i mean, copying pictures DOES help new/begining artists learn how to draw. and when i draw realism, looking at refrences of real animals (not copying) helps me draw some parts of the anatomy better

bUT at the point where im at in art, copying pictures really doesnt help. i can draw fine w/out copying a picture, plus THE WHOLE POINT OF ART IS TO BE ORIGINAL (sorry that was in caps i am not angry (forgive me)) and although i dont know for sure yet, i think i want to be a storyboard artist for a job. copying cartoon pictures that another artist drew does not help me at this point (yea at my art class they dont let me draw my own cartoon pictures) creating and improving my own style does. and yea i already have many drawing styles but i wish i could go to an art school that teaches me how to improve that style, be original, and pretty much anything besides "how to draw"

because theres no right way to draw. basic art classes teach you one way "how to draw" but they dont teach (cont)

you about originality, creating your own style, drawing without refrences, making money off your art, etc

thats the stuff i want to learn at this point, , ,
and some of my friends/mutuals go to art schools that teach them stuff like that. and yeah i know i can still learn that stuff @ college, but art highschools sound extremely helpful

oH and dont get me wrong, my art classes arent that bad. the teachers there are very nice and when i was younger those art classes were what taught me how to draw realism. so yeah, thhey did help me alot in the past and still do a little

just, u know, i wish i could go to an art school :v

ANYWAY hi here is a wolf doodle that i drew without a refrence

and sorry about that long rant thing (would that be considered a rant?? im not angry or anything i just kinda wanna go to an art school)

i just read through that whole thing and it didnt make much sense aahhh
sorry im tired

not the kind of tired where im funnier can word stuff better, but the kind of tired where i cant word ANYTHING RIGHT and sound like an 8 year old

ugh i just realized a hUGE mistake that i did w its eyes

I FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME OMG

I feel ya TvT

AAAAA I know the pain I'm so depressed about my art future. X_X
Evertime I draw something I say...It's ok...BUT NOT ENOUGH.

I know, right? So the only means to improve is to discover a new medium, expand, adapt new techniques to whatever style you want to claim as your own. Or develope as a group, learn to collaberate to the point of working well with practically anybody. There is nearly infinite room to expand in the realms of art. Every inspiration is an open door. Every meeting is an opportunity for growth. Every critique is a means to improve out of respect, spite or simple direction. The only question worth asking is "why". And it... is... a very . . . important . . . question!

This wolf drawing is really good, better than what I could do. I'm just TERRIBLE at drawing animals. You're probably right about art schools not teaching you important stuff like coming up with your own style, but that kind of stuff comes from within ^ ^ I wish I could do art classes, the only things I've ever done so far are just photoshop stuff. -n- Not hands on. So you want to go to an art school/college? Have you tried looking up any near you yet?