Pursuing Art: Need some advice please!

christophkim
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:34:41 +0000

Alright, please bear with me for the semi-long read because your help and input will be extremely appreciated.

I am currently in junior standing in college and attending a traditional 4 year University as a Business major but I’ve slowly started to realize over the years that this is NOT what I want to do. I really really want to pursue further education in the Arts, preferably Advertising and/or Graphic Design.

In high school I never took any art classes but I took a couple figure drawing classes in my current University, I wasn’t very good at it and I’m not very good at drawing, but I’m 100% sure a career in Advertising/Graphic Design is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

I know that in order to get into an Art school such as Pratt, New School, SVA… you need a portfolio mainly consisting of still life drawings in different mediums.
What do you guys recommend I do ? Are there any classes I can take to improve upon my drawing ? I know that drawing should be fundamental and almost second nature for art students but I’m just not that great at it.

All input is greatly appreciated ! Thank you.