hi!! student ambassador at auarts here to give some insight, there are some changes being made as of Fall 2025 and first year studies will soon be no more! Students will apply directly into BFA or BDes soon!! So no more pressure of the second year portfolio for design students!!
even though i'm in 2nd year i'm still undeclared due to a missing credit from 1st year, so i'm curious how the application process will go when i apply for BDes in Fall 2025!
the paying for software part is wild to me because im an animation student myself and the school gave us licenses for all mandatory software (adobe creative cloud, toon boom, tvpaint, maya, etc) that are part of the curriculum for the duration of our studies. it feels strange to me that an education institution doesnt provide you with the tools you need to actually complete their education
My PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL of 600 students gives us all Adobe for their art related classes. Paying for software after already paying to GO to that university is nuts
That's wild. I've just started costume uni and everyone regardless of course gets access to all abobe apps, Microsoft 365 and a bunch of other stuff I don't remember. Even though I'm doing costume and would feasibly probably only use photoshop (and even then probably not) it's great having access to all these services for free
Woaahhh thank you for sharing this!!! It’s so cool to hear your perspective on things, and the fact that you and Lavendertowne went to the same art school is just incredible!
i'm a 2nd year student at AUARTS and the point about the uncomfortable furniture is no joke... i come back home from school with back pain almost everyday. FUCK THOSE STOOLS ON THE 5TH FLOOR IN PARTICULAR 😭 about the deadlines in 1st year studies, yes they're still insane- having to finish an entire project in 1 week almost every week was my personal hell. but they've considerably lightened the project load- where a few years ago you had to do like 9 paintings for a single project now it's like 2. and holy crap!!! i recognize one of the project examples you put in the video! i remember my prof showing our class the self portrait one for design color fundamentals!
As an "artist" I wish I could go to art school but can't for various reasons, it is SO SO COOL to hear someones experiences in art school! Love your art and Im excited for future videos you make :]
2nd year auarts student here :)) I saw your chemistry of love piece at my orientation a while back and adored it! Glad to find the artist behind the work, and to hear your perspective!
I also went to AUArts! In my experience, the blood feud is still present but not as bad as what lavandertowne describes. I was in graphic design, but did a minor in object design and did some media arts classes so I actually got to interact with people from other majors. Everyone in fine arts always had a negative "holier-than-thou" attitude towards me when they find out im a graphic designer, they all thought we're sellouts and not real artists :(. I also found it difficult to participate in school events or galleries as design students didn't get many opportunities to participate, or would find out last minute and all the spots would be booked. It's like everyone thought we don't want to do galleries but we do! There were so many galleries at school but it was rare to see any design works. The school itself also heavilly preffered the fine arts and there were always rumours of the design program being shut down and having their funding cut. During graduation we had an end of year show, which was for everyone to display their work (although it was heavily fine arts leaning) which was nice. The design students had a seperate "portfolio show" that was private (only shown to invited guests.) and took place during the same week, making it hard to prepare a piece for the end of year show. Honestly I didn't really like how the school always seperated us and kinda hid us away??? if that makes sense. Other than that I had an overall positive experience and would recommend people to attend!
Ey I remember you from my first year! Cool to see you pop up on my feed! I was kindof in a similar boat to you when going into the program since I too also grew up with watching lavendertowne's vids about this school. Though I ended up going straight into the school quickly after I graduated high school in our great year of 2020 so I didn't get to really make any connections with ppl irl. I still have the paints and a massive tub of Monster clay i only used for ONE assignment in a class I despised (yes im still salty about having to take that sculpture course lmao). I did end up dropping out after my first year to take a gap year to save up money to attend another school (which conveniently I just wrapped up the program I was apart of for that last month, it was Syn Studio's first Online Concept Art Program). In that program even though it was mainly taught in photoshop, we weren't forced to buy any of the adobe suite or anything (I even managed to snagg a totally legal version of zbrush thanks to my chill teacher lol) so I was able to use Procreate and Clip studio for most of my classes. A part of me wishes I was able to have the regular in person artschool experience, but I'm overall glad I didn't end up doing the four years and pivoted to the specialized program (tho I will miss that campus, damn was auarts a pretty campus)
3rd year Auarts student here and I can agree in the uncomfortable chairs. But thanks for inspiring me to push myself to get into my chosen design major (still haven't gotten in yet😅) it's good hearing about others experiences and what time expect for the future.
the part you said about connections is so true. I'm not at ACAD, but at a similar school as a junior and it is so dissapointing seeing all of the seniors i knew not have jobs after graduating, and none of the current seniors having gotten internships at any major companies. its really demotivating but i am trying hard to get where i wanted to be by applying here and make the most out of what im spending. Thanks a lot for your video!
I took one look at the thumbnail and immediately said "I want that artstyle" (idk how to explain it but your art is just SOOOO YUMMY LIKE AAA I WANNA EAT IT SO BAD
Howdy! Thanks for sharing your experience and updated opinion on auarts, I'm a continuing first year over there trying to get into the design program, and I was really anxious about entrance portfolios and the whole fanart and anime art restrictions and watched a lot of lavendertowne's videos to prepare for it! It's really nice to see videos like yours and from more recent graduates pop up here showing how much the campus has changed since pandemic and since lavendertowne's videos, cause it's refreshing to know they started to be more lenient towards deadlines and submission and how realistically things have changed over there with professors and everything. But I can definitely agree that first year is super brutal with the work ethic and everything. Those fifth floor easels and chairs are a safety hazard and they're back pain encouragers, alongside having to buy those expensive golden brand acrylics for colour fundamentals. I'm just glad it's way chiller than it used to be, and I hope the design stream ends up being better! Congrats on graduation, hope you go on to do greater things :D
I plan to go to college for music education, majoring in percussion, but the art kid bubble hit hard. In my school I’m basically the percussion kid, along with one other guy in my grade but he’s more into drumset. I feel like once I get to school and I’m with a bunch of other determined percussionists it’s gonna hit hard 😭
As a former music education percussionist, I believe in you! It will feel a little stressful sometimes, but it will also feel so fulfilling being surrounded by other percussionists and students just as passionate about music as you are! I ended up changing majors for my own reasons, but I don't regret my time with music ed and I actually miss it a lot sometimes! I don't know if you were able to participate in any honor bands or state level band things during grade school. It kinda feels similar to that- super fun and rewarding, but there is some pressure! It's okay! Happy to find another concert percussionist out in the wild! I'm cheering for you!
