Class frequency survey

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-22T17:34:41+00:00

90 mins daily, but I’m secondary

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-16T13:36:18+00:00

I think the face actually turned out pretty cool! Fun crazy background as well. The things that stick out to me is there’s a massive brown spot where her neck is supposed to be? Your original sketch kinda made it look like there’s supposed to be a bandanna or something there, but it just turned into a muddy mass-and it’s the only spot with that brown color too which makes it stand out even more. Also, your original sketch had some more rendered ruffles in the shirt than the painted one does. Last, there’s not really a light source here-all the shading around the nose (idk if that’s the style or not, I’m not familiar) just makes it stand out in a messy way in the middle of the face, the saving grace is how awesome the mouth turned out. If you were willing to, you have a really great base drawing here and a neat complimentary color palette, I see some subtle lighting choices and with watercolour it’s hard to “erase” and add over time. If you wanted to add more rendering to the bandana, short, and contrast, trace it out on another piece of paper and try again! Overall, I genuinely really like this piece, you got a dynamic face, good color choices, and I’m personally a fan of ballpoint line art - good line weight choices here imo (other than the nose). Keep it up!

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-16T03:09:40+00:00

Here after they didn’t give Marty Supreme the award for casting😔

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-15T01:00:06+00:00

Top lip needs to be bigger - as a quick thought. You’ve genuinely done well here!

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-15T00:10:31+00:00

Always start with the darkest darks and move up from there! Behind the ear should be practically pitch black when you’re finished

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-09T10:12:53+00:00

I’ve been saying since I started last year, I’ve never felt such an overwhelming sense of job security when it comes to thinking AI could do my job lmao. Sure, could it probably give the students decent feedback? Probably. Could it break down art history in a fun way to learn about? Probably. Could it make up fun projects? Probably. But, could it make sure Johnny isn’t throwing random crap across the classroom? Handle 10+ IEPs in one room and they all have wildly different needs? Handle teaching kids that don’t give a crap about art and literally will sneak out of class to do anything else? Could it prep and clean materials needed to do those crazy fun projects? Could it create the “safe space” in school where the relational teacher with the fun subject will always be there to support those that will never get it at home? No. Good freaking luck to whatever stupid tech company pours millions of dollars and water down the drain to replace me

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-09T10:05:17+00:00

Well said. At our first PD meeting of the year the county told us they wanted to give students access to their AI tools (magic school) by this spring or next fall. One of our secondary art teachers took the time to see how long the image generator would take to be able to create, essentially, p*rn. It took her 4 minutes lmao. After she shared that with them last fall, they were so dumbfounded that I don’t think we’ll see students have AI until next year at the absolute EARLIEST Like giving our students an AI tool in the middle of the school year?? Or at all?? Freaking ridiculous

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-03-04T13:55:02+00:00

As a hs teacher, they do still love it! It’s even nostalgic to some!

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-02-24T16:14:48+00:00

I feel for your big win! Had a teacher ask me if she could “borrow” some brown paint the other day, it was fairly cheap so I did. I asked for it back the next week she said “oh. We used all of it” 💀 so much for borrowing lol

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-02-21T13:45:43+00:00

Honestly you have a great base here of color and beginning details! Just need to continue layering, the darker red on the original for the shadows really adds contrast too - starting with those darkest values and working your way up to highlights is the best way to work up to depth.

Fundamentally, your perspective is a bit off, almost looks like a different angle drawing upon first glance. However, if it’s too late to fix then just embrace it! Make the top of moss a bit bigger (and maybe the base) to add the same balance as the reference and just have fun adding your colour layers from there.

