I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course and proceeding directly to degree level.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I kind of just lucked into and fell into the other profession. It was really just an outgrowth of the fact that when I was in art school, I had no money whatsoever.
Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.
I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn't take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements.
Finding your place as an artist is the hardest thing. You come out of college with what feels like a Mickey Mouse degree that qualifies you for nothing in the real world.
I think if you're good at art, you'll be good at most types of art.
I always wanted to be a painter. I loved painting. I went on three different art courses but had no talent whatsoever.
I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.
I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few times.
I went to school at the San Francisco Art Institute, thinking I was going to become an art teacher. Within the first six months I was there, I was told that I couldn't be an art teacher unless I became an artist first.
I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.