what i wish i knew before gcse art | studyingbutnotrlly
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- •studyingbutnotrlly
↳hello! I'm Rebecca and I'm currently 16 y.o
↳a level student studying maths, art and physics
↳aspiring architect (as of now)
↳socially awkward introvert
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You can really see how I was angry about the money I spent on GCSE art ahahah
I'll soon make a video on how to SURVIVE GCSE art if you have no escape and also a video on my GCSE experience once I get all my artwork back, which would be around October hopefully.
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IG: @studyingbutnotrlly
First tip:
“you will *DEFINITELY* regret it.”
Great words for someone who wants to choose art for a gcse- 💀
😂😂 oh noooo! looking back at it, yeah, it was kinda a bad choice of words. although I can definitely confirm that everyone regretted taking it in my year, many of us came out realising that it was worth the struggle. don't let me put you off!!
studyingbutnotrlly yeah! I’ve actually already chose it this year and I’m super excited, I’ve watched a bunch of videos of people saying how hard it is and that they majorly regret it but I’ve also seen a lot of motivated people who did really well so yeah I’m excited ig :)
@@maechess5361 your experience really depends on your school. my school was all about getting top grades and not so much about what the students wanna do so it made it a lot harder for me.
@@studyingbutnotrlly hello! im in yr 9 and my coursework is starting next school yr in yr 10. i just had a question. many people say its time consuming, which it definitely is (for me at least), but I wanted to know more specifically: time-consuming at home, at school or what? and did you have like a timetable to manage everything? was your free time at home just doing your art work, was your school lunch times doing art? id really appreciate any confirmation. i hope you reply ❤️. thanks! :)
Our daughter has just completed her Art Exam. I have to admit, I hated seeing her so stressed out. Working long evenings, weekends and holidays. I just don't get our Education System. Stressing teens out is not Education. So many annotations. So thanks for sharing this video. I seriously don't know how teens do other subjects.
Yes! There was never a time when I wasn't stressed over Art, which required SO much time I didn't really have time to study for 10 other subjects. However, when I looked back at it, I realised I enjoyed it despite all the stress so I decided to do it for A Level again. I hope your daughter ended up enjoying it, even just a little bit :)
In year 9 and stressing on picking
dont stress too much about it and try to think about what you'd need in the future if you have a specific career in mind. if not, just pick what you're good at (hopefully you enjoy them too). and I'd suggest picking triple science🤷♀️
don't do it please omg it makes me so depressed 😂
samee but here I am, doing art a level now😂
@@studyingbutnotrlly good luck 🖤🖤
Wait-u get to pick in yr 9?!?!
We have to pick in the first term of yr8!
Many people told me not to take it but it’s useful for my architecture future so let’s just live through it! 😂💞
most people in my class took it because they wanted to do architecture ahaha
Any year 10s regretting their life choices? because same
everyone regrets every now and then😂 you'll pull through💜
@Jules Bianchi Fan 17 I'm glad you do!
I chose death as my theme and dude.... *I STRESSED SO HARD!!!* Especially during this pandemic. Like I haven't got any skulls or dead related things at home nor do I have photographs and finding the artists was a lot harder, especially since it was different media. Luckily, my teacher saw how bad I was stressing and how far behind I was so she let me change my theme, so now I'm doing food :D Still, art GCSE is probably the most stressful course ever. Why is the feedback never endless too 😭 I love critism but man, it can get annoying.
@@goaway4625 Good thing you could change your theme! (we weren't allowed to even choose lol) The criticism can get tiring but believe me, listen to them and they will help you a bunch! After all, your teachers will be the ones marking your work. I've learnt that doing what they want is the easiest way to get a higher grade (but you should be interested in their ideas too). Actively responding to feedback not only puts you in their good book but also improves your work.
