Joseph's shiny new sketchbook

[Dominicque]

You've learned to block out the figure and add shadow really nicely. Can't wait to see you develop this. I would love to something similar myself. It's pretty much only ateliers that teach these techniques isn't it, not art schools?

Well most art schools do have figure drawing. But even if they do it's mostly short poses between 10 minutes and an hour. So you'd never have nearly enough time to do anything besides sloppy work, even if the instruction were decent.

Yeah, it's not a lot. I feel with Fine Art there's not much instruction, so I'm glad I didn't pursue it to degree level. It would just feel like a waste of time. There's only one university in the UK that teaches anatomy and that's Oxford lol. Even that's not really atelier style. Don't know any in my town, if you live in a Capitol city you are pretty lucky in that respect. I really wish I would have chosen graphic design at A-Level, because at least I would have learn Photoshop.

What are you studying right now? (presuming you're in some degree program if not Graphic design)

Something completely unrelated in Linguistics with a Modern Language. This year was meant to be my Year Abroad, but I'm ground for obvious reasons. Though it would be a good time to get back into drawing and honing my skills via a sketchbook thread. I always wanted to know more about writing and language, and A-Level Art stressed me the hell out, and already felt like a waste of time. I definitely wasn't mentally ready for degree level art. I've thought about a masters in Illustration, but definitely want to find tutors and a program that teach me what I want to know, otherwise it would feel like a waste of money and I should just continue self-teaching. There's a local short-course in Graphic design I'm considering, though. Are you at a full-time atelier?