07-27-2015, 10:45 AM
(07-27-2015, 10:05 AM)Punk-A-Cat Wrote: I 100% have days where I feel like art school would be so much easier, just do the work, and any extra self study would be directed by what the school work at the time was, or just by interesting stuff that you feel like hunting down. I find the self learning to be such a huge ocean full of things that I often get paralysed and just spend the whole day doing timed drawings because I can't get my head around what else I should be doing. I have a terrible time making decisions as it is, and the fear of going down the wrong path and wasting time on the wrong thing, plus the overwhelming number of choices means I will just flounder.
If you can afford it and you feel it would help I don't see why not go to art school. At worst you'll find out it's not for you and drop it :/
Though I have never gone to illustration school I did go to it for VFX. in my experience for VFX it was very helpful that the teachers were already in the industry, they knew what they were talking about. The value lies on the connections you make with the students and teachers as well.
Also the students who were successful were the ones that went extra. Not just do the assignments but go beyond them to learn skills for your reel. I think this applies to those that went to normal art school too.
In the end though, people get hired for the skills they showcase in their reels/portfolio.
Even when it comes to networking too!, nobody wants to recommend somebody who can't do the job, since it would reflect bad on them.