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Journal Entry: Mon Oct 6, 2008, 9:49 PM
  • Mood: Disbelief
Wow. That's the first time someone's ever insulted me to my face about my art. Ouch.

Today we were doing "interim submissions" of our portfolios - our last project before we graduate so pretty big deal. Everyone has their portfolios in pieces while we try to rework stuff and lay everything out all pretty. Today was interim number 2 of 3, and we still have 4 weeks til the portfolio's due.

Now, to set the background - my tutor for today's class is the head of the department, and an opininated bitch. But I thought I'd gotten on her good side because she's loved all my work recently.

It started with me handing her 20 odd a4 pages. She looks as me "You know the portfolio's meant to be a3?" I'm like, "Yes, but a. I'm running out of ink, b. think of the trees, and c. I'm not forking out 40 bucks to print a3 for an interim submission." She immediately starts arguing with me about how I should fork out the money because if I wait til the final submission to print a3 it'll just look crap, but you know, it's up to me if I want to fail. So straight away, I'm on the back foot. And the thing with this tutor, if you say ANYTHING she finds the tiniest bit argumentative or a strike against her course she will rip you to pieces in front of the entire class.

Which is what she did to me. Goody. And of course, the thing she picked on most would be the thing I'm most sensative about - my manga drawings. Basically told me I was shit at drawing even though I got a decent mark for the original project and that all my layouts were awful. When I pointed out half the pages were from my original portfolio for last semester and the other tutor had said they were good (the other tutor who runs THE top design studio in canberra) she just said "Yes, well I don't like it so it doesn't matter what he said."

Seriously. What. The. Hell.

On a slightly lighter note - I've reached 10,000 hits. Yay! Ok, so I was too vague to organise anything for it, but I will draw something eventually. ...when I feel a bit better about my art... :(



Semester Projects
Start on manga - writing up story
Drawings for ~Kayje
Colour Death the Kid fanart
Ink and colour Seraphina
Ink and colour winter picture
Re-ink and tone chocolate pictures



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~TheEclipse Oct 6, 2008, 10:34:17 PM
Aww, it's okay. *pats you*

But I do think she's entitled to her opinion, though, regardless of how hurtful she may present it. Not that we really know whether or not her critique was honest - but since she's your tutor you still have to believe her regardless, unfortunately.

""Yes, but a. I'm running out of ink, b. think of the trees, and c. I'm not forking out 40 bucks to print a3 for an interim submission.""

lol, I hope those were the EXACT words that you used because that's some pretty good reasons if you ask me. Especially C. xD

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*x-eevee Oct 6, 2008, 10:52:22 PM
poor Katya. Stupid tutors

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*elphin-art Oct 6, 2008, 11:32:02 PM
Yeah. But I went shopping and bought frivilous things so I feel better now.

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*elphin-art Oct 6, 2008, 11:34:06 PM
I don't mind so much when the other tutors do it because you know they're being honest and they give you advice on how to improve it. This particular tutor is more like "well I don't like you now so everything you do is shit and you can't fix it EVER."
She actually reduced one of the BOYS to tears earlier in the semester.

I didn't use those exact words. Well...almost, just removed the a. b and c bits from it and it's spot on.

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~TheEclipse Oct 7, 2008, 1:14:08 AM
lol, yeah, I did kinda get the vibe that it was a spite thing. Probably happened because you stood up to her and she didn't like that. I mean, with the paper thing and all. But hopefully this little setback doesn't make you wuss out on future opportunities to get wise with her. =P

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~MarikLover666 Oct 7, 2008, 5:13:41 PM
Wow... SOMEONE'S a bit full of herself, ne? >o> Like her opinion is better than anyone else's.. What a bitch indeed. D:|

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~MarikLover666 Oct 7, 2008, 5:14:38 PM
P.S.: ... You're doing requests, according to your shoutboard..? >w>

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@o@ I watched for 2666.2 seconds... Can you do better??

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*elphin-art Oct 7, 2008, 7:29:43 PM
Yeah, I'm always up for requests and such. It makes me actually work on my drawings lol

And this teacher is DEFINATELY full of herself. As one of the other tutor's says "She's got the tact of a hammer."
The upside is, if I complain about what she said there's a 99% chance I get an extension for the project - it's their way of trying to convince us not to take our complaints to the dean of the faculty.

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*elphin-art Oct 7, 2008, 7:31:23 PM
Well after I recovered I reworked my portfolio so it's now even MORE kick arse so I suppose at least it motivated me in someway, AND I am now extra determined to get a sweet as job at the end of the year and rub it in her face.

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