@@Solar_Symphony Thank you so much! I did honors band last year (junior year) and am going to audition again this year. I also spent some time at the college I plan to go to.
While I'm not a percussionist, I just finished my B.A in Music late last year. This may be because of my personality, but I actually found the experience of being put with other flutists and harpist (we only had 1harpist my last semester) more beneficial than something to burst my bubble. That also could be because my high school was insanely competitive and a bit...interesting when it came to seating auditions and how they functioned throughout the year (you could get your seat taken from you at literally any moment, which isn't even how regular ensembles work). Nonetheless, in Music school, depending on who you're with, those people in your studio can be the best people to be around because of (in my case) their willingness to give out information and tips on improvement (aka building you up while giving good criticism). Some of the top people in my studio were some of the kindest people I knew while in university. Yes ensemble auditions are never not going to be stressful, but I never felt I was a failure or less than anyone at the end of the day because both professors and my peers were encouraging and gave criticism in a way that made me want to keep going. I guess what I'm trying to say is I ended looking up everyone who was better than me lol.
As a fine arts student going into my second year, the description of the first year studies sounds pretty similar to mine, just that ours was obviously WAYYY chiller bc we weren't preparing for a portfolio! Not so many crazy deadlines lol. We also didn't have to buy so many art supplies that never get used because materials and projects were more open ended and self directed (jokes on me now I have to buy so many tubes of golden acrylics and there's no one to blame but myself) It's so funny, I also discovered the school through lavendertowne when i was in jr high, I was sooo sure I was gonna take design up until the point I actually applied to the school The only hint of the rivalry I ever saw were some posters out up telling people to wear a colour to show whether they were design or fine arts, sorta jokingly talking about bringing the rivalry back
As someone who's going to an art college rn, can confirm that the classes are SUPER LONG and I spent lots of money on materials I didn't end up using :')
Hii! I also graduated from AUArts this year but I was a transfer student from a different college/uni and boyyy was I not prepared for AUArts hahah Idk if it'll help other people thinking about it but here's my experience as a transfer student. I was a painting major (but I took the animation classes as an elective...i just forgot to declare my minor oops) and my previous school I wasn't really expected to do much self directed stuff (well 2nd year there kinda touched on it but we still had prompts given) so being expected to come up with one single concept was a pain in the butt. (esp bc I like doing various things) Though I *kinda* think having that 2 years at an art school helped my chances getting INTO the school but obviously not everyone can just go to one school with an art program and then transfer into another school. Unfortunately I didn't watch any videos about Art School before applying anywhere (tho my hs art teacher was always talking about it and willing to help those wanting to apply, I just took a year and a half off after graduating high school) so I was basically going in blind and KINDA preferred my teachers at my first uni to the teachers at AUArts (painting teachers there are pretty tough i swear- I had one who would nitpick using a STORE BOUGHT canvas even if it was one of the expensive ones...he basically implied he wanted/preferred if everyone make their own every time. I didn't like him but others do so it just depends on the person) but honestly the Animation teachers I had were pretty chill for the most part...I was just kind of a huge procrastinator and wasn't the type to ask for help, so they probably didn't have a good impression of me lmao. Also as a Fine Art student who was in design courses as electives, I agree, I never noticed any 'feud' between us, nor any judgement for being a painting major in an animation/design class (thank god, though every time I saw a show from like Illustration or Character Design in the Main Mall I was lowkey like 'damn why didn't I apply for that??') Sorry for the mini essay haha I came across this video and was like 'hey i graduated this year too!' and also was curious about what others thought. then I realized I knew you from some classes so hi! even though you may not know me bc of my ambiguous name hahah (we had a couple animation classes together though, I always loved your art and outfits
@@artiikii8473 wait omg! Yes I do think I remember your work from those animation classes and how you were a fine arts kid dabbling in the animation field. I always thought your work was super creative and interesting!! Congrats on graduating as well!!!
@@NerdyArty I think there was only me and one other person in a Fine Art major anyway haha (that I remember, I think he was a Drawing major??) My stuff was mostly incomplete bc i hated myself (joking) and waited until the day before to work on things but thank you! I wish I was able to get them across better. (maybe I'll try again soon) Your works were also so cute and great too! 😭😭 Congrats on graduating to you too!
Congrats on graduating!!! I'm not an art major and I don't plan on getting a degree in art (I have a bachelor's in Music and plan on applying for a Master's in the future), but I always think it's interesting hearing the experiences of art students. Every time I hear something new it's almost like I experience a bit of culture shock. I had no clue there were some pretty extreme differences between the culture and structure of Music School and Art School even though they're 2 degrees revolving around a form of art (Musicians are also called artists!). Makes me wonder what life would have been like if I ended up wanting to get an art degree instead of a music degree lol Thank you for your hard work creating this video :>
@@SprinkledCactus thank you so much! All the speedpaints from the video (except for the last one) are actually available as physical prints on my Etsy! I'm especially proud of how that SDR2 one came out so I'm glad you like it!!!!
