soompi forums > Art & Design School Thread

threecharles

Jun 15 2009, 11:20 AM

I saw a few other threads, but none for Artists going to school.

I am going into my second year at Ringling College of Art and Design as an Illustration major. I will be heading towards book/comic cover, video game, card, and fantasy art. So, drop your questions here, or just stop by to chat.

sleeps_in_library

Jun 17 2009, 09:26 PM

I know someone going to Ringling. I'm pretty sure it's Ringling.

I heard from a friend that he didn't like it much. But i think he changed his mind.

I hope you enjoy your time there! If I didn't choose my current major, i'd probably do some sort of art.

threecharles

Jun 18 2009, 06:21 AM

QUOTE (sleeps_in_library @ Jun 17 2009, 09:26 PM)

I know someone going to Ringling. I'm pretty sure it's Ringling.

I heard from a friend that he didn't like it much. But i think he changed his mind.

I hope you enjoy your time there! If I didn't choose my current major, i'd probably do some sort of art.

Yeah, you really have to put your heart and soul in it. I love the school though.

Rainbowfish

Jun 18 2009, 06:28 AM

Future artist here.

At least, hoping to be. Finishing up school this august. (I'm enrolled in an online school, need two more credits to graduate.) So... prob. heading off to San Fransisco Academy of the Arts in Jan.

Not looking forward to the plethora of FAFSA's, though. :/

threecharles

Jun 18 2009, 11:35 AM

QUOTE (Rainbowfish @ Jun 18 2009, 07:28 AM)

Future artist here.

At least, hoping to be. Finishing up school this august. (I'm enrolled in an online school, need two more credits to graduate.) So... prob. heading off to San Fransisco Academy of the Arts in Jan.

Not looking forward to the plethora of FAFSA's, though. :/

Nice, what major?

elevatormusic

Jun 19 2009, 06:53 PM

ringling visited my high school a few months ago. i'm going to MICA as a freshman this fall. not sure about my major though.

threecharles

Jun 19 2009, 08:42 PM

QUOTE (elevatormusic @ Jun 19 2009, 06:53 PM)

ringling visited my high school a few months ago. i'm going to MICA as a freshman this fall. not sure about my major though.

Nice, MICA. What majors interest you?

Just to give people a heads up on Ringling.
I am not too familiar with all of our majors, but I know:

Computer Animation: We are 4th in the world 1st in the country, which is based on animation competitions.

Illustration: This year we took 25% of the spots for Society of Illustrators competition, double any other school. (We increase the number every year)

Interior Design: 99% Hire Rate

Second_Ingredient

Jun 22 2009, 01:39 AM

I'm not attending a specialized school for art, however I am studying illustration/animation at San Jose State in California. We have a really great art program with excellent instructors and friendly students. I'm going on my sixth year at state and hoping to graduate next year. As far as the future, I'd really like to do concept work for films or games. Anyways, nice to meet yall and stay busy during the summer

threecharles

Jun 22 2009, 06:27 AM

QUOTE (Second_Ingredient @ Jun 22 2009, 02:39 AM)

I'm not attending a specialized school for art, however I am studying illustration/animation at San Jose State in California. We have a really great art program with excellent instructors and friendly students. I'm going on my sixth year at state and hoping to graduate next year. As far as the future, I'd really like to do concept work for films or games. Anyways, nice to meet yall and stay busy during the summer

Nice, concept art field is a tough one to get into right now. It has kind of become a popular thing since conceptart.org. My friend Dan just graduated (http://danieladrover.carbonmade.com/) and everyone is telling him he needs experience in the game industry before they will hire him.

Honestly, it's nice to hear some non-specialized colleges have good art programs, because the specialized schools have killer costs.

Also: nice painting, I like that a lot. Vaguely reminds me of Jon Foster.

lokkita

Jun 22 2009, 12:55 PM

Ringling, that's cool! I see some really good art coming out of that school

Next year I'm going to Laguna College of Art & Design, I'm going to study animation- very excited about it!

threecharles

Jun 22 2009, 01:03 PM

QUOTE (lokkita @ Jun 22 2009, 01:55 PM)

Ringling, that's cool! I see some really good art coming out of that school

Next year I'm going to Laguna College of Art & Design, I'm going to study animation- very excited about it!

