I want to establish myself as a painter at school, any tips?

Question: I want to establish myself as a painter at school, any tips!?

I feel like I don't really have a place in my school!. That isn't to say that I don't have friends or anything I would just like to be someone that people remember!. I have always been interested in art and I want to progress as an artist!. Any ideas of what I should do!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Sara is right practice tis the only way!. You don't mention if you are in High School or College!. If in High School, you may find it hard to get into art classes, they are tracked for talent!. but if so you can check out art classes at your local museum!.!.!.even if they are for adults and full of old people you will be amazed at what you can learn!. If you are in college no problem sign up!! If you love art, you will find your medium and it may very well not be what you thought it was! Best Wishes!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I volunteered to do a bulletin board in a glass case in the school lobby where they had all of the sports trophies!. They used to post the game schedules, pep rally dates, etc!. I personally had nothing to do with the sports or the "jock scene" but I did little caricatures of all of the jock stars and the cheerleaders (flattering of course) and "decorated" the trophy case with these and changed them periodically with the sports seasons!. Pretty soon people were lining up to see the latest "art" and I had a rep as "the Illustrator"!. I also volunteered to do illustrations and cartoons for the school newspaper!.There's not a person alive who doesn't respond to an art representation of THEMSELVES! By the way!.!.!. I now make my way as a portrait artist!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Practice practice practice!.!. as often as you can!. Take as many art classes as allowed!. I took 5 art classes my senior year of highschool, 4 the year before, 3 the year before that!.!.!. by the time I had graduated, I had the reputation of being "artsy" !.!.of course that wasn't my intent, my intent was to do art because that's what I like!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know where you are from but the best school out there last I heard was the R!.I!.S!.D!. Rhode Island School of Design!.Www@QuestionHome@Com