Im in the middle of prepping submission for this school, and this was actually insanely helpful for dealing with the nerves and doubt ive been going through
Ay! LavenderTowne! My hero!!!! I lowkey want to go to SCAD, but it's expensive as *heeeeeeck*, lol! Great video, keep up the good work! (i want to eat your art).
Hey I’m from Alberta and it makes me feel represented two other RUclipsrs I know went to a school there as well 😭💖 (I’m currently in high school therefore I’ve never been to ACAD however it’s cool such a big RUclipsr like Lavendertowne has been there) I’m not sure where Haley grew up or where she’s living right now but it’s nice to see possibly a few people who’ve never known about my province learn about it
OHH MY GOSH I RECOGNISED YOUR ART IMMEDIATELY!! i loved your bandori art back in 2020, u were seriously my rock at that point 😭💖 this video was SUPER interesting and fun to watch, seeing your perspective and hearing your experiences was so helpful too🙏🙏🙏!!
I am studying digital art at a literal military college and the arts program provides all software required. It's actually required in the curriculum for students to learn and be fluent in adobe programs, maya, etc because that's what companies are looking for. It's insane that real art schools cost so much to attend yet don't even teach students how to use the programs that will be used in their careers smh They even supply pretty much all the supplies you need for intro classes, I spent some money but it was only because I wanted to use specific materials. It was never a requirement and I definitely could've made an A in all of the beginner classes by spending little to no money at all.
AUARTS was actually one of the options I was given after graduating high school as well as finishing upgrading marks, unfortunately despite living in the same province, it was almost 3 hours away from my home which is not an ideal situation to be traveling back and forth through long distances so I end up choosing a polytechnic education near where I am. Im not sure if it covers full arts but it has a digital animation program thankfully.
That was a great video! I know pretty much nothing about art (applying for Chemistry in university this year) but it was really interesting to learn about art school (different programs, structure, etc)
I also went for a Visual Design degree because of those videos mostly. Unfortunately I'm gonna be in my 4th year this October and Ive been absolutely loathing it since beginning to end. I wish I could quit, but this is the only way for me to stay in a country not occupied by Russia, the only ticket into Europe is if I get that damn paper. I'm very far behind and forcing myself to work on projects I hate feels so draining and impossible, probably due to a lot of physical and mental illnesses thriving in the cutthroat art school environment. I wish I could just quit 😭😭
I have NEVER seen your channel before but it is so amazing and high quality I am starting to consider art school (in the uk I bet art school is VERY different) or even art for my GCSEs
take gcse art! if you don't like it then you don't need to keep doing it at a level, and if you do then you can keep going! also you might want to do a level fine art or a btec course which would have a lot more actual practical work and less theory exams. i had a similar track where i did gcse drama then had to choose between a level theatre studies and btec performing arts - both are equal in the eyes of uni and jobs so choose which one plays to your strengths!
@@ilexdiapason my experience of a level art (admittedly it was an a level called Illustration/Graphic Design rather than fine art) was that it was fully coursework - no exams! (well, an exam in the form of gcse art exams where it's just another project where the final is done in exam conditions, but no theory exams) We had to write about our work, so still quite a bit of writing, but it was basically the exact same format as my gcse art - start project, do artist research, do experiments & write about them, plan your final piece, then do your final piece & write an evaluation of the project afterwards. We had one short essay in second year, but that was it & the essay could be on any art related topic you wanted (I chose symbolism in art)
I'm jealous that your studio blocks were only 4 hours, we do 6 hours at my college and I'm SO exhausted and sore by hour 4, the last two hours leave be basically crawling home. I'm lucky though, that I transferred in and got to pick my major immediately, even though I still have to do first year classes scattered between my major's classes
Congrats on graduating ^^ I'm going to this same school for character design right now lol. That first year was crazy stressful, I didn't get into CD program the first time but my second try I got in :') I'm glad they're scrapping that system soon so nobody else should have to suffer like that. I actually didn't know about the second portfolio process until I already got in 😅
I just finished my first week of art school and I actually watched this while working on an assignment LOL. I don't go to auarts, I'm at sheridan but from what I've experienced so far it is pretty rigorous (that is partially because of the program I'm in but I do think most programs are like this) but it is so weird suddenly being surrounded by other artists LOL.
In my artschool the anime style is considered the “p@rnography of art” because “you purposely do low morality art for money” -very old and mean teacher I had.. I am from Romania tho and we have a way more traditional and more russian centric way of learning
School: "You have to pay to use this software." Me: _slowly putting on a pirate hat_ "No :D" Fr though, my college provided licenses for all software needed for class as well as provide supplies for Film, Game Design, SFX Makeup and Art/Animator Students so that's very strange to hear the school told you to buy it yourself. But I'm glad you were able to still have fun and learn a thing or two!
I see you I hate toon boom especially for frame by frame animation wich is why I am getting into rigged animation more because despite being complicated the rigged animation tools aren't that bad
0:33 the art in that video wasn't up to her usual standards. Also, she tried to redesign characters from a show she hadn't even seen, yet tried to act like she did know what the canon design choices meant.
Very informative! I hope other artists that are thinking of attending art school will find this because it's so useful and coming from a personal experience! You out done yourself with this one 💜✨
6:52 Huh, the National Art School in Australia was also formally a prison before it was shut down (the last woman to ever have the death sentence in Australia was hung there fun but sad fact)
I never went tu art school sadly. I’m glad I didn’t because I don’t think that I would’ve survived😭😭😭😭 I swear. Thanks for this video. College isn’t for me. But yeah
I remember seeing you at Otafest this year working on a Jolteon piece!! I'm gonna be a new student at au arts next year and this video made me so happy and relieved to hear things about the school I'll soon be attending. Your art is really inspirational to me, I'm so happy to have stumbled across your youtube channel ^w^
I adore your art style! the speed paints were sm fun to look at lol! - im went to a semi art collage and plan to apply for bigger art schools this video is super nice ! and its super interesting and inspiring to look at the work you did for school!
