>be me
>25 year old failure of a human being who can't find a job in 3 years of trying
>become very depressed
>read manga to feel better
>beautiful art is the only thing that gets me through the day
>start to wonder if I can make art
>start drawing
>progress is slow and painful, every book I start I crash out by chapter 2-3 because my drawings don't look like the examples no matter how hard I try
>I must be doing something wrong, I must not have the correct most perfect study material
>local college has a 1 yr art fundamentals program to prepare people to apply for their animation and illustration program
>perfect
>mfw figure drawing class we are working from books of Bridgeman, Morpho, Vilppu etc.
>mfw we study composition from Loomis
>mfw literally the IC sticky all along
>the teachers know that this isn't a "serious" program so almost no one fails due to the quality of the work but the workload is psychotic
>half my class drops by the end of first term
I have done a stem undergrad and never worked so hard as this stupid art program in my life
>literally did nothing but draw and paint for whole year
>kicked my CSGO addiction cause I didn't have time lmao
>watching some of my classmates improve like crazy
>one kid wanted to get into animation so bad I was sure that he would khs if he didn't get in
>spent literally every night going to extra nudes to gesture for 3-4 hours on top of course work
>mfw he actually improved a lot over the year and has just started anim this term
>figure teacher is beyond cracked
>everyone saying how she so talented
>she tells us she was below avg at art school
>she graduated in the 90's and has been grinding the whole time since
not only are her lines so soulful that you could frame any single of her line of action in a museum, she was also so passionate and knowledgeable about anatomy that she could legit be a doctor
>mfw skill comes from mileage more than innate talent
Art School Wisdom: Art isn't hard, it just takes a lot longer than you think.