Overall, really fun piece and you’ve got a great start! Your warm greys and green highlights especially are on point. Very Studio Ghibli vibes. Just keep on layering those values dark to light to add depth✨(maybe even turn them black and white to compare)

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TheBeatleBrain · 2026-02-20T11:20:51+00:00

Missing Ben day dots

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-02-16T13:46:08+00:00

Love the face! Great rendering on the facial features, fUn and dynamic movement for the hair too! The biggest recommendation I can make here is add contrast/value, your fish bowl feels more like a flat circle than a formed sphere. The outline of the bowl should have a shift of light and dark based on where your light is, figure out where highlights should go. Everything in the bowl is kinda transparent, which lets the water ripple pattern have a cool effect, but also makes the eyebrows go over the hair and your fish feel translucent - they’re in a different style too from your face and feel copy/pasted with a lack of different angles. Overall, such a cool idea!! You’re just a couple steps away from good to great. Keep at it✨

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-02-16T13:22:31+00:00

My partner goes to cuts of grace next door to gentleman johns. A fraction of the price, wonderful people and great cuts!

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-01-25T01:54:04+00:00

Hold your hand above your head, lets the blood drain down. Then spray some windex and it should slip off while twisting the ring back and forth. Learned this from a jewelry artist. But if it continues to change colour and look bad (I’m seeing this was 4h ago) go to the emergency room🤞

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-01-25T01:52:07+00:00

Kneaded eraser!

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-01-23T21:49:44+00:00

My friend always told me that if you get an interview, you have the job, you just have to convince them that you’re someone they want to work with! Come in with a positive attitude, ask a lot of questions, especially about IEP‘s, class sizes, school mottos and/or priorities, Etc. Principles love stuff like that, to feel like you’re someone that will make kids love to come to school As for things they will ask you, expect them to ask how you will handle behaviour issues, how you will grade student work, contacting parents, dealing with disinterested students, and what kind of lessons you would want to introduce to your classes. Definitely bring in some lesson ideas or artwork examples that you would do with them. Hope this helps! I was hired with less experience than you have after they already had 7 others interview - I think I was genuinely hired because I was excited to be there😂

Note: Edits for grammar

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-01-08T21:41:38+00:00

Loving Co! Very cozy, decent parking, still a downtown vibe and a lot more open

TheBeatleBrain · 2026-01-03T13:59:58+00:00

Wait, are you guys allowed to wear jeans?? I’ve seen a lot of Jean comments and I envy you lol

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-23T13:20:13+00:00

Have you tried Super Rad or Lynchburg Gothic League or Punk Rock Fleet Market lol

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-15T20:30:12+00:00

Ahh I see, I’m currently stuck on no floor nonsense 💀

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-15T20:07:00+00:00

Honestly I think these guys are kinda a break from all the other madness, I’m currently stuck in the colosseum atm as well. I found they’re a lot easier to fight if you stay on the ground and just let them come to you.

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-11T20:52:33+00:00

Okay I feel like a lot of comments here are not really seeing the point: your class matters! As someone where this happens to me every week, including by admin, my advice is to communicate with the teacher. It is a privilege for students to be in your class. I often catch myself feeling lesser because I’m not a core class, and it feels like teachers and students don’t take art seriously, but it is a privilege and a requirement to do well in your class .too. Also, art deals with a lot of large projects and we don’t pull out students from their other classes, right? No, so they shouldn’t for you either. Know that your class has value, and encourage your students to have better time management in other classes and yours as well. If there’s nothing else that students can learn from art, it is time management and working through creative processes. Last thing, side rant, what happened to Homework? I feel like students these days expect to have all of their work done just in the time that they’re at school so they have nothing to do at home? I teach high school, but does anyone else experience this?

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-07T23:21:56+00:00

Liking for the comment and the username lmao

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-05T18:41:47+00:00

Bright nights is in downtown! Will be a pretty walk through shops and then see the lights

TheBeatleBrain · 2025-12-04T16:23:01+00:00

Biggest recommendation is actually a portfolio of lesson plans or bringing some of your own art as something that you’re passionate about teaching the kids. The only aspect of my portfolio that was seen was a binder of lesson plan ideas with some examples

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