Hey The content is amazing to a essay about basil Queer stuff To talking about going to the same school as one of the most popular comic book artist congrats lol
Thank god i wasn't the only person who thinks toonboom is clunky, the exact same word i used when i was learning to use the program. Like.. I don't know, I don't like the system or the interface and everything is just so clunky, i also don't like the brushes and lack of variety. It's just so ugh, luckily my art teacher allows us to use other programs
If you’re already good at it, there’s no point in going to an art school! Learning is failing and failing again until you get it right! What’s good enough is doing your best! Do not fear failure, for that is failure in itself!
12:00 It isn’t the school, it’s usually the teachers. I had this one teacher who was very traditional art, like old paintings traditional. If it wasn’t realistic, it wasn’t anything. He was also racist, so…
Ur art is so cute new sub!!!💖💖💖 :3 (also off topic this vid was right next to the new lavendertowne video and for a sec I thought there was 2 lav vids lol)
so very unrelated but I went to wash my hands during this video thinking about danganronpa and the moment I came back i see the sdr2 cast on screen and that was very funny to witness
Funny how you mention dabbling with non-artists as an artist yourself towards the end of the video. When I got to lazy to continue art and decided to tend to my career in tech, I actually got even less motivated to continue art due to the toxic sludge that would come my way at the mere mention of AI. Then again, my university restricts majors and I got dumped into humanities’ philosophy, so it sucks to be me. I guess they just don’t like me being a jack of all trades. 😢
Is it okay If I asked if you have a plan, or got a better plan on what to do now that you've gratuated? I'm technically in an artschool as well, but I really feel like nothing I made so far is really good enough to use in a future Portfolio, and all my breakdowns have been pretty shitty as well (´ . .̫ . `) Sorry that I'm being a downer, I just feel like maybe it could be helping to hear. You don't need to If you don't want to though.
@@Ammiteur9 I've always wanted to make products and merchandise so thats what I focused on a lot of in my final years at art school but even now, as such a recent grad, it's hard to tell where this degree will take me. The only advice I can give you is to try and turn every assignment you can into something that caters to your specific artistic interests and the niche you want to fulfil. I love cute anime girls, bright colours, and fashion, so I tried really hard to express that in my art so I could create a specific artistic identity that led to a more concise body of work that I would be proud of. Hopefully that helps? It's hard to give advice about the post grad life when I'm very much in the process of trying to figure it out for myself HAHA
@@NerdyArty Thank you so much! I think that could actually help me a lot someday. Like, the art I'm studying is animation, so I sadly don't think I can focus on the things you mentioned, but your interests are really similar to mine, so maybe if my path doesn't work out, there is still another I could take.
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hi!! student ambassador at auarts here to give some insight, there are some changes being made as of Fall 2025 and first year studies will soon be no more! Students will apply directly into BFA or BDes soon!! So no more pressure of the second year portfolio for design students!!
oh yea I heard from the alumni Q&A at orientation that things were subject to change.
thank god, I also went to auarts and having to make a portfolio a second time was super annoying
even though i'm in 2nd year i'm still undeclared due to a missing credit from 1st year, so i'm curious how the application process will go when i apply for BDes in Fall 2025!
Good to know!! (Auarts first year here!!)
the paying for software part is wild to me because im an animation student myself and the school gave us licenses for all mandatory software (adobe creative cloud, toon boom, tvpaint, maya, etc) that are part of the curriculum for the duration of our studies. it feels strange to me that an education institution doesnt provide you with the tools you need to actually complete their education
that's really awesome, my school just gives us pirated software and broken computer 😭
My PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL of 600 students gives us all Adobe for their art related classes. Paying for software after already paying to GO to that university is nuts
That's wild. I've just started costume uni and everyone regardless of course gets access to all abobe apps, Microsoft 365 and a bunch of other stuff I don't remember. Even though I'm doing costume and would feasibly probably only use photoshop (and even then probably not) it's great having access to all these services for free
Woaahhh thank you for sharing this!!! It’s so cool to hear your perspective on things, and the fact that you and Lavendertowne went to the same art school is just incredible!
MY FAVORITE ARTISTS???? WHAT A CROSSOVER
i'm a 2nd year student at AUARTS and the point about the uncomfortable furniture is no joke... i come back home from school with back pain almost everyday. FUCK THOSE STOOLS ON THE 5TH FLOOR IN PARTICULAR 😭
about the deadlines in 1st year studies, yes they're still insane- having to finish an entire project in 1 week almost every week was my personal hell. but they've considerably lightened the project load- where a few years ago you had to do like 9 paintings for a single project now it's like 2.
and holy crap!!! i recognize one of the project examples you put in the video! i remember my prof showing our class the self portrait one for design color fundamentals!
As an "artist" I wish I could go to art school but can't for various reasons, it is SO SO COOL to hear someones experiences in art school! Love your art and Im excited for future videos you make :]
2nd year auarts student here :)) I saw your chemistry of love piece at my orientation a while back and adored it! Glad to find the artist behind the work, and to hear your perspective!
