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[blueumbriel]

also have you listened to 1-800-273-8255 by Logic?? it's a song about people who go through a lot of suicidal thoughts, and the title of the song is the number for the suicide hotline. i've been listening to it a lot in hopes that his words will get through to me, but i'm having a tough time with it. you should give it a listen, it's really nice. - jay

Ooh! I’ll give it a listen when I can :)

[blueumbriel]

ah, hey Blue :') I need some help, and I was thinking that you could probably offer it? I'm 16 years old and a junior in high school, and I'm starting to look at colleges and stuff. I'm seriously stressing out because I really want to go to an art college, but my parents are insanely strict and I don't think they'll let me travel out of the US, let alone out of Cali. I really want to go to VanArts, like you, or maybe even SAIC? but I'm extremely worried that no art college will except me.

I don't have my own computer, so I can't make digital art. Everything I do is on paper, and I feel like that isn't nearly enough. I feel like it's required for me to submit everything digitally and that scares me. My parents won't let me get a job, so I don't have any of money of my own, and I just???? I'm so terrified??? How did you do it? I'm so scared. I don't want to go to college but at the same time, the idea of leaving California and living somewhere without my parents sounds heavenly. 2/3

I just don't know what to do. I don't know how to look up scholarships for schools. I don't know how to do anything. I'm extremely, EXTREMELY terrified. 3/3

Okay, deep breaths buddy. I am happy to help you out, so let me run through this with you in the best way I can. (I don’t know how SAIC works, but let me show of what I know about my school, Vanarts, in my own knowledge) :)

For one, it’s actually good that you have traditional art as your medium. Not everyone in the school are familiar with digital art, let alone animating, which is why the professors give us the run down on what to do during the first weeks (or 1-2 months maybe??) into the program.

And before you know it, you’re animating! 

Also, do note that the program 2D/3D Character Animation is about a year long, and can be very pricey, so loans/scholarships may help you greatly if you’re not that financially strong.

They like to help you out in any way they can. Heck, I didn’t even know how to use Toonboom Harmony until after a few weeks in the start of the course. One of the professors said this: “Not familiar with digital stuff, animating, or Toonboom, let alone drawing? That’s alright. You came here to learn that stuff.”

So don’t worry on the “don’t-know-how-to-Toonboom” or the “idk-how-to-anatomy” or the “I-don’t-have-an-art-style” part. They’ll handle that one. it just happens that I already have a strong style, a few of us in class do, and that’s okay. Not everyone is great in drawing and we understand that. This is an ART SCHOOL, it’s a place to learn HOW to do those things. No one comes in and goes, “hey I know how to do this and that already. This will be a breEZE---.” No. Not everyone is like that. 

So don’t worry too much on whether you’re good or not. :)

As for the portfolio, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have anything digitally. Show them of what you can do best, even if it’s really rough (I brought some rough sketches and they liked that). They like seeing how you work. But even though that’s the case, it’s totally advised that you should build up your portfolio. Keep on drawing and pick the things that you want to present.The staff there is actually quite nice, so don’t worry too much on pressure. You can also schedule a tour in VanArts, they’ll show you what the place looks like and what the students do during class hours. It’s really cool.

The side on how things went for me can be found HERE, seeing that I already talked about this with another user. 

It’s okay to feel nervous when doing things like these. Heck, I was even terrified about how things worked over here, seeing that I needed two more years before going into college. But even if we’re really scared, we need to explore. Explore on what schools you can apply in, and what scholarships/bursaries can be found.

Here’s a site that may help you in finding scholarships: LINK (it’s free)

The college gave me a small scholarship though, so idk about that. They tend to give out some to students when they’re applying.

As for the money part, that’s going to be a bit tricky, since you said that your parents aren’t letting you get a job. I don’t have a job myself, but I do commissions so that I can earn something. Idk, do something that can actually help you earn? ?? I’m not sure how to help you there, sorry ;;;;;;;;

But, you’re in your junior year, right? You still have a lot of time to do some exploring! Haha. If you’re having trouble though, you can also talk to your school guidance counsellor, or someone you can seek for help regarding colleges and bursaries. That’s what I did when I was in grade 11-12 here. I gathered as much info as I can, and attended Scholarship meetings that mostly talked about how to apply and stuff, so I got some idea on what to do. Don’t stop asking questions. It might save your life honestly.

You don’t have to exactly follow this advice, but just to give you some basis on what to do: explore and apply as much as you can. You have the time. Use that time.

Hope this helps!

[blueumbriel]

THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH!!! You really helped a bunch. I don't have the words to express my gratitude, but seriously your explanation and kind words really helped. I'm not as worried about it as before, so thank you. You're the best person in the world <3

UWAAaaa I am so happy that it helped! Honestly, I thought in mid-typing that I was rambling too much on what to share, but I am so relieved that it did something good. Don’t overthink too much on what you’re going to do and you’ll be fine as a fiddle. ;3

Anyways, I do hope that you find a college that you want in the future!

[blueumbriel]

BLUE!! How are you? I hope you're well! I've been following you on Twitter for some time now and I've only just recently found your tumblr :'D I'M SO HAPPY!! You're one of my favorite artists, you just make me smile :) you're incredibly adorable and your art style is so unique! I really love it!! Anyway, I hope you're having a wonderful day! Cheers! - jay

Uwaaaa!!!  You have found me!! haha :’D

I’ve been doing kinda(??) well, thank you for asking.I’m a little bit stressed due to projects in school, which is why commission slots aren’t open yet (they’re still full anywho haha) and I haven’t been posting as much, but hey I’ll manage and post a whole lot more when I can. But it makes me smile/feel good when I see people, like you, enjoying the stuff that I create. Makes me feel a bit better from what’s currently happening. ;;

Hope that you’re having a good day as well, friend! Have a good day!

[whodat10]

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[keatonbol]

hi hello i think you're super rad and anytime u reblog something and i see it on my dash i smile okay i hope you're having a nice day thank you

omg thank you??? holy shit thats too sweet i dont deserve that

also i must say your icon is the cutest thing ever what scene is that from?