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my-chemical-rot · 7 months

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Looooove it (/s) when people who haven’t taken an art class since 5th grade make all kinds of judgements about college-level art classes and say shit like “isn’t it an easy class though? Don’t you get an A just for showing up? Or just for participating? You don’t actually have to be good at art to pass that class right?” Like okay maybe when you’re ten years old your art teacher isn’t gonna grade you by technique and skill but contrary to popular belief you actually have to be *good* at art and work your fucking ass off every single day to get a good grade in an art class

#The kids in IB Music at my school get automatic A’s #Not even for showing up they can skip half the year and still pass their class their teacher just does not care #And they wrongfully assume that IB Visual Art is the same way #Like. no!! I actually have to work really really hard on my portfolio for two years to get even a B in this class 😊#Like good for you that your class is nothing but my teacher actually expects me to be good at my craft to get a good grade 👍#And also contrary to popular belief being good at art is not just Drawing Realistically. You don’t get an A or an F based on how realistic #you can draw. It’s about utilizing media in a purposeful way; learning the rules and techniques for the media in question;#mastering the elements/principles of design; putting in effort; & having creative ideas that you can successfully communicate in your piece #Idk I guess what defines good art is subjective and a conversation and all that. But that’s how you get a good grade in this class at least #Like. It’s not as easy as ''turn in a ten second doodle and get an A for just trying''#and it’s not as basic as ''turn in a realistic drawing and get an A for being good at realism''#Anyways. Currently trying out printmaking and it’s going SO bad 😵‍💫😵‍💫#I don’t expect higher than a C on this project #but!!! For my final grade at the end of the first quarter I got an A & that’s the first time it’s happened with this class :-)#(it’s a 2 year course; last year I ended each quarter with a C. & a B once)#So whatever I’m proud of myself #tbf this quarter has mostly been about the Comparative Study & writing about art is easier than actually creating art so that’s probably wh #still an A’s an A

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