Congrats on graduating and im glad to hear what u have to say about art school, also yippeee
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I also went to AUArts! In my experience, the blood feud is still present but not as bad as what lavandertowne describes. I was in graphic design, but did a minor in object design and did some media arts classes so I actually got to interact with people from other majors. Everyone in fine arts always had a negative "holier-than-thou" attitude towards me when they find out im a graphic designer, they all thought we're sellouts and not real artists :(. I also found it difficult to participate in school events or galleries as design students didn't get many opportunities to participate, or would find out last minute and all the spots would be booked. It's like everyone thought we don't want to do galleries but we do! There were so many galleries at school but it was rare to see any design works. The school itself also heavilly preffered the fine arts and there were always rumours of the design program being shut down and having their funding cut. During graduation we had an end of year show, which was for everyone to display their work (although it was heavily fine arts leaning) which was nice. The design students had a seperate "portfolio show" that was private (only shown to invited guests.) and took place during the same week, making it hard to prepare a piece for the end of year show. Honestly I didn't really like how the school always seperated us and kinda hid us away??? if that makes sense. Other than that I had an overall positive experience and would recommend people to attend!
yall need an underground paint ring where you just sell off your paint to the next first years
Ey I remember you from my first year! Cool to see you pop up on my feed! I was kindof in a similar boat to you when going into the program since I too also grew up with watching lavendertowne's vids about this school. Though I ended up going straight into the school quickly after I graduated high school in our great year of 2020 so I didn't get to really make any connections with ppl irl. I still have the paints and a massive tub of Monster clay i only used for ONE assignment in a class I despised (yes im still salty about having to take that sculpture course lmao). I did end up dropping out after my first year to take a gap year to save up money to attend another school (which conveniently I just wrapped up the program I was apart of for that last month, it was Syn Studio's first Online Concept Art Program). In that program even though it was mainly taught in photoshop, we weren't forced to buy any of the adobe suite or anything (I even managed to snagg a totally legal version of zbrush thanks to my chill teacher lol) so I was able to use Procreate and Clip studio for most of my classes. A part of me wishes I was able to have the regular in person artschool experience, but I'm overall glad I didn't end up doing the four years and pivoted to the specialized program (tho I will miss that campus, damn was auarts a pretty campus)
3rd year Auarts student here and I can agree in the uncomfortable chairs. But thanks for inspiring me to push myself to get into my chosen design major (still haven't gotten in yet😅) it's good hearing about others experiences and what time expect for the future.
the part you said about connections is so true. I'm not at ACAD, but at a similar school as a junior and it is so dissapointing seeing all of the seniors i knew not have jobs after graduating, and none of the current seniors having gotten internships at any major companies. its really demotivating but i am trying hard to get where i wanted to be by applying here and make the most out of what im spending. Thanks a lot for your video!
I took one look at the thumbnail and immediately said "I want that artstyle" (idk how to explain it but your art is just SOOOO YUMMY LIKE AAA I WANNA EAT IT SO BAD
Howdy! Thanks for sharing your experience and updated opinion on auarts, I'm a continuing first year over there trying to get into the design program, and I was really anxious about entrance portfolios and the whole fanart and anime art restrictions and watched a lot of lavendertowne's videos to prepare for it! It's really nice to see videos like yours and from more recent graduates pop up here showing how much the campus has changed since pandemic and since lavendertowne's videos, cause it's refreshing to know they started to be more lenient towards deadlines and submission and how realistically things have changed over there with professors and everything. But I can definitely agree that first year is super brutal with the work ethic and everything. Those fifth floor easels and chairs are a safety hazard and they're back pain encouragers, alongside having to buy those expensive golden brand acrylics for colour fundamentals. I'm just glad it's way chiller than it used to be, and I hope the design stream ends up being better! Congrats on graduation, hope you go on to do greater things :D
I plan to go to college for music education, majoring in percussion, but the art kid bubble hit hard. In my school I’m basically the percussion kid, along with one other guy in my grade but he’s more into drumset. I feel like once I get to school and I’m with a bunch of other determined percussionists it’s gonna hit hard 😭
As a former music education percussionist, I believe in you! It will feel a little stressful sometimes, but it will also feel so fulfilling being surrounded by other percussionists and students just as passionate about music as you are!
I ended up changing majors for my own reasons, but I don't regret my time with music ed and I actually miss it a lot sometimes!
I don't know if you were able to participate in any honor bands or state level band things during grade school. It kinda feels similar to that- super fun and rewarding, but there is some pressure! It's okay!
Happy to find another concert percussionist out in the wild! I'm cheering for you!
@@Solar_Symphony Thank you so much! I did honors band last year (junior year) and am going to audition again this year. I also spent some time at the college I plan to go to.
While I'm not a percussionist, I just finished my B.A in Music late last year. This may be because of my personality, but I actually found the experience of being put with other flutists and harpist (we only had 1harpist my last semester) more beneficial than something to burst my bubble. That also could be because my high school was insanely competitive and a bit...interesting when it came to seating auditions and how they functioned throughout the year (you could get your seat taken from you at literally any moment, which isn't even how regular ensembles work). Nonetheless, in Music school, depending on who you're with, those people in your studio can be the best people to be around because of (in my case) their willingness to give out information and tips on improvement (aka building you up while giving good criticism). Some of the top people in my studio were some of the kindest people I knew while in university. Yes ensemble auditions are never not going to be stressful, but I never felt I was a failure or less than anyone at the end of the day because both professors and my peers were encouraging and gave criticism in a way that made me want to keep going. I guess what I'm trying to say is I ended looking up everyone who was better than me lol.
As a fine arts student going into my second year, the description of the first year studies sounds pretty similar to mine, just that ours was obviously WAYYY chiller bc we weren't preparing for a portfolio! Not so many crazy deadlines lol. We also didn't have to buy so many art supplies that never get used because materials and projects were more open ended and self directed (jokes on me now I have to buy so many tubes of golden acrylics and there's no one to blame but myself)
It's so funny, I also discovered the school through lavendertowne when i was in jr high, I was sooo sure I was gonna take design up until the point I actually applied to the school
The only hint of the rivalry I ever saw were some posters out up telling people to wear a colour to show whether they were design or fine arts, sorta jokingly talking about bringing the rivalry back
the thumbnail being a lavendertowne parody is so funny
its nice to hear about your expirence going to the same art school as Lavendertowne went to. Also your art is generally good too keep it up 👍
As someone who's going to an art college rn, can confirm that the classes are SUPER LONG and I spent lots of money on materials I didn't end up using :')
I love your artstyle!! I especially like the little line you do across the eye, it’s so iconic!
