07-30-2013, 04:36 AM
It's really hit or miss. There's no real way to know what you will get out of art school. Of course you can always just got for the more reputable schools or whatever since they are tried and true, but even then there are still people who don't recommend it (like noah)
I went to art school firstly because I imagined it being way more intensive than it really is, and secondly because I wanted to meet other artists who were just as into it as I was/had similar interests/ were like minded people etc etc. If anything that is the biggest benefit of going to a school, just meeting other people like you, sharing an experience with them and all that. The education itself really depends far too much on the teacher. It's hard to boil down art to a formula that you can apply to every single piece, and it takes real talent and passion to be able to give meaningful feedback to a student that actually helps them improve or see things in a new way that you cant necessarily teach yourself, and not just "lol more contrast, fix anatomy blah blah blah". Real teachers will also help you sell your ideas, not just your technical skills
Maybe I just got lucky with the teachers I've had so far, but most of them have been really talented artists who genuinely cared about your improvement and gave me genuinely good feedback on things that I rarely see other people point out.
I should also point out that I'm going to a public school, so the fees were never an issue, but time is invaluable and if you're not gaining anything from the time you've spent then its a waste, plain and simple. I can't imagine going to school in the states... so expensive
I went to art school firstly because I imagined it being way more intensive than it really is, and secondly because I wanted to meet other artists who were just as into it as I was/had similar interests/ were like minded people etc etc. If anything that is the biggest benefit of going to a school, just meeting other people like you, sharing an experience with them and all that. The education itself really depends far too much on the teacher. It's hard to boil down art to a formula that you can apply to every single piece, and it takes real talent and passion to be able to give meaningful feedback to a student that actually helps them improve or see things in a new way that you cant necessarily teach yourself, and not just "lol more contrast, fix anatomy blah blah blah". Real teachers will also help you sell your ideas, not just your technical skills
Maybe I just got lucky with the teachers I've had so far, but most of them have been really talented artists who genuinely cared about your improvement and gave me genuinely good feedback on things that I rarely see other people point out.
I should also point out that I'm going to a public school, so the fees were never an issue, but time is invaluable and if you're not gaining anything from the time you've spent then its a waste, plain and simple. I can't imagine going to school in the states... so expensive