Nice, why did you choose Laguna? I have never heard of that school.

lokkita

Jun 22 2009, 02:31 PM

It's a very small school, 350 students, so there is lots of one-on-one attention from the professors, which was something I really wanted. The location is great, it's in a wooded canyon just a mile away from the beach.
Also, it's perfect distance from my family, not too far but not too close!
Aaaand, they gave me a scholarship

threecharles

Jun 22 2009, 07:07 PM

QUOTE (lokkita @ Jun 22 2009, 03:31 PM)

It's a very small school, 350 students, so there is lots of one-on-one attention from the professors, which was something I really wanted. The location is great, it's in a wooded canyon just a mile away from the beach.
Also, it's perfect distance from my family, not too far but not too close!
Aaaand, they gave me a scholarship

Nice, best advice I can give you is work your ass off.

strawberrynkiwi

Jun 22 2009, 08:08 PM

I am finishing my final year at Ontario College of Art and Design in Illustration.
Ahhh the illustration world is so tough. I wonder how I'm going to survive my last year, especially with thesis.

and I feel like I'm the only one.

threecharles

Jun 22 2009, 08:41 PM

QUOTE (strawberrynkiwi @ Jun 22 2009, 09:08 PM)

I am finishing my final year at Ontario College of Art and Design in Illustration.
Ahhh the illustration world is so tough. I wonder how I'm going to survive my last year, especially with thesis.

and I feel like I'm the only one.

Nice, good luck in the field.
May we get a link to your portfolio? or blog?

aesthete

Jun 22 2009, 10:28 PM

I attend Syracuse for Interior Design. It was either Pratt or Syracuse but I chose the latter for the whole university campus experience and I planned on transferring over to the Architectural school (backed out). So far I don't know if I should have chosen Pratt instead. It seems like Syracuse isn't strong in Interior Design and its making me nervous about my future.

Mademoisella

Jun 23 2009, 01:23 PM

OHH finally an Art Thread!
i used to be a Sequential Art/Cartooning/Comic Book Drawing (they're all the same depending on how/what college names it) major,
practically a Manga-ka.
but i switched to Graphic Design so i could incorporate Drawing, Photography and Photoshop all in one.
I did plan on going to SCAD, got accepted there but never went 'cos money was a huge issue,
then I thought of transferring to SVA, but decided to just stick in my own state college,
eh we'll see how things work out for me.

threecharles

Jun 23 2009, 01:55 PM

QUOTE (Mademoisella @ Jun 23 2009, 01:23 PM)

OHH finally an Art Thread!
i used to be a Sequential Art/Cartooning/Comic Book Drawing (they're all the same depending on how/what college names it) major,
practically a Manga-ka.
but i switched to Graphic Design so i could incorporate Drawing, Photography and Photoshop all in one.
I did plan on going to SCAD, got accepted there but never went 'cos money was a huge issue,
then I thought of transferring to SVA, but decided to just stick in my own state college,
eh we'll see how things work out for me.

Well, played. Many students at Ringling are here after switching from SCAD. Awesome though, nothing wrong with a state college, just work hard. Our graphic designers spend very long nights in the labs, which are open 24 hours for good reason.

strawberry.llamas

Jun 26 2009, 08:58 PM

i'm interested in black and white film photography(takin it old school

) ...took a course last year in hs...

i'm trying to find a college that has photography and biology...

D: this is hard.

CaptainO

Jun 26 2009, 10:19 PM

Woo~ an Art & Design Thread!!

I'm currently in my second year at Eastern Michigan University majoring in Graphic Design.
I chose GD lul GD = gdragon too because I LOOOVE drawing/photoshop/photography/making cool stuff. ;D
I plan on transferring to College for Creative Studies up here in Detroit!!! (don't worry, D-town maybe the most dangerous cities, but it's located in the nice part of it.)

I want to transfer because, well, the art program at EMU is GREAT if you want to become an Art Teacher... not ferr meh.

QUOTE

i'm trying to find a college that has photography and biology...

Then I suggest some kind of university. I don't really know much about other states, but University of Michigan has a pretty good art program and it's got a great science program.

Japonesque

Jun 26 2009, 11:14 PM

Yay! a design thread.
we sure need this!
=D
any of you designers own a Macbook? cuz thats What I've been noticing heaps of design students carrying around
at uni.

frypan

Jun 27 2009, 05:14 PM

^-^ I'm going to pratt for graphic design.

breathless.

Jun 27 2009, 06:03 PM

I attend RIT for photography -- my school is an odd mix of half art/half technology. Our campus is just full of extremes ~

threecharles

Jun 28 2009, 01:26 PM

QUOTE (Japonesque @ Jun 27 2009, 12:14 AM)

Yay! a design thread.
we sure need this!
=D
any of you designers own a Macbook? cuz thats What I've been noticing heaps of design students carrying around
at uni.

