Studying Theater design/prop making/set design/ costume design?
Question by Kris T: Studying Theater design/prop making/set design/ costume design?
I really want to make props for movies for a career. I’m starting college in the fall majoring in theater design/stagecraft and taking classes in costume design. I’ve never taking an art class beyond the requirement in grade school. But I build stuff on my own, am pretty good with measuring and replicating things. Any suggestions? I figure they’ll make me take art, is college art difficult or is it introductory? will i fall behind and fail if i take art?
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Answer by Seventex
Life drawing (a very common art requirement) is a tremendous foundational skill for any artists and I’d say even more for someone interested in prop-making and set design. No one is born drawing like Michaelangelo, just like no one is born writing like Hemmingway, you have to work at it. The only way you’ll fail drawing, or any other art class, is by failing to work at it.
Is it hard? It all depends on what makes things hard for you. People apply themselves in different ways, and some art classes necessitate all the work be done in the classroom (like a life drawing class) and others mostly outside of class (like photography). For classes where the work is done outside, you define the challenge and amount of time spent on assignments. That can be difficult or easy depending on your personality.
Ultimately, how much you enjoy the activity determines how hard it seems when you’re doing it. If you enjoy the work, the assignments, you’ll spend more time on them and get more out of the class. The only way you’ll fall behind is if you don’t do the assigned work or skip classes.
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