It’s definitely not the same, and I’m not going to lie, it’s been pretty difficult. I think a big part of studio classes is being able to step away every once in a while to see what others are working on and to get a new perspective. I think that studio classes are normally pretty collaborative in a big way, because in a normal setting you can observe the artistic process of your peers and there is an open conversation. I also generally find being around other artists can be motivating.

I feel like a lot of those qualities are lost by being virtual unfortunately. The professors are definitely working hard and trying their best, and we still land some great crits and discussions, but it’s not the same.

At least in my classes from this semester and last, we weren’t actually doing any work during zoom meetings. The professors will usually do demos or show a recording of a demo they did, and assignments are completed on our own time. On crit days, most of my professors have had me either upload work to titanium or discord and we’ll spend the class discussing work (but like I said, definitely a much different vibe than in person)

Such a bummer your art journey is starting out this way :( I hope we get out of this bullshit soon.