Yeah, I have a Macbook Pro, school gives them to freshman.
Nice to see other artists here.

onewithoutlove

Jun 28 2009, 01:31 PM

I'm going to the art institute of california-Hollywood
for interior design. I don't know if i should get a macbook
pro :/ do we really need it?

furiae

Jun 29 2009, 12:47 AM

i'm gonna do art & computer soon too @_@

pinkyturtle

Jun 29 2009, 06:21 PM

I'm not attending an art school but rather a state school and will receive a BA in fine arts. I'm going to be concentrating on graphic design. I'm so excited!

threecharles

Jun 29 2009, 09:43 PM

QUOTE (onewithoutlove @ Jun 28 2009, 01:31 PM)

I'm going to the art institute of california-Hollywood
for interior design. I don't know if i should get a macbook
pro :/ do we really need it?

Wait on it. Interior design uses a lot of PC based programs.

anInsignificantAsian

Jun 29 2009, 10:39 PM

Anyone going to Art Center? I was gonna go there, but I chose UCR...
Tell me how it is.

phantompc4

Jun 30 2009, 12:51 PM

SCAD atlanta campus (savannah college of art and design) for photography and minor in industrial design.

ill be going to their hong kong campus when it finishes in 2010

Mee

Jul 10 2009, 11:06 AM

I'm going to be a Senior, 7th-semester at the Fashion Institute of Technology (NYC) in Sept.,
majoring in Interior Design !

Any other FIT heads?

Hoping to get my Masters in Architecture in a year also.

ginachan

Jul 10 2009, 01:51 PM

I'm majoring in Fashion Merchandising..and is planning to trasfer to CALPOLY POMONA for their Apparel Merchandising program....anyone here attending CALPOLY? I need some advice whether or not I should transfer to AI instead of CSU?

hyele128

Jul 17 2009, 01:46 AM

yay an art school thread!

im gonna be a freshman at MICA this fall.
baltimore is a dangerous city, especially around campus.. but i can protect myself with my exacto knife...haha im such an artnerrd.

im still deciding between painting and illustration as my major.
i wonder if anyone here is going to risd or cooper union..

Paulexie

Jul 17 2009, 09:14 AM

whoo! an art & design thread! I'm a freshmen taking up Fine Arts major in Advertising

I'm starting to love every bits of it. Hurrahhh to us! 8D

threecharles

Jul 17 2009, 02:16 PM

QUOTE (Paulexie @ Jul 17 2009, 09:14 AM)

whoo! an art & design thread! I'm a freshmen taking up Fine Arts major in Advertising

I'm starting to love every bits of it. Hurrahhh to us! 8D

Where at??

I'm a Candy Bar

Jul 17 2009, 02:52 PM

^Yeah I'm curious about that too

ncly

Jul 17 2009, 03:06 PM

does anyone know any art school in Boston?

also i wonder if anyone here goes to central saint martins college of art & design in london?

i have to give in my college application soon, and i really want to go to a college/university that has something to do with art
don't know what i want to be major in though....may be something to do with advertising

my mom is prettymuch agaisnt my idea, cuz she thinks it's hard to get a job if i go to an art school. that's not true though right?

threecharles

Jul 17 2009, 06:53 PM

QUOTE (ncly @ Jul 17 2009, 03:06 PM)

does anyone know any art school in Boston?

also i wonder if anyone here goes to central saint martins college of art & design in london?

i have to give in my college application soon, and i really want to go to a college/university that has something to do with art
don't know what i want to be major in though....may be something to do with advertising

my mom is prettymuch agaisnt my idea, cuz she thinks it's hard to get a job if i go to an art school. that's not true though right?

Lol, it's hard to get a job right now period. Good news is it's a great time to go to school, because the world should recover by the time you are out. Art careers tend to be challenging to get, but are also very rewarding.

If you read, "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" he argues that in the near future designers and artists will be extremely vital.

I am going to school for illustration. It's a VERY hard path, but everyone is only given one life so I am going to use that one life to chase my dreams :] and I suggest the same for everyone.

yoshakeit

Jul 17 2009, 07:33 PM

I was totally waiting for a thread like this! Im a junior in high school and Im preparing my portfolio right now, which is due around december-ish. I really want to major in fine arts! What colleges have a good fine arts program? I really want to go to Pratt.