Hii! I also graduated from AUArts this year but I was a transfer student from a different college/uni and boyyy was I not prepared for AUArts hahah Idk if it'll help other people thinking about it but here's my experience as a transfer student.
I was a painting major (but I took the animation classes as an elective...i just forgot to declare my minor oops) and my previous school I wasn't really expected to do much self directed stuff (well 2nd year there kinda touched on it but we still had prompts given) so being expected to come up with one single concept was a pain in the butt. (esp bc I like doing various things) Though I *kinda* think having that 2 years at an art school helped my chances getting INTO the school but obviously not everyone can just go to one school with an art program and then transfer into another school.
Unfortunately I didn't watch any videos about Art School before applying anywhere (tho my hs art teacher was always talking about it and willing to help those wanting to apply, I just took a year and a half off after graduating high school) so I was basically going in blind and KINDA preferred my teachers at my first uni to the teachers at AUArts (painting teachers there are pretty tough i swear- I had one who would nitpick using a STORE BOUGHT canvas even if it was one of the expensive ones...he basically implied he wanted/preferred if everyone make their own every time. I didn't like him but others do so it just depends on the person) but honestly the Animation teachers I had were pretty chill for the most part...I was just kind of a huge procrastinator and wasn't the type to ask for help, so they probably didn't have a good impression of me lmao. Also as a Fine Art student who was in design courses as electives, I agree, I never noticed any 'feud' between us, nor any judgement for being a painting major in an animation/design class (thank god, though every time I saw a show from like Illustration or Character Design in the Main Mall I was lowkey like 'damn why didn't I apply for that??')
Sorry for the mini essay haha I came across this video and was like 'hey i graduated this year too!' and also was curious about what others thought. then I realized I knew you from some classes so hi! even though you may not know me bc of my ambiguous name hahah (we had a couple animation classes together though, I always loved your art and outfits
@@artiikii8473 wait omg! Yes I do think I remember your work from those animation classes and how you were a fine arts kid dabbling in the animation field. I always thought your work was super creative and interesting!! Congrats on graduating as well!!!
@@NerdyArty I think there was only me and one other person in a Fine Art major anyway haha (that I remember, I think he was a Drawing major??) My stuff was mostly incomplete bc i hated myself (joking) and waited until the day before to work on things but thank you! I wish I was able to get them across better. (maybe I'll try again soon) Your works were also so cute and great too! 😭😭 Congrats on graduating to you too!
Congrats on graduating!!! I'm not an art major and I don't plan on getting a degree in art (I have a bachelor's in Music and plan on applying for a Master's in the future), but I always think it's interesting hearing the experiences of art students. Every time I hear something new it's almost like I experience a bit of culture shock. I had no clue there were some pretty extreme differences between the culture and structure of Music School and Art School even though they're 2 degrees revolving around a form of art (Musicians are also called artists!). Makes me wonder what life would have been like if I ended up wanting to get an art degree instead of a music degree lol
Thank you for your hard work creating this video :>
Super interesting info! Also I love your art so much. That danganronpa one was so creative!!❤
@@SprinkledCactus thank you so much! All the speedpaints from the video (except for the last one) are actually available as physical prints on my Etsy! I'm especially proud of how that SDR2 one came out so I'm glad you like it!!!!
woah my two favorite artists
Im in the middle of prepping submission for this school, and this was actually insanely helpful for dealing with the nerves and doubt ive been going through
Interesting video, and congrats on graduating! I hope Lavendertowne sees this video
Ay! LavenderTowne! My hero!!!! I lowkey want to go to SCAD, but it's expensive as *heeeeeeck*, lol!
Great video, keep up the good work! (i want to eat your art).
I am seriously considering going to auarts so thank you so much for this video
Hey I’m from Alberta and it makes me feel represented two other RUclipsrs I know went to a school there as well 😭💖
(I’m currently in high school therefore I’ve never been to ACAD however it’s cool such a big RUclipsr like Lavendertowne has been there)
I’m not sure where Haley grew up or where she’s living right now but it’s nice to see possibly a few people who’ve never known about my province learn about it
Congrats on graduating! I'm so happy that you've worked that hard to graduate there! ^_^
OHH MY GOSH I RECOGNISED YOUR ART IMMEDIATELY!! i loved your bandori art back in 2020, u were seriously my rock at that point 😭💖 this video was SUPER interesting and fun to watch, seeing your perspective and hearing your experiences was so helpful too🙏🙏🙏!!
@@pappikapon AAAAA??? THANKS SM!! Also holy crap I recognize your bandori art as well hahaha. The chibi bandori art you did recently is really cute!!!
I am studying digital art at a literal military college and the arts program provides all software required. It's actually required in the curriculum for students to learn and be fluent in adobe programs, maya, etc because that's what companies are looking for. It's insane that real art schools cost so much to attend yet don't even teach students how to use the programs that will be used in their careers smh
They even supply pretty much all the supplies you need for intro classes, I spent some money but it was only because I wanted to use specific materials. It was never a requirement and I definitely could've made an A in all of the beginner classes by spending little to no money at all.
AUARTS was actually one of the options I was given after graduating high school as well as finishing upgrading marks, unfortunately despite living in the same province, it was almost 3 hours away from my home which is not an ideal situation to be traveling back and forth through long distances so I end up choosing a polytechnic education near where I am. Im not sure if it covers full arts but it has a digital animation program thankfully.
