Greetings and welcome to Class 37!

(I know what you're thinking...why Class 37? I'll be honest, I have no idea. I needed a name, and this popped into my head...sorry about the lame-osity of it!)



Assignments Doing the assignments is the best way to gain points and experience, so check it out!! Current assignment due: March 1st
Roll Call See your fellow students!
Class Rules Rules on joining, critiquing, and submissions.
Making the Grade A quick explanation of Class 37's grade system.
Extra Credit Contest Info!! Current contest ends: March 1st
Further Reference Links to some awesome tutorials here on dA and other sites!




This club is for artists of all levels who want to improve! No more being afraid to give honest critiques to your fellow artists! No more wondering how you can improve your own art! In Class 37, we'll try to have an open and encouraging dialogue going between artists.

The basic idea is that assignments (which are not mandatory to complete...but you do get points for doing so!) will be given out (1 or 2 per month) and members will submit their work to our gallery. Then, each piece will be critiqued by other members. This serves two purposes:
The artist will gain insight as to how they can improve.
The critiquers will learn the valuable art of constructive criticism.

Anyways, that's enough yammering out of me! Take some time to look around the club, and if you think it's for you, check out the rules for joining!

-Liss

Admin
*I wanted to put Headmistress just for laughs, but I think it sounds too bossy!*




Update Section!!

Be sure to check out the Extra Credit section to get in on the latest contest!! Right now it's a competition to design a logo for Class 37, so get going and good luck! I'm extending the deadline to next month because we didn't get any entries! So if anybody feels like designing a logo..............

Also make sure to stop by the Assignments section to get information on the latest assignment! Assignment #1 is in the human anatomy category!!

The Roll Call list has been updated! Welcome to all our new students, and congratulations to our three second year students!

Don't forget, if you want to enroll (aka join) just send us a note titled JOINING, add us to your friends list, and add our icon to your journal!!

From the desk of ~BLIvorySS
Okay, so apologies for being late to update! Computer troubles. But anyways....yeah, I have to write an essay, so ttyl!
-Liss

Joining
1. Add us to your friends list!
2. Add our icon to your journal!
3. Send us a note titled 'Joining'
4. As soon as we get your note and see our icon in your journal, you will be enrolled in the First Year of Class 37!!

Assignments
1. Send a note titled 'Assignment #(whatever number it is)'
2. Make sure there's a working link to your entry included in the note!
3. Please make all your links to deviantART submissions. No links to other image-hosting sites please!

Critique
1. Don't be afraid to critique somebody just because you think they are 'better' than you are. Everybody has something valuable to say, and we want to hear from all of our members!
2. Members may answer to critiques on their own pieces.
3. Any 'I'm better than you so you really shouldn't be talking' garbage, and you will be expelled. Nobody is so good that they are above advice.
4. Although links will be provided to the original pieces, members are encouraged to critique the deviation here at Class 37, rather than at the original. (that's the only way you get points!)
5. There is a difference between constructive criticism and being a jerk. For example:
Constructive: I like how you did the pose of the character. One thing you could do to improve it though is work a little more on the shading. It would really add a lot if there was more contrast between light and dark areas.
Jerky: This isn't very good at all. There is nothing constructive about a comment like this. What makes it not good? How can it be improved? Can you recommend any exercises to help the artist with similar things in the future?
So basically, don't just say that something isn't good. Give a little more. And it's never a bad thing to say one thing you like about the drawing as well.

Contests
1. Same format rules as for assignments. (must be link to dA page)
2. Send note with link titled 'CONTEST'


Assignments Doing the assignments is the best way to gain points and experience, so check it out!! Current assignment due: March 1st
Roll Call See your fellow students!
Class Rules Rules on joining, critiquing, and submissions.
Making the Grade A quick explanation of Class 37's grade system.
Extra Credit Contest Info!! Current contest ends: March 1st
Further Reference Links to some awesome tutorials here on dA and other sites!

Assignment #1 Head and Shoulders

Assignments are not mandatory, but they will all be fairly easy to complete, so members are strongly encouraged to participate!

As we receive submissions, we will post them in our gallery as well as in the assignment journal. Don't forget to give critique for each assignment! *note: please see our rules section for a quick guide to giving critiques in a helpful and constructive manner!* For further information on the assignment, see our featured deviation, or follow the link! [link]

Please submit all complete assignments to us by a note titled ASSIGNMENT 1. Thanks!!

Good luck on the first assignment everybody!!

Date assigned: January 30th
Due date: March 1st (that gives you guys a whole month to complete the assignment!)


Assignments Doing the assignments is the best way to gain points and experience, so check it out!! Current assignment due: March 1st
Roll Call See your fellow students!
Class Rules Rules on joining, critiquing, and submissions.
Making the Grade A quick explanation of Class 37's grade system.
Extra Credit Contest Info!! Current contest ends: March 1st
Further Reference Links to some awesome tutorials here on dA and other sites!

Links to Some Great Tutorials to Help You Out!

Digital Colouring
Soft-Cell Shading (used in anime often)
Skin
Rain

Traditional Colouring
Coloured Pencils

Anatomy
Great Musculature Reference

These are just some of the tutorials that I (and others) have personally found to be really helpful. I'll add more as I think of them! Also, leave a comment on this journal if there's a tutorial that you found to be quite good, and I'll post 'er up!
-Liss


Assignments Doing the assignments is the best way to gain points and experience, so check it out!! Current assignment due: March 1st
Roll Call See your fellow students!
Class Rules Rules on joining, critiquing, and submissions.
Making the Grade A quick explanation of Class 37's grade system.
Extra Credit Contest Info!! Current contest ends: March 1st
Further Reference Links to some awesome tutorials here on dA and other sites!

Contest Information!

Class 37's first contest will be for a sweet class logo. It needs to happen. There aren't any size specifications, but keep in mind that we will eventually be incorporating this logo into our avatar, so make sure that it can fit nicely inside a square! Oh, and each member may only submit one entry!

Contest Start: January 30, 2008
Contest End: March 1, 2008

Prizes:
1st Place - feature in club journal, 10 club points, not to mention this logo will be our 'official logo!
2nd Place - feature in club journal, 5 points
3rd Place - 5 points

If any members would like to donate prizes (example: a request from you or something), just leave a comment in this journal!

Hope to see lots of cool entries!!

Send a note with link to entry titled CONTEST ENTRY.


Assignments Doing the assignments is the best way to gain points and experience, so check it out!! Current assignment due: March 1st
Roll Call See your fellow students!
Class Rules Rules on joining, critiquing, and submissions.
Making the Grade A quick explanation of Class 37's grade system.
Extra Credit Contest Info!! Current contest ends: March 1st
Further Reference Links to some awesome tutorials here on dA and other sites!