<p>Alright, please bear with me for the semi-long read because your help and input will be extremely appreciated.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>All input is greatly appreciated ! Thank you.</p>
<p>Take some visiting summer student classes at some of the better schools known for ART. MASS Art, RISD, SAIC has a summer program. This way you keep your junior status and you can work on a portfolio and discover the artist in you. For Graphic Art try RIT and NYU</p>
<p>to get better at drawing, you should draw. just keep a sketchbook and draw daily, do stuff from observation and draw things around your house or w/e. get some friends to sit for you for just 5 minutes and keep working at it. drawing is a learned skill, so practice makes perfect. avoid drawing from pictures whenever you can, its a bad habit to develop, and good luck!</p>
<p>Christophkim, you don’t solely need life drawing in your portfolio for most schools. What they do want, however, is drawing from observation. This is different from life drawing.</p>
<p>Life drawing, to me, represents drawing of people, animals and figure drawing. Drawing from observation is more expansive. It includes all that I mentioned plus drawing of rooms, objects, buildings, plants etc.</p>
<p>My son is a graphic design major at SUNY New Paltz. His portfolio included drawings but also photographs and graphic design work he had done. I think a portfolio should showcase where your talent lies.</p>