So first things first! I changed my URL. I received recent advice from friends (please check them out here: JustinJooMusic and LoveYna, fashion blogger) that have told me "Ally in Design" sounds better for the URL .. since people would remember it better than "theallysign." Unfortunately, the URL allyindesign.blogspot.com has been already taken. Yes, I did check it out. Yes, it is pretty nice. :( Haha, it's okay though!!!
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I haven't really set a day of the week to post stuff up.. it really all depends on when I have time. I'm not blogging as much as I want to since I've been working a lot. I'm not even attending a specialized art university, and all my time is being consumed! That's one thing I have to give up to do this -- leisure time. It's not bad I guess. I'll get used to it. But what is really essential if you're planning to attend art school is the skill of time management. Every single opportunity you have to be productive, you have to take it or you'll fall behind. People aren't kidding when they say that having poor time management skills will get you dismissed from art school (this can actually apply for everything).
Right now, I'm barely caught up with school work. At this moment, I'm putting together a "workbook" for my Design 1A class for a project that has already passed! The workbook is only to visually show the step by step process I've made to get to my final product.
Yes, this was a part of the character project I was working on last week in Photoshop. I've still yet to put together a clean outline of my process for you guys!! Ahhh!! Even I'm lagging behind with this blog. :( But I promise, once I can tread lightly in school, I will just write and write and post and post what I've been doing. I am very excited to post up some of the class assignments I've been working on (especially with my current Gestalt Theory study in one of my classes), but that'll have to wait! I still have to get my hands on a camera to document my work, hehe... ^^''
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To make up for my inactiveness, I'll share some things I learned from the past month from personal experience (I'd like to say they're pretty handy, especially to people thinking about majoring in visual arts):
- Get to know your classmates. They will most likely be your only friends for a while since it's hard to find time to hang out with old friends and meet new people. Most of the time, you won't have high school friends with you in your classes since art isn't everyone's professional interest. So, embrace your artsy fartsy friends. Eat lunch with them. Have conversations in class with them while you're working. Cry about artistic struggles (
that no one else would probably understand) with them (if necessary). You'll be spending a lot of years together with pretty much the same people since classes are very intimate, so take advantage of this small opportunity to have new friends. - ...Sign up for a locker in your class building (if they offer this). I didn't sign up for a locker to store all my art supplies in, and yes, I do regret it even if I'm only a month into school. It's a struggle to lug around 50 pounds of paper, sketchbooks, paint, pencils, tape, etcetc. back and forth from my dorm room to the buildings my classes are in.
- ALWAYS have snacks and drinks with you. Since I'm only a first year student, my fundamentals courses only last for three hours. As your time in school goes on, it'll extend up to six hours. Learn to always have cookies, crackers, chips, water, or juice in your bag because you're gonna be (9 times out of 10) hungry to the point of being dizzy during class. You won't have the motivation to work with an empty stomach. With that being said, make sure you have big meals, especially if you have two consecutive three hour classes. The instructors will most likely give you a break (but it's gonna be short), so use that time to eat. Don't continue working during the break if you're hungry. This is coming from personal experience. I have 8 hours of straight classes on Mondays and by the time I'm done with classes for the day, I get this really bad headache. But I do bring food around, and slowly but surely, my body has been getting accustomed to this routine.
- Have a playlist of songs ready. Most of my instructors let us listen to music when we're working (which is a wonderful idea that needs to be implemented in high school art classes). It's convenient to have a playlist of songs pre-made so you don't have to keep searching up songs on YouTube or Soundcloud (if you're using a smartphone as an MP3 player). Plus, it's boring listening to the same songs every class. So, keep a variety of playlists on loop!
- If you're dorming or even if you're commuting and you don't have much space in your room to work at, then work in a bigger area. My desk in my dorm is always cluttered even if I try to clean it. Stuff has just been piling up more and more everyday and it's hard for me to work in such a small area. So what I do is I take all the materials I need to get homework done and bring it all with me to my dorm hall's lounge. I feel less messy that way and I get things done!
I'll definitely put up more helpful things once I learn more. As a matter of fact, I won't be posting up just works. Like I said, I'll be putting up tips, thoughts on certain artwork/art processes, and anything the least bit related to art!
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That was a long post, phew. If you're still here reading, then thank you! If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me a message/comment! Have a wonderful week and don't forget to look for the Ally in Design! :)
See ya next time!
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