Love ur pfp
I'll be doing a sketchbook tour when I get my work back from my school! x
edit: I've got them but unfortunately my laptop AND my sister's laptop is broken so it'll be a while until I can put up a video.
edit: so it's 2020 and i obviously still haven't uploaded it. i just bought my new laptop so I'll be back to making new videos in my spare time and so look forward to the sketchbook!! sorry for the wait everyone :(
i’ve been told not to take it and i took it anyways lmao anyways stream fancy🔄🤟↗️🤟
me too✊😔 im streaming fancy🤟
studyingbutnotrlly ugh an intellectual i have to stan ✋😳
I’m currently in year 11 and I chose GCSE Art. Personally, it’s been great as I genuinely have a love for Art so I didn’t find the course hard but this will vary depending on you personally. GCSE Art is very time consuming so, definitely be prepared to put your heart and soul into it and put in the work as it’s a lot to do with detail, annotations and the quality of each piece. I spent almost all of my time working on Art and I’m predicted a step 9 . Just like any other subject you have to work hard and manage your time well to get good results.
Feel free to ask any questions❤️
That's great!! The hardest thing was how time-consuming it was, and it was even more stressful for me because I also took Photography. I'm taking A Level Art right now and I can say that it's a lot more enjoyable as I have more time. Glad you're finding it fun :)
@@studyingbutnotrlly I do GCSE Art and Photography too and I’m planning to do A Level Art what other courses did you choose?
@@sollyoutube_19 Not sure if you meant GCSE or A level but I'm assuming you wanted to know my A Level subjects. I'm currently doing Art, Maths and Physics. I originally chose Biology instead of Art but switched into Art after about 3 weeks into Year 12.
@@sollyoutube_19 helllooo! i already asked this to studyingbutnotrlly so im gonna copy n paste this... 😂
hello! im in yr 9 and my coursework is starting next school yr in yr 10. i just had a question. many people say its time consuming, which it definitely is (for me at least), but I wanted to know more specifically: time-consuming at home, at school or what? and did you have like a timetable to manage everything? was your free time at home just doing your art work, was your school lunch times doing art? id really appreciate any confirmation. i hope you reply ❤️. thanks! :)
@@uls-ks9vl Hi! I'm usually inactive here now so sorry I'm only seeing this now. For me personally, it was time consuming as in I had to work on my art during lunch times and my free time after school. I wasn't a very organised person so I never planned when I would work (all I did was try to go to the art room every day). But it depends on your work speed. I'm a very slow and detail oriented artist so I had to spend longer hours on my work.
I am in yr 8 and doing GCSEs this September. We have to chose our subjects now but luckily our school will give you a taster in yr 9 like studying every type of art then in yr 10 we can chose a specific area to work on. I am planning on working specifically on animation/digital art
Sounds cool!!!
That sounds cool! Wish I had that experience too. Animation/Digital art sounds fun and it's affordable as well! Just a bit of initial cost but it lasts you a long time. I'm trying to get into digital art but I'm having a hard time since I'm so used to traditional art ahaha
@@studyingbutnotrlly that is good. I mean I am bad at traditional art but good with digital idk why. I use a free app on my iPad to draw and trust me it is the 2nd best digital art app after procreate
As a GCSE art student, I LOVE art!! It just depends what school you go to. And keep in mind that having a good teacher makes all the difference!
I think what school you go to definitely plays a huge part in your experience! When I filmed this I thought this was the norm and I didn't really have many people to compare to, but I know this now :) I'm glad you're enjoying it
I’m starting GCSE art this year and I can already see my fail in year 11🤦🏻♀️ My Asian parents aren’t gonna be happy with them prices *-*
my parents definitely didn't know😂 i paid for everything myself
good luck surviving💜😂
studyingbutnotrlly thanks good luck for your GCSE results ! Lets hope you won’t get kicked out house😂
@@juli3tan70 thanks x I'll (hopefully) be uploading a video on my actual results tomorrow
Can totally relate...😅😂😂my parents aren’t even excited in the first of me goin to choose art for my GCSEs..btw I’m in yr 9 and we’re deciding our options..♥️♥️
I picked art gcse and rlly regretting it 🎉🎉 low key excited to fail 🤙🤙
Also this vid was rlly helpful xx
ahahaha i hope you enjoy some parts of it, but I'm sure you'll pull through!!
