Feb '24

I am a true beginner, not even someone who much history sketching/drawing for fun. What are some expectations I should have for myself and the courses as I go forward. I am just beginning term 1, but hope to see this all the way through to term 10. I'm excited to be here though, and lover hearing what the more experience students have to say!

Feb '24

Welcome scoffingcoyote!

There are people with all typs of backgrounds around here. Some with years of experience and amazing work before they even start, some with zero knowledge who are just learning how to draw. And they all advance at different rates depending on their schedlues, bandwiths and personal lives.

What is really important is to have a clear goal for yourself, this is your art journey, and as fun as it is to have the journey with others, you should only compare your progress against yourself and for your unique situation.

Trying to set unrealistic expectations or comparing yourself to others with a different life will only frustrate and become destructive in the long run. You might want to take a look at this recent video:

HOW TO KILL YOUR PASSION FOR ART 🔪

It's also worth mentioning progress is usually slow and incremental, you will probably not see much change from piece to piece, at times you might even feel like there's a downgrade (depending on your mood and feedback), but with consistency, aiming to continuously improve, a clear goal, and more importantly, having fun, you are sure to see progress towards your art goal.

Feb '24

Yo welcome aboard! Just take it slow, theres a lot to absorb and the most basic stuff tends to be the most important, so don’t rush, do assignments multiple times and go at your own pace

Cheers!

Feb '24

Heyos! welcome to the forum!

As for expectations.. having too many may burn you out or kill your passion.
I'd say maybe aim to be better than you are now by the time you finish the course :smile: if you manage to do much more than that, then you'd feel even more satisfied i think! :smiley:

Feb '24

Sup man, welcome to the forums!
I've been on this course for a bit more than a year now and i can say with confidence that i'm better today then i was before i started, at art at least lol

The course itself lays a path that only you can follow, as other said, go on your own pace and try to not to over do it and i'm sure you will improve along the journey. One good tip that i can give you is to be self critical and recognize your shortcomings, so you can work on them, but also recognize your current skill level and do be proud of your works. The important thing is to just keep at it.

Oh, and i highly recommend for you to watch the enhanced learning lesson of term 7 first, it's quite eye opening.