS my favorite spend. ♥

I’m answering you. The fact that it’s June feels like we’re in a simulation

Art classes and supplies seem like a great use of spending!!!

Art classes and supplies seem like a great use of spending!!!

I am all too familiar with the “spendies”

Stop I love this ❤️

Your really good! How did you manage to pick up digital art so quickly?

Wait we need to hear more about the prison a cappella group

Proud of you ❤

The very first sentence is relatable af

I never could get into traditional art. Felt like all the practice I was going to need was just throwing money away making terrible drawings, ya know? But, a few years back, I buckled down, bought a tablet, and committed to learning how to draw. About a week later, I decided I was going to come up with, draw, and fully render (to the best of my ability) an original superhero character every day for a full month. The final one took me 21 hours sitting at my computer. It was... a lot, and my focus on results meant I wasn't really optimizing my practice time. That said, because I'd committed to a specific goal, I was able to stick to it and pour hours into the process, so I think I learned a lot more than if I hadn't set the goal. Currently waiting on a new tablet, as I like my old one, but the pen crapped out again. Figure if I'm going to have to keep spending money on that, I may as well get one a little more up to date. Having to take a week off in the middle of a project because your pen starts having issues is definitely a bother. I'm still not top notch, and digital painting specifically is a bit out of reach for me still, but I've gotten good enough to do art for my characters in tabletop games. That's really what I wanted to begin with, so I'm happy with it. Have to work on style variation and speed, now. Made a poster for the adventuring party in my last Pathfinder Second Edition game as we were wrapping up and it took me ~36 hours, maybe? Even with taking a bunch of shortcuts, being a little slapdash with it. Still turned out alright, but the individual components weren't quite up to my usual standards. Just too big a project for where I am currently with regard to skill. Anyway, I'm curious to follow along and see what your process and progress is like, coming from traditional art. Imagine it'll be very different from mine, where I spent around three decades convinced I "couldn't draw," then decided one day that was dumb and if I wanted to do so, I was damn well going to. I've never used Procreate specifically, as I started off with Krita and enjoyed it, so haven't shopped around too much. I will say, if the hundreds of hours I've spent on digital art have taught me anything, it's just how important it is (at least for me) to experiment. Different brushes, different processes, etc. Sounds like you've reached a similar conclusion with regard to that.

art school is a waste of time

I'm glad I attended art school in Chicago. Best thing I ever did!

I’m sorry you had this experience. Some of the least creative people I’ve ever met are wanna be creatives. You can usually figure out who they are immediately as they are super type A but claim to be artists. Steer very clear of them and anyone who tries to control your ability to create freely.

Greetings and sorry you have had such a horrifying experience with arts. As a very creative person I had this idea that arts was all about fun and beauty and creativity. as soon as I started my arts history degree, I was blasted with how arts are and have been a form of power, control, a currency. I hated everything and the more I studied arts the more distant I became to the art world. art galleries, particularly here in nz are 100% biased, you only get a spot if you are sleeping with a director or someone in charge, and pretty much everything that I loved about arts, (with very few exceptions) have become meaninless to me. staying art-illiterate is p[robably the best thing an arts person can do, stay true to what they like and admire without knowing the ins and out of the agendas behind the artworks is best practice to avoid huge disappointments.

Those hand mixed colors are so vibrant