Hey there! Anyone still follow this dusty old thing?? I haven't been on in almost a whole year, woahhh XD
Well, I just had my LaGuardia High School audition Sunday! (Yaaayyy) It went pretty well, and I was one of the only ones at the audition who actually followed the guidelines on the LaGuardia website and packet, such as:
-matting/mounting all artwork in portfolio
-labeling all artwork in portfolio
I think my chances went up a bit because I put in a ton of extra work. (also money, those mats were SOOO EXPENSIVE I CRI)
I'm about to make a portfolio post, to have digital documentation of my work and because it's fun.
The essay and questions were annoying, but I finished them, so hella BD my model was real cute and drawing her was fun. AND OUR MEMORY STILL LIFE PROMPT WAS TEAPOT AND MUG, WHICH I LOVE AND SEE EVERY DAY <3
The way I did my work, to make it as fun and unique as possible, was to make up my own little theme for each. When we had to draw the teapot and mug from memory, we were permitted to add more objects. I did a triangular composition piece, with a candle in a holder at the side, a tall teapot in the middle, and the mug overturned and diagonally placed towards the viewer, spille tea spreading over the bottom. I think it was a great idea, because I was able to show my knowledge of composition, use of negative space, and knowledge of value, because I had to shade everything to the lit candle and the spilled tea would be hard to do. (It was fun.)
The model drawing was simple, and I really went in with lots of shading while keeping the drawing basic enough to follow the instructions clearly. It was more for your knowledge of proportion and stuff than details.
Finally was the pastel, from imagination. We had to choose between drawing "A Day at the Zoo" and "Waiting at the Bus Stop." I chose the bus stop, choosing triangular composition yet again, showing a rainy day with a young couple waiting for the bus, sitting and holding hands, with an older man looking on sadly from the left foreground. I didn't have enough time to go into detail with the street and sidewalk, which I am disappointed and a bit nervous about, but I did shade the figures and do a lot of blending. I don't think it came out bad.
It was a pretty fun experience overall, and because I had carpooled with a friend, I had someone sharing the experience. We were in different groups though. Honestly, it was just a fun oppurtunity to draw and challenge myself. As much as I have wanted and needed to get into this high school since I was in, like, the fifth grade or so, I was more joyous and proud to be at the audition than nervous. (I was really, really nervous though)
So, yeah! I can now start attendin to this blog again, and I CAN START DRAWING ANIME AGAIN!!!!!!!! I HAVEN'T DRAWN ANIME,REALLY WORKED ON A DRAWING FOR WEEKS WITH TONS OF DETAIL AND FUN STUFF, IN SO LONG BECAUSE I WAS PREPARING MY PORTFOLIO.
I AM FREE. SCREW REALISM FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR I AM A REAL ANIME ARTIST ONCE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
