[ExonGep]

Hello everyone

I haven't took a good art class in my life, only school art classes and they sucked big time.
Must of the things i know now were taught by experience and time.
My question is, does going to an art school make a big improvement in you ability to draw and paint, or it's the experience, practice and time?

I'm 21 years old and i'm not studying to become a professional artist, thats why i will never have the chance to go to an art school.
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[matter]

you can only learn from your own work, i think.. but teachers and formal education give it direction and focus, which are very important. before i came to school, i could draw fine.. but considering the things ive learned in two years (that i certainly would not hav on my own), my college education is priceless - every semester ive been introduced to completely new levels of understanding, and its much different from high school courses!

-matt
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[ExonGep]

thanks for your comment matter! I still have alot to learn, i might not go to an art college but i could pay for special art classes (if they exist).

thanks again
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[Gort]

An academic environment is beneficial, because you can get feedback and interact more closely with your peers. You'll be exposed to criticism, and like it or not, criticism is a good way at getting better; how are you ever to know how good you are without legitimate feedback? Some of history's greatests successes were often the result of failures. Don't try to learn in a vacuum.

Look, you can afford college; if you're passionate about it, you'll do whatever it takes (legally, of course) to get the money - borrow it if you have to. If that kind of committment is too big, then try a continuing education program at a local college; yes - they exist, are typically inexpensive and good exercise for learning. Many of the art colleges here in America offer them; they'll run about 3 hours for one night a week over the course of about 4 - 6 weeks; an average cost is around $250 - materials excluded.

Good luck
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[ExonGep]

Thanks alot for your comment Gort. I agree with everything you said, now i'm convinced that i need art classes so i can improve more. I'm going to do whatever i can to take them.
Thanks again .
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[Bruneau]

Hi ExonGep
I'm 47 and a proffesional artist.
I was very young when i started to get interested in art .
So my parents send me to schools where art was a primary thing.
I followed many classes in the evening and even at weekend. None of them where any good. I was 20 and still had not finished one school completely.
So I began to do my own thing (drawing and painting) and people became interested in the things I did. I had my first great show a year later.
I only want to say that any school stinks. You can learn nothing there, classes given by so called artist themselves. It's a big joke. Follow your own thing.
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