1.minute.1.second

Jul 18 2009, 08:56 AM

QUOTE (strawberrynkiwi @ Jun 23 2009, 12:08 AM)

I am finishing my final year at Ontario College of Art and Design in Illustration.
Ahhh the illustration world is so tough. I wonder how I'm going to survive my last year, especially with thesis.

and I feel like I'm the only one.

Hey, I'm going to be a first-year student at OCAD for Illustration. Any advice/experience/tips for me? =D

And for those of you in the States, how on earth do you manage the financial matters? I applied to Pratt, got accepted, and ultimately had to decline the offer because of the $$$. In addition, it's even more expensive for us international students because we don't get any financial aid from the government or school, plus all the paperwork/documents for a visa.

Tammy

Jul 18 2009, 09:21 AM

Going to the Ontario College of Art and Design in September. I originally wanted to go into painting/drawing, but now I'm edging towards illustration/graphic design. So unsure.... =/

tinchiq

Jul 18 2009, 10:16 AM

I've been looking for an A&D thread.
Finally found one!

I'm graduating probably this year or next from high school and now thinking about what to take..
and going to an arts school is one of my few choices.. ( :

So my question is, do I have to be skilled in traditional drawing to enter an Arts School?
I do photoshop a lot but I don't draw. ) : Pencils don't work with me well. It sucks, I should've practiced before.
But I am interested in taking up some course related to Graphic Designing and willing to learn a lot.

threecharles

Jul 18 2009, 11:08 AM

QUOTE

Hey, I'm going to be a first-year student at OCAD for Illustration. Any advice/experience/tips for me? =D

And for those of you in the States, how on earth do you manage the financial matters? I applied to Pratt, got accepted, and ultimately had to decline the offer because of the $$$. In addition, it's even more expensive for us international students because we don't get any financial aid from the government or school, plus all the paperwork/documents for a visa.

Basically, I have a HUGE private loan out.

My advice to you is WORK YOUR BUTT OFF. Drawing from life as much as possible

QUOTE (tinchiq @ Jul 18 2009, 10:16 AM)

I've been looking for an A&D thread.
Finally found one!

I'm graduating probably this year or next from high school and now thinking about what to take..
and going to an arts school is one of my few choices.. ( :

So my question is, do I have to be skilled in traditional drawing to enter an Arts School?
I do photoshop a lot but I don't draw. ) : Pencils don't work with me well. It sucks, I should've practiced before.
But I am interested in taking up some course related to Graphic Designing and willing to learn a lot.

It helps being able to draw, but many successful graphic designers can't draw.

shai

Jul 18 2009, 12:12 PM

QUOTE (tinchiq @ Jul 18 2009, 01:16 PM)

I've been looking for an A&D thread.

So my question is, do I have to be skilled in traditional drawing to enter an Arts School?
I do photoshop a lot but I don't draw. ) : Pencils don't work with me well. It sucks, I should've practiced before.
But I am interested in taking up some course related to Graphic Designing and willing to learn a lot.

I'm going to be a freshmen at university this fall and majoring in graphic design..and I have to start by taking drawing classes for my major first then move onto more computer based art so it seems.

xrhapsody

Jul 18 2009, 12:48 PM

I am attending Newbury College in Brookline, MA as a Commercial and Advertisement Art major this fall. I'm working with an Admissions Officer at Mass. Art to transfer there ASAP once I get a good college GPA and obtain college credits. She really wanted me to attend but I had such a low HS GPA

It was honestly one of the saddest things to hear that your art is good enough, but your GPA wasn't.

Background Info: When I was 15, I interned at Artists For Humanity and two months later become a paid Photographer. I'm now almost 19 and I'm still working there and I've gotten to do lots of commissioned commercial work as well as Fine Arts for big name and high end clients. I do film as well as digital photography

I've also been doing Graphic Design since I was 12 lol. My parents used to lock me in the house haha.

QUOTE (hyele128 @ Jul 17 2009, 05:46 AM)

im still deciding between painting and illustration as my major.
i wonder if anyone here is going to risd or cooper union..

I work at an art studio and one of my good friends got accepted to Cooper Union two years ago, but later got kicked out. What an opportunity lol.

QUOTE (ncly @ Jul 17 2009, 07:06 PM)

does anyone know any art school in Boston?

also i wonder if anyone here goes to central saint martins college of art & design in london?

i have to give in my college application soon, and i really want to go to a college/university that has something to do with art
don't know what i want to be major in though....may be something to do with advertising

my mom is prettymuch agaisnt my idea, cuz she thinks it's hard to get a job if i go to an art school. that's not true though right?

