Joseph's shiny new sketchbook

[JosephCow]

The last couple of pages of studies are excellent! I agree with chubby_cat that the simplification and form come through really well!

I have to agree with you when it comes to art degree as well. When I vent to art school back in the days, it was really more just to have time to draw. The education by itself was very poor, and in hindsight, I was not in a good state of mind to get the most out of it. I think if I could do it over and be that young again, I would just get a part-time job on the weekends, live with my parents, and self-study all week instead...

Then again ... It would have meant missing out on a lot of experiences with classmates and such ... No good answer to that question really! We all have to do what feels best! :)

Thanks a lot. What kind of school did you go to?

I used to think the exact same thing, like dream of just buying books and materials and doing it myself, and how much money it would have saved. But I don't think it's true. I don't think study at home would have suited me, especially not at 18 when all my friends are moving out and going off to school. I would have just petered out. I really wanted to be a student, but I don't know if I would have done well in an atelier at that age either, so maybe in a way it turned out the best it could have. The instruction in college really was poor though, and if I could go back, I wouldn't have gone along with it.