That was a great video! I know pretty much nothing about art (applying for Chemistry in university this year) but it was really interesting to learn about art school (different programs, structure, etc)
I also went for a Visual Design degree because of those videos mostly. Unfortunately I'm gonna be in my 4th year this October and Ive been absolutely loathing it since beginning to end. I wish I could quit, but this is the only way for me to stay in a country not occupied by Russia, the only ticket into Europe is if I get that damn paper. I'm very far behind and forcing myself to work on projects I hate feels so draining and impossible, probably due to a lot of physical and mental illnesses thriving in the cutthroat art school environment. I wish I could just quit 😭😭
I have NEVER seen your channel before but it is so amazing and high quality I am starting to consider art school (in the uk I bet art school is VERY different) or even art for my GCSEs
take gcse art! if you don't like it then you don't need to keep doing it at a level, and if you do then you can keep going! also you might want to do a level fine art or a btec course which would have a lot more actual practical work and less theory exams. i had a similar track where i did gcse drama then had to choose between a level theatre studies and btec performing arts - both are equal in the eyes of uni and jobs so choose which one plays to your strengths!
@@ilexdiapason I’m currently posting art on my channel so I hope to improve from there and really build a portfolio
@@ilexdiapason my experience of a level art (admittedly it was an a level called Illustration/Graphic Design rather than fine art) was that it was fully coursework - no exams! (well, an exam in the form of gcse art exams where it's just another project where the final is done in exam conditions, but no theory exams) We had to write about our work, so still quite a bit of writing, but it was basically the exact same format as my gcse art - start project, do artist research, do experiments & write about them, plan your final piece, then do your final piece & write an evaluation of the project afterwards. We had one short essay in second year, but that was it & the essay could be on any art related topic you wanted (I chose symbolism in art)
I'm jealous that your studio blocks were only 4 hours, we do 6 hours at my college and I'm SO exhausted and sore by hour 4, the last two hours leave be basically crawling home. I'm lucky though, that I transferred in and got to pick my major immediately, even though I still have to do first year classes scattered between my major's classes
Same school my dad went to! (Rest In Peace) I'm still too young to go to college but maybe I'll go there in the future 🤗
Congrats on graduating ^^ I'm going to this same school for character design right now lol. That first year was crazy stressful, I didn't get into CD program the first time but my second try I got in :') I'm glad they're scrapping that system soon so nobody else should have to suffer like that. I actually didn't know about the second portfolio process until I already got in 😅
You got a sun good job I really appreciate you going over the changes you have seen
I just finished my first week of art school and I actually watched this while working on an assignment LOL. I don't go to auarts, I'm at sheridan but from what I've experienced so far it is pretty rigorous (that is partially because of the program I'm in but I do think most programs are like this) but it is so weird suddenly being surrounded by other artists LOL.
In my artschool the anime style is considered the “p@rnography of art” because “you purposely do low morality art for money” -very old and mean teacher I had.. I am from Romania tho and we have a way more traditional and more russian centric way of learning
Low morality? Wtf it’s just Japanese cartoon style.
School: "You have to pay to use this software."
Me: _slowly putting on a pirate hat_ "No :D"
Fr though, my college provided licenses for all software needed for class as well as provide supplies for Film, Game Design, SFX Makeup and Art/Animator Students so that's very strange to hear the school told you to buy it yourself.
But I'm glad you were able to still have fun and learn a thing or two!
4:14 CHERRY MAGIICCC STOP I LOVE IT!! AND ALSO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE FEAR AS LIKE TIMES CHANGED AND PEOPLE FROM NOW ARE MORE SUPPORTING THAN BEFORE
@@Yayaxxi2.0 HELL YEA!!! You should check out my other most recent video if you're a CM fan huhuhuhuhu
@@NerdyArty OH I WATCHED IT HEHHEE YOU SHOULD READ HEAVEN OFFICIAL BLESSING IF YOU LIKE OLD GUY LOVE
I see you I hate toon boom especially for frame by frame animation wich is why I am getting into rigged animation more because despite being complicated the rigged animation tools aren't that bad
I had no idea!! That’s where I’m going 🎉
Your artstyle is awesome! It's so punchy and bold with vibrant colors~Also CHERRY MAGIC! 😆
0:33 the art in that video wasn't up to her usual standards. Also, she tried to redesign characters from a show she hadn't even seen, yet tried to act like she did know what the canon design choices meant.
Very informative! I hope other artists that are thinking of attending art school will find this because it's so useful and coming from a personal experience! You out done yourself with this one 💜✨
3:50 OMG IS THAT CHERRY MAGIC FAN ART OR AM I MAD 😭😭
@@M1sty_XO sure is! I have a 42 min video on my channel geeking out abt how much I like the series if you're interested lol
@@NerdyArty hell yeah I am 😍
11:00 omg the art here is so goooodddd!!!
6:52 Huh, the National Art School in Australia was also formally a prison before it was shut down (the last woman to ever have the death sentence in Australia was hung there fun but sad fact)
I never went tu art school sadly. I’m glad I didn’t because I don’t think that I would’ve survived😭😭😭😭 I swear. Thanks for this video. College isn’t for me. But yeah
9:50 THE MANE SIX!!
YOURE SO COOL!! OMORI MUSIC MENTIONED
i swear when i saw this on my recommended it said I WENT TO THE SAME ART SCHOOL AS.... and then i clicked and it said lavendertowne literally what
13:52 woah what was that green speeding around? I liked it
@@watertypes4evers that's a tool I use to thicken my line art!!
@@NerdyArty there’s a tool for that!? I’ve just been running over my lines with bigger brushes all this time
@@watertypes4evers yeyeye! At least on clip studio there is! It works best on vector layers which is what I use for line work
your voice is so nice to listen to i cant even lie
I graduated from the same school this year too! Small world :’) Huge congratulations on graduating! 🩷
I remember seeing you at Otafest this year working on a Jolteon piece!! I'm gonna be a new student at au arts next year and this video made me so happy and relieved to hear things about the school I'll soon be attending. Your art is really inspirational to me, I'm so happy to have stumbled across your youtube channel ^w^
@@aPacketofSkittlez oh wow!! Yeah that was me, I'm surprised you remember. Good luck with AUArts!! I'm sure you'll do great!!!
