Can I still transfer courses? Is it too late?

[Rist]

I have a real big issue. I read countless times how important life drawing is, and my goal is to be a good, if not a great, illustrator. And yet the University I am with do not have these classes, they do not even have a life model! I just finished my 1st year and I feel I have not improved much at all. The course I went on was 'Interdiciplinary in art and design', and I feel it is not the right course for me, but i do not where to go from here. Do I still have a choice? Can I still transfer to another course and skip the first year? Is life drawing taht important to my studies? I feel it is as I did do a 6 week, 4 hours a week course back in community college.

I currently study he UK at the Universtiy of Barnsley, which is ran by Huddersfield.

I would much appreciate any information people can give me.

I do nto mind transfering to another University if that is what it takes to get to where I want to be.

[That fat kid]

Hire your own model, or set up a group and hire one or draw each other. I don't know if transfering is possible, but intiative always is.

I feel as if my university doesn't have enough emphasis on life drawing so I ask girls from around the campus to sit for portraits and pose for me. They're usually excited and flattered to be considered for any type of modeling. I usually get about 2 to 3 different girls a week.

[Seedling]

Anything is possible with enough money.

Talk to your parents, talk to your school, and talk to the school you want to transfer to. They will be able to tell you what is possible.

Or do what That Fat Kid suggests.


That Fat Kid – don’t forget to draw males, too!

[Rist]

Is it that important to do Life Drawing classes? Can I not just draw from life of people out and about? Family and Friends? Wildlife and Surroundings? The only thing I can see that life drawing lessons can give is the push the teacher givess you (but that can be achieved anyway if you are hard on yourself), and the knowledge of the human body from within the clothing, or in this case with no clothing on.

I will do a search on this forum to see if there were any large topics on this matter.

Thanks so far.

That fat kid: That is one possibility. I could also search the town to see if any external life drawing sessions are going on, if the that part of studying is essential of course.

[rinmon]

It's not about if you took life drawing classes or not, or if you've drawn nude human from life or not.

It's about if you have the skills such classes teach you. If you can gain them without those classes then no, you don't have to take the course at any cost.
I think it's perfectly fine to draw fully clothed people in public places or ask friends to pose for you. Drawing objects from life isn't bad too. And to learn anatomy you can study some good references. Still, That Fat Kid's idea is great. Oranising such a group could teach you more than human anatomy; you can meet new people and get some organisation experience, and those are never bad things.

So if you want to transfer only because you don't have life drawing course and you're satisfied with the rest of the programme, think again.

[supermark]

Just make sure that you mention that they will be clothed during the ,modeling session(in refrence to asking people on campus)....otherwise you might get smacked.lol :p


and That Fat Kid...you are a P.I.M.P. :P

[Sharon Knettell]

Hi,

I think your best bet is to go to an atelier and be trained by competent people who know how to draw. You will waste a lot of time just figuring out how to do it. It is difficult to do. Here is a link to a UK Atelier. They can be qute reasonable. http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/atelier_list.asp?page=11&sort=school&order=ascending

[Storyboard Dave]

As far as transfers go, I'd jump at it if you feel as though you're not getting an adequate education.

It's akin to seeing a bad movie- if it's really that bad, why are you obligated to staying to the bitter end?? Walk out.