@@studyingbutnotrlly thanks x congrats on your 9 x and all your results in general you did amazing
@@leheambekele4359 thank you :) also i havent properly announced this on the channel yet but I'm planning on switching one of my subjects to a level art so plz pray😂🙇♀️
@@studyingbutnotrlly you can do it 🙌👩🎨
@@leheambekele4359 thank you!! good luck with ur gcses :)
Loving fancy in the background 😍😍
most iconic gg haha
I don't understand why people tell me that i'd regret it because the work load and how long I have to sit and draw ext... I already do that on a daily FOR FUN. I absolutely love art and i already stay up late drawing usually it takes me 3-10 hours or even days. That's why I'm looking forward to art GCSE I love art and this it'll give me even more of an excuse to spend ours just drawing/painting ext.. I get that it may be stressful but i'm sure i'm going to enjoy it the more people tell me that i'd regret it the more I want to pick it. B^)
ahaha you do you! I'm sure some people enjoy it! I just personally think I was forced to paint/draw things that I didn't want to. I didn't have a lot of creative freedom, but that depends on your school. I moved schools for sixth form and I'm now doing a level art (bc yes, I did miss gcse art to an extent). After talking to the original students here, I realised they had a lot more freedom here compared to my old school. I hope you enjoy it!
@@studyingbutnotrlly Thank you so much!! glad to know that youve moved to a school where you're allowed to have much more creative freedom.
“ or I’m going to be kicked out of this Asian house hold” HAH mood 😭
we're all in this together😔
sorry I was vibing to twice, what did u say?
big fat mood ahahah
I’m just taking GCSE art since I like art and I’d rather stress over subjects which I like compared to me stressing over subjects I don’t but Ty for the video it was really helpful! :D
That's completely valid! I'm glad this helped
@@studyingbutnotrlly sooo it’s been two years and safe to say I stressed a lot but based of my sketchbook I’ve been given a nine honestly all that stress wasn’t worth it but oh well secured a grade nine 💪
i swear everything you said i can relate to
glad you could! struggles of every art student lol
i’m doing design and fine art
i think i gave myself a death wish
I took fine art and photography.... it was torture
I took art GCSE hoping Id do well because my art teachers always told me I was gifted and that I'd succeed in the subject. I enjoyed art as a hobby and it was something I found fun to do, so GCSE art essentially killed my love for art for a long time. Especially since it was during COVID. Despite having to choose subjects to do our final piece on, I felt like my skills were being put into a box and all of the work became a chore more than anything. I wanted to be an artist but now I'm doing film classes since the classes are actually fun and I'm learning a lot. hopefully I can still continue art as a hobby now
Yes, this is exactly how I felt! I continued to take A Level Art, but I did experience massive burnout
I feel like i don't actually learn anything from art gcse. It just feels like I'm getting asked to do hours of work with no help or advice.
I thought i would learn how to be a better artist, instead i just realized i was shit at art and that everyone else could do incredible art with no effort while i would spend hours only to produce something crap
Personally I became afraid of finding my own art style because I was trying to conform to what my teacher wanted, but at the end of the day I do feel like I did improve in terms of technique. I know it might feel like you're falling behind and everyone else seems to be doing it effortlessly, but everyone grows at a different pace. Instead of comparing yourself to others, if you compare yourself to maybe a couple months ago, I'm sure you have improved and that is good enough!
i am taking gcse art and textiles can confirm i regret it
that combo was actually not allowed at my school ahaha but one of my friends got away with it and took both. i took both gcse art and photography and we both ranted about it every single day. it takes a lot of time but i hope you like at least one of them!