Mass. Art, Art Institute of Boston, etc.

It's all situational. If you're amazing at art, determined, hard working and competitive then getting a job with an art degree would be a hell of a lot easier.

I'm a Candy Bar

Jul 19 2009, 01:15 AM

QUOTE (Tammy @ Jul 18 2009, 01:21 PM)

Going to the Ontario College of Art and Design in September. I originally wanted to go into painting/drawing, but now I'm edging towards illustration/graphic design. So unsure.... =/

at least you have a year to decide.
I'm not going to OCAD but once in awhile, I wonder if I'll regret not going there for advertising.. heh

graphic design at York University/Sherican Tech joint program

exciting exciting!

MIS0HAPPY

Jul 20 2009, 03:23 PM

QUOTE (tinchiq @ Jul 18 2009, 11:16 AM)

So my question is, do I have to be skilled in traditional drawing to enter an Arts School?
I do photoshop a lot but I don't draw. ) : Pencils don't work with me well. It sucks, I should've practiced before.
But I am interested in taking up some course related to Graphic Designing and willing to learn a lot.

drawing is a good skill to have, but like someone replied earlier, it's not required. of course, you'll probably take drawing classes to help with observation and whatnot. my drawing class had a handful of students who couldn't draw "realistic" but balanced it out with good design skills (and concepts). my typography teacher says that if you can't draw, just hire someone. lol.

i go to cornish college of the arts in seattle. i looove it, but i hate tuition. D':
don't know any other people except for 1 other soompier who goes here.

inbou

Jul 22 2009, 12:02 AM

Was wondering when I find a thread for art student.

I graduated from Art Institute of Vancouver - Game Arts program.
Now I'm heading back to school to SFU or Capilan University for their Traditional Art program.

Some of your sketches are really nice Charles. How many years you have left at Ringling College?

QUOTE (threecharles @ Jul 17 2009, 07:53 PM)

Lol, it's hard to get a job right now period. Good news is it's a great time to go to school, because the world should recover by the time you are out. Art careers tend to be challenging to get, but are also very rewarding.

If you read, "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" he argues that in the near future designers and artists will be extremely vital.

I am going to school for illustration. It's a VERY hard path, but everyone is only given one life so I am going to use that one life to chase my dreams :] and I suggest the same for everyone.

Reason I'm returning to school, no one wants to hire me. =( And people that actually gave me a chance, hired an animator instead.

QUOTE (threecharles @ Jun 22 2009, 07:27 AM)

Nice, concept art field is a tough one to get into right now. It has kind of become a popular thing since conceptart.org. My friend Dan just graduated (http://danieladrover.carbonmade.com/) and everyone is telling him he needs experience in the game industry before they will hire him.

Honestly, it's nice to hear some non-specialized colleges have good art programs, because the specialized schools have killer costs.

Also: nice painting, I like that a lot. Vaguely reminds me of Jon Foster.

That is so true, but hey, they ask that for any position when your applying in the game industry, well... for well known company that is. Smaller company expect that you are diverse from all range (animation-art-programmer)

Have to agree that those paintings are quite nice.

Bestest luck on all of us.

threecharles

Jul 22 2009, 05:40 AM

QUOTE (inbou @ Jul 22 2009, 01:02 AM)

Was wondering when I find a thread for art student.

I graduated from Art Institute of Vancouver - Game Arts program.
Now I'm heading back to school to SFU or Capilan University for their Traditional Art program.

Some of your sketches are really nice Charles. How many years you have left at Ringling College?

Reason I'm returning to school, no one wants to hire me. =( And people that actually gave me a chance, hired an animator instead.

That is so true, but hey, they ask that for any position when your applying in the game industry, well... for well known company that is. Smaller company expect that you are diverse from all range (animation-art-programmer)

Have to agree that those paintings are quite nice.

Bestest luck on all of us.

Thanks, I still have 3 years left at Ringling, such a LONG way to go. Hopefully the economy takes a turn for the better while I am going to school.

Ah, best of luck to you as well. Also, make sure you apply for EVERY company... many people working for top game companies started off with game boy games. Sounds like a good idea to get that traditional up there too. Keep practicing your modeling skills!

theLOSER

Jul 22 2009, 06:33 AM

NICE! A THREADD!!

I'm going to UMD for Graphic Design!
Are you guys required to get a MAC pro laptop too? To the GD Majors.