07-27-2015, 07:01 AM
hermit - it basically comes down to how good you are. Nobody is going to look over an amazing portfolio, get ready to send you that email but then see that you didn't go to collage and go "oh, well... he must be a terrible artist". It just doesn't happen.
Some of the best art schools out there don't offer degrees. Angel Academy, Florence Academy, Russian Academy. None of these places offer you a degree but they are considered the top art schools for realistic drawing and painting.
You'll encounter very few situations where you'd need to cough up a degree. The only time I can imagine someone asking is during an interview for a full time position. Then the question is more like "where did you study?" and saying "self taught" is a valid answer. If someone is on the edge of weather or not to hire you and a degree is what puts them over to one side or another, maybe it's smarter to make a better portfolio so nobody has to think about it.
Some of the best art schools out there don't offer degrees. Angel Academy, Florence Academy, Russian Academy. None of these places offer you a degree but they are considered the top art schools for realistic drawing and painting.
You'll encounter very few situations where you'd need to cough up a degree. The only time I can imagine someone asking is during an interview for a full time position. Then the question is more like "where did you study?" and saying "self taught" is a valid answer. If someone is on the edge of weather or not to hire you and a degree is what puts them over to one side or another, maybe it's smarter to make a better portfolio so nobody has to think about it.
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