Good luck for tomorrow 💜
thank you💜
no hate but like some people enjoy art. like i’m in year 8 going into 9 and i chose art knowing all this because i am interested in it. and like when people say don’t choose it i’m like :(
well obviously I exaggerated a bit (it's kinda like an inside joke between the gcse and a level art students) and seeing how I'm still doing A Level art, I clearly enjoy it. the biggest problem I had/still have is that at the end of the day, your work will have a grade assigned to it and that took the fun out of it a bit. but like I said at the end, if after hearing everything I said in the video and you still wanna do it, go for it! :)
this !! i’m really interested in taking it, but people are always saying “don’t do it, it’s not worth it” it really discourages me 🕺
@@ella2835 I'm so sorry!! This was my personal experience though and I still stand by everything in this video. Having said that, there are pros to GCSE Art that I didn't talk about when I filmed this. Maybe I can talk about the positive aspects in another video :)
@@studyingbutnotrlly i completely understand !! these are just your experiences, and being in a school that focuses on the arts i might have a different experience! thank you
@@ella2835 I hope you enjoy it :)
rebecca said ✨s T R E A M✨ ✨F A N C Y✨
That's exactly what I'm saying😤
My art teacher didn’t tell us an outline of gcse art back in year 7 and 8 and she acted all nice to us
Now I’m stressed af and my art teacher is a massive prick to us
that happens sometimes :(
My art teacher has never collected our work to assess so instead she decided to give us our year 9 grades(I’m in year 11). I’m so scared of what I’m going to get at the end of the year
@@danielking1583 good luck!! 😬😬 I don't understand how your year 9 grades are accurate but I hope you get what you truly deserve ❤️
After seeing this video I’m really glad I didn’t choose art as I can’t deal well with stress and I’m also not passionate about art ( when I read the options booklet for my school art sounded awful to me as I’m not good at art , my brothers have picked it but I think they like it more)
Art as a GCSE subject is not for everyone, so I completely get it. You can always draw as a hobby :)
@@studyingbutnotrlly one subject I’m really passionate about is history so I picked it as a subject as it’s my favourite subject and sounded the best to me, the other subjects I picked were creative imedia, travel and tourism and enterprise as they sounded interesting but I’ve never done them before so I don’t know if I’ll like them but I think I will as they’re something new what I might never get the chance to study them again
@@harryhawe8694 oh I did history too :) The other subjects weren't options at my school, so I can't say much about them. Have you tried talking to students in the year above you to find out?
@@studyingbutnotrlly I have a cousin in year 10 and I’m pretty sure she’s liking history and she likes travel and tourism but I haven’t spoken to her in a while but I think she is liking it, the topic about America and the people from 1920 to 1973 sounds like the best and most interesting topic , what things did you study in history
@@harryhawe8694 that's good, you should try talking to them about it. I did medicine through time, the cold war and king richard and john. I actually really enjoyed history!
Hi I was wondering if I should take art, but like lots of people are saying how difficult it really is, act is not really going to help me for my future career, ( I would like to go into medicine) but I do love art and think I am average, any tips?
@Jules Bianchi Fan 17 I'm sorry for not seeing this sooner!! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
"i need to get good results or i'm gonna be kicked out of this asian household" GIRL I HAVE NOT RELATED TO SOMETHING THIS MUCH IN A LONG TIME LMAO 💀🙄
We're all the same ahaha. Also, hello army :)
@@studyingbutnotrlly hii 💜
here because I’m choosing my GSCEs rn. I love art but idk if I’ll be good enough! I’m probably out gonna go for it but im still not sure
I'm sure whatever choice you made was the right one :)
@@studyingbutnotrlly I went for it, and it’s going really well! My target is currently a 7, but I’m mostly working at 8s and 9s. The topic I chose is fragments of the body, so I’m mostly drawing lots of skulls and organs and I’m finding it so fun!
@@anabeex so happy for you!!💖💖
Just pointing out about the 'course fee' this is not all schools and if your school does ask for a fee just get your own
Yep, that's true!! My sixth form didn't have a fee :) I had to pay the fee for GCSE Art though, it was compulsory, which is so dumb in my opinion
is it possible to get good grades in other subjects too 😭how much time do you actually focus on art
I managed to get eight 9s (including art) and three 8s. I don't really know how it happened tbh. In my case, I sacrificed a bit of sleep and free time to keep up to date with everything. I spent a lot of time focusing on art before the art exam (which should be earlier than all your other subjects) and then focused my revision on other subjects after the exam.
I was actually thinking of switching to Art. I didn't take a creative subject, I'm really worried about it!
I took History, Computer science, German and religious studies. I'd be switching Computer science.
Any thoughts? Is it really bad not to take a creative subject? I'd switch out Computer science for art. I'm really stressed about whether I should switch to art or not. I've already missed around a month
its fine not to take a creative subject at all, unless you want to do a creative a level or go into that field in the future. in fact, a lot of people from my school don't.
i dont want to discourage you completely but art is quite hard to catch up on, especially if you already missed a month of it, (bc it keeps piling up) so if you enjoy computer science and only want to take art bc you're worried about not taking a creative subject, I'd suggest not switching.
@@studyingbutnotrlly thank you. Honestly, I'm not really enjoying computer science. Originally, it was to have a creative subject. But now, Computer science just doesn't engage with me. But I've missed so much, I don't know what I want to do. But it's more in the medical/Journalism.