15:11 love the end result, knew right away before coloring it was Liella!
I adore your art style! the speed paints were sm fun to look at lol! - im went to a semi art collage and plan to apply for bigger art schools this video is super nice ! and its super interesting and inspiring to look at the work you did for school!
I loved this video as someone who is going to their first year at Auarts :)
12:24 I think a funny difference about our schools is that our teachers just straight up pirate the software LMFAO
@@piecanl your teachers are iconic
Hey The content is amazing to a essay about basil Queer stuff To talking about going to the same school as one of the most popular comic book artist congrats lol
And omori Music Yippee☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆
This is a really well made video. Thank you for sharing abt your experience!!
OMGG SHES MY IDOL
honestly made me s much more hopeful about art school, I've been so afraid after all the horror stories I've heard LOL
Thank god i wasn't the only person who thinks toonboom is clunky, the exact same word i used when i was learning to use the program. Like.. I don't know, I don't like the system or the interface and everything is just so clunky, i also don't like the brushes and lack of variety. It's just so ugh, luckily my art teacher allows us to use other programs
I'm kind of scared of art school because I think I'm not good enough :/
Ok
If you’re already good at it, there’s no point in going to an art school! Learning is failing and failing again until you get it right! What’s good enough is doing your best! Do not fear failure, for that is failure in itself!
9:44 WAIT just realized after you drew Apple jack. MLP >:3 (also dangaroupa drawing before :O - looks cool,btw! )
Great video. Adore lavender. Also adore your MLP art btw. It’s so cute. 😊
so your telling me lavendertowne lived in the same city as me.... I JUST MOVED T-T
This is a great video, I really enjoyed it so much.
Anyone also get this video recommended along with a Lavendertowne video?- Just thought it was pretty funny considering this vid's subject, haha
So luckllllyyyy,my art school doesn't allow fanart/non realistic art.
(I'm from the pottery department so I don't have to draw as much lol)
12:00
It isn’t the school, it’s usually the teachers.
I had this one teacher who was very traditional art, like old paintings traditional. If it wasn’t realistic, it wasn’t anything.
He was also racist, so…
I love your speedpaints
Born to be an artist forced into med school 😩
Ur art is so cute new sub!!!💖💖💖 :3 (also off topic this vid was right next to the new lavendertowne video and for a sec I thought there was 2 lav vids lol)
@@ElliotDrawsManga my plan to emulate her thumbnail and title style WORKED!!! WAHOO!!!
@@NerdyArty yay also lavendertowne needs to see this!!!
Loved this video from you! I hope you make more videos like this. Talking about something with a little speed paint in the background
As someone who goes to a different art school, everything in this video is kinda accurate for my school too (in america here!)
so very unrelated but I went to wash my hands during this video thinking about danganronpa and the moment I came back i see the sdr2 cast on screen and that was very funny to witness
@@cardcaptorkiwi2019 I'm psychic
I wish I went to art school, I'm glad you had a good experience
17:43 omg is the boat a h2o just add water reference????????
@@bananakinskywalker4036 YES!!! IT IS OH MY GOD!!! HOLY CRAP I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANYONE TO CATCH THAT
"Didn't know how to tie shoe laces until age 12" ME TOO!!!!
Also awesome video, liked and subscribed 😊
this matches up to what ive heard about art school
07:10 how is that long? 😭During my art uni days it was 8 am till 8 pm bruh
For one class? Damn 😭
@@aduckthief7839 Ah no, for a day of classes, longest class I had was I think 5h
cool to see ur outlook!
Ok, now I’m fucking terrified of entering any arts school
i got an acceptance there but i rejected , I heard it's a good school though!
This is a great video :)
I really wanna go to art school when I'm older lol but right now I'm gonna be a self taught artist
Funny how you mention dabbling with non-artists as an artist yourself towards the end of the video. When I got to lazy to continue art and decided to tend to my career in tech, I actually got even less motivated to continue art due to the toxic sludge that would come my way at the mere mention of AI. Then again, my university restricts majors and I got dumped into humanities’ philosophy, so it sucks to be me. I guess they just don’t like me being a jack of all trades. 😢
Hi I’m in the comments as well
whoa cool !!
I have nothing to say I just think this video is neat thats all :3
Is it okay If I asked if you have a plan, or got a better plan on what to do now that you've gratuated?
I'm technically in an artschool as well, but I really feel like nothing I made so far is really good enough to use in a future Portfolio, and all my breakdowns have been pretty shitty as well (´ . .̫ . `)
Sorry that I'm being a downer, I just feel like maybe it could be helping to hear.
You don't need to If you don't want to though.
@@Ammiteur9 I've always wanted to make products and merchandise so thats what I focused on a lot of in my final years at art school but even now, as such a recent grad, it's hard to tell where this degree will take me.
The only advice I can give you is to try and turn every assignment you can into something that caters to your specific artistic interests and the niche you want to fulfil. I love cute anime girls, bright colours, and fashion, so I tried really hard to express that in my art so I could create a specific artistic identity that led to a more concise body of work that I would be proud of.
Hopefully that helps? It's hard to give advice about the post grad life when I'm very much in the process of trying to figure it out for myself HAHA
@@NerdyArty Thank you so much! I think that could actually help me a lot someday.
Like, the art I'm studying is animation, so I sadly don't think I can focus on the things you mentioned, but your interests are really similar to mine, so maybe if my path doesn't work out, there is still another I could take.
Fellow AUArts student :D