Academic art
Academic art is like going to school to learn how to make art. Just like you go to school to learn reading and writing, artists go to special schools to learn how to make art.
In academic art, artists learn a lot about important things like balance (how to make things look good and not fall over), perspective (how to make things look like they’re far away or close up), and anatomy (how to draw people and animals so they look real).
Teachers in academic art schools like to teach artists how to make art that looks like the art from a long time ago, when people were really good at making realistic artwork. They sometimes call this kind of art “classical art” or “traditional art.”
The artists who go to these schools have to work really hard on their drawings and paintings. They practice drawing for hours every day to get better at it. They even practice drawing the same thing over and over again until they get it just right.
Sometimes, people think academic art is boring because it’s so focused on making things look realistic instead of trying new and exciting things. But other people really love it because it shows how good artists can be at imitating real life.
In academic art, artists learn a lot about important things like balance (how to make things look good and not fall over), perspective (how to make things look like they’re far away or close up), and anatomy (how to draw people and animals so they look real).
Teachers in academic art schools like to teach artists how to make art that looks like the art from a long time ago, when people were really good at making realistic artwork. They sometimes call this kind of art “classical art” or “traditional art.”
The artists who go to these schools have to work really hard on their drawings and paintings. They practice drawing for hours every day to get better at it. They even practice drawing the same thing over and over again until they get it just right.
Sometimes, people think academic art is boring because it’s so focused on making things look realistic instead of trying new and exciting things. But other people really love it because it shows how good artists can be at imitating real life.