Is Art very hard to pass/ get a good grade in? And the coursework sounds terrifying
@@raze6919 It's very hard to catch up with art, to be very honest. I recently switched to A Level Art after 2 weeks and I'm struggling to catch up. Luckily the project I'm doing atm doesn't count towards my grade. However, that's not the case with GCSE, so I'd think deeply about switching rn.
@@raze6919 As for the grades, you can get a 7/8 (9 is possible too, ofc) grade with hard work, even if you aren't as talented as others, but by this I mean going to do extra work at lunch at least twice a week, which is what I did. Secondly, teachers have a really big impact. For art, teacher guidance is what gets you through GCSE because they set your tasks and are the ones to grade your work. I'd suggest looking at your school's past exam results to see if they're good.
Me on the last day of yr 9 questioning whether I should have chosen art or not-
i mean...i know i sound very negative in this video, but since then, i have actually spoken to a lot of people who loved gcse art! everyone's experience is different.
The worst thing is my parents believe I’m actually good at art and have set very high standards for me and first of all... I’m lazy af and I get really inpatient and have no sense of time management and I love anime and would love to draw it but I’m trash at drawing anime which is the only thing I genuinely enjoy drawing and everything else is so time consuming and I already cry myself to bed. Wish me luck😭😭😭😭
Awww there's nothing wrong with drawing anime, Art teachers just don't realise that. Good luck!!!!
Ty u so much this helped me out
I'm glad! Although, please take this with a pinch of salt as every school is different and this is based on my own experience
You got a new sub cuz I love the way u explained all that..👌♥️♥️♥️♥️😂😂it may sound weird but yh..🤩🤩😘😘
thank you!! if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
I’m trying to decide between art graphics and music 🎵 and I’ve heard that both are torture😭 I don’t know which one I want my career in yet but does anybody have any advice cuz I’m struggling😂
I'm not sure about Graphics because my school didn't offer that. One of my best friends took Music for GCSE and I can tell that she found it really hard too. I can ask her for more details if you'd like. My school only allowed students with at least a Grade 4 for any instruments to take Music, but I think it's ideal to have a higher grade than that otherwise it will be harder and require more effort.
lol how much time did you spend editing this video?
way too long lol
i regret this subject so much i feel like the teachers dont accept that we actually have other stuff to do yk
I understand what you mean, the thing I hated the most was that my school didn't let me get creative with what I wanted to do. It felt like I was being pushed into a box. But I hope this doesn't make you hate art!
@@studyingbutnotrlly nah i like art as a hobby but the subject was wack 😂still passed it though
@@DanielTheDuncan Hahaha understandable, congrats! 💖
Would you need a printer?
Yes! Make sure you can print in colour in high quality. I did all my printing at school though :)
You had to pay! We didn't hell if we needed we could take stuff home over the holidays and when my teacher had stuff she didn't want she gave it to us
Yeah, I did :/ Luckily, I didn't have to pay anything for my A Level Art once I moved schools, so that's good!
How did you find time to study the core subjects at home?
sacrifices have to be made! i had to cut down on leisure/social time (but that doesn't mean i isolated myself and only studied), and somehow managed haha
I feel bad for the people who took art gcse who thought it’d be an easy grade
oh it definitely isn't!!
Me who switched drama to art then watching this video
Well this is all based on my experience, I hope you'll have a much better one!
Shit subject don’t know why I chose this I’m not even good at drawing every tine I do art it lowers my confidence
it really lowered my self esteem too :( I really think the reason is because you get graded in it, which sucks put the fun. Art GCSE is not for everyone. But I hope you pull through!
studyingbutnotrlly at least I get to do psychology in my school I’ll swap it for that
My school makes you take the course in 1 year💀☠
oh nooo that's horrible! i hope you're doing ok
Im thinking about doing art gcse, my overall grade in yr 9 was a grade 8, but i dont really have a passion for art. I spend all my hours playing video games. Im honestly stuck because i have to pick my options in 2 days and i really dont know if im ready to give up my gaming for art..... was it difficult?
hmmm if you don't have a passion for art, then I think it'd be difficult to keep up with work. art is a very time-consuming subject.
@@studyingbutnotrlly okay tysm