Im a senior in Highschool and I want to know if i go for an Ap studio art degree, what jobs will be available to me. Im kinda leaning toward 3d art but any jobs will do.
AP Art is not a degree; it is a course taken for college credit, but in my experience, the credits are not transferrable. You will not be able to find a job just by taking AP Art.
Electives can be made the fun part for your homeschooling kids. Your kids need not be in high school to use electives. But, they need to be in the 7th grade or above, in order for the electives to be counted as credits. Art, cooking, music, sewing, community projects and knitting for children in elementary school are considered to be electives and these activities make homeschooling interesting and fun. There is no end to the possibilities that are present in electives.
Before taking up any electives, just check with your state to determine the electives best suited for the child. This needs to be done to be on safer side. Many states do not care, as long as the child is satisfying the requirements for a high school diploma. Some of the electives are:
. Home economics
. Carpentry
. Photography
. Music, solo or participation in an orchestra or band
. Swimming
. Horticulture
. Auto shop
. Arts
. Sports, individually or participation in leagues
. Personal finance and business math.
The list is endless and the only limitation you may have as a parent, besides the state law, is yourself. Electives can spice up the homeschool days because the core courses are important, as they are the focus, but it is the electives that round up the curriculum, providing additional skills. There are some factors that you need to keep in mind before you choose any electives:
. Law of the state you are living in: You need to follow it and document the course activities.
. Program for homeschooling: If you are using any program.
. Colleges: If it is a high school elective and if your child is going to consider further education, then the admission department will be more than happy to help.
Once you have considered these factors, you need to plan. The first thing you need to do is to choose two or three possible ideas and then consider the interests, weaknesses and strengths of your child. Contemplate on:
. How you can take up the elective
. Whether it will be individually, with the help of a co-op or a tutor
. The amount of time you need for it, as it should be enough to constitute an entire course.
. If you want to combine the elective with some complimentary activities, for instance, health may include a community CPR class and a textbook. Whichever elective you choose, you need to see if you can afford it. If you feel that there is a need of some outside sources, then they should be available locally. You should see if any of the activities eventually affects your family life.
For instance, if your daughter wants to take up ice-skating, it could be an excellent way for her to benefit from the physical exercise and education and she can also capitalize on her athleticism and natural grace. But all this will require ice and an instructor and with the rink an hour away, it could be a problem for you. You could urge her to take up ballet lessons instead. No matter what you choose and how you manage, the only limitation is your creativity.
Kris Koonar
http://www.articlesbase.com/homeschooling-articles/how-to-choose-electives-for-your-homeschooling-child-126166.html
Programs such as photoshop, corel painter, etc.
Preferably FREE programs, but a list of programs available from stores is also good. Thank you in advance.
Industry standard software comes from Adobe in the form of Photoshop and Illustrator. The two do overlap to some degree in what they do but Photoshop is predominantly raster based drawing and photo manipulation where Illustrator is vector based drawing. Illustrator vector files can be scaled up to any size without loss of quality or pixellation problems. Between them these two packages can handle anything you care to think of.
Free open source alternatives would be Gimp and Inkscape.
I’m not the best artist in the world but I would like a great art program that’s free, not a trail if you can. I would really appriciate it 
free art drawing software,
ArtRage 2
http://www.ambientdesign.com/artragedown.html
Artweaver
http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version
RENDERA – Free Graphic Editor
http://www.rendera.net/
Gimp ~photo editor,
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
PxPaint with .Net ~xp
http://pxp.grapefruitopia.com/
trialware,
Corel Painter X
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1166553885783
Pixarra : TwistedBrush
http://www.pixarra.com/
portalgraphics openCanvas
http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/
SYSTEMAX – ~SAI
http://www.systemax.jp/sai/
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I am aiming for a bachelors in art history, or a bachelors in fine arts with a minor in art history. How many credit hours are needed in order to get the degree? Thank you.
Depends on the school. The school’s website/catalog will give you that info, but 120 credit hours is the usual requirement for most majors. Fine Art may be different, as there are many studio courses required, along with "foundations" courses, which may carry different credit hours.
Or would I have to buy one myself? I want to do online courses but I don’t know if they will give me a Macbook since I’m not going to the actual school just taking the online courses they provide.
You will have to ask the specific school.
I might be transfering from Pratt ( a private arts school in NY) to another school. I lived in California before and have heard good things about berkely and cal state long beach, but where else could I go to get a good education in the arts without killing myself?
Columbia in Chicago has a great arts program
this might be a stupid question, but i was just wondering from anyone who’s finished a degree in fine art or illustration do you think you’ve improved alot? and do you tihnk you’ve become better at drawing from your imagination?
No & NO do not draw from your imagination unless of course you are some kind of slave locked in a cellar in some small eastern European country.
I’m choosing courses for first year at an art university, and two choices are modelled forms and constructed forms, what goes in these courses? I have a general idea what they mean, but I’m not certain, so help would be great, thanks
Not knowing what university, which professors and any detailed course descriptions, I’m not sure anyone here can help. Send an e-mail to the professors and ask for a syllabus. Also, part of your tuition pays for academic advisers. Find out who your adviser is and call or e-mail them.
Which Universities offer the best programs in Art History. I am considering a Master’s degree. Preferably, I would like to be in the new york/washington/boston area, but am keeping all options open.
Columbia
Yale
NYU
Princeton
UC Berkeley
UPenn
U Chicago
Northwestern
UCLA
CUNY
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Duke
Smaller programs: