Today, I had just finished an elaborate charcoal drawing as part of a college application that took a good week. When I read over the requirements, I found out it needed to be done in graphite pencil. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that my stick figure drawing passed as homework during my doctoral level seminar. I'm paying over two thousand dollars for this course. FML
Today, I was working on my art portfolio. I had drawn a self-portrait. When I was satisfied, I wanted to show my parents. They thought it was a drawing of a bear. FML
Today, I had to do a still life of a pillowcase for my drawing class. To make up for bad grades I've gotten before, I followed my professor's directions to a T. He took 19 points off because I drew the background when no one else did. We have to do it for every piece. FML
Today, while sitting on a bench drawing, some guy went up to me, yelled, “YOUR ART SUCKS” and flipped my sketchpad out of my hands. I’d been working on that piece for hours and now there’s a big black pencil streak on it. FML
Today, after nearly three weeks of hard work, I finally completed my best drawing yet, a self-portrait. I was incredibly excited to take it to class tomorrow. That is, until I came home from a walk later on, only to find my brother had drawn a stick figure on it, wanking into my face. FML
Today, I spent almost two hours drawing a scenery. I was tired halfway in and took a break. Came back to my room to see it getting scribbled on. FML
Today, I was in art class in which we were drawing mythical creatures. I spent the entire hour and a half drawing a Minotaur, which turned out extremely well. It turned out so well that the teacher thought I had traced it, and told me to start over right before the bell rang. FML
Today, my mother yelled at me for not doing all of my homework. She got so mad, she tore up a drawing I'd spent over a week working on. That was my art homework. FML
Today, during an interview, in my nervousness I accidentally handed the interviewer an A4 paper with my doodles and a grocery list instead of my resume. I guess they now know I need to buy more milk and have a questionable talent for drawing stick figures. FML
Today, I posted a picture of a drawing that I was so proud of on Twitter. It was the best drawing I’ve ever done. A few minutes later, someone commented saying, “What is this?” Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for me. FML
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itsame0987 18
You should have read the requirements first op. YDI
eigelste 0
Damn light it on fire and start over
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EduJav321 24
Sometimes they RECOMMEND graphite but also allow otger kinds of black and white dry media, check again
darkmis1 18
My guess is that they require graphite bacause it's not as messy as charcoal. If OP has to mail it in, the charcoal would most likely get smudged and ruin the drawing. Graphite stands up to rough handling a little better.
daminantion 14
I'd handle a rough handling from you anyday
bizarre_ftw 22
Actually no, there's a spray for charcoal that stops it smudging, and in a pinch one can use hairspray
antwon86 4
Trace it!!!
music_woman1 11
Take a picture of it, print the picture and go over the lines in graphite pencil
perdix 31
YDI for not knowing enough chemistry that charcoal and graphite are both carbon.
2ndSucks 15
Except charcoal drawings are terribly hard to keep from smudging, while graphite will withstand having to be mailed with the application much better and without ruining the project.
bizarre_ftw 22
Anti-smudge spray. It exists.
2ndSucks 15
Even so, graphite and charcoal look very different on paper. They're completely different mediums, and anyone who knows about art could see which is which.
ssnowywinter 0
6B graphite and charcoal look very similar.
perdix 31
Throw in a few pieces of another form a pure carbon, diamond, and the admissions committee will magically not be so persnickety about which form you used on the application. With enough diamonds, they won't care if you have no discernible talent.
BradleysMommie 0
That's why you read directions 1st :D
KatieKupcake4195 9
That's terrible! D: I do lots of art stuff so I understand how upset you are. I'd be so mad. I'm guilty of not reading requirements, too. Maybe you and I both should start learning to read before we do our assignments, eh OP? ;D
cutiepie111 3
damn,you gotta read the instructions! your going to college bro, you should know that!
Chad_the_Brony 0
Using charcoal ******* sucks. I used it in primary school and that shit smudges like crazy.
crazy_whitechick 6
That's why you use a rolling rod or a sheet of paper... And you also start at the top left of the page and work your way down and across the page so you don't accidentally touch or smear your artwork. It can also be easily fixed with a kneaded eraser... Those things work miracles for me And of course when you are finished spray it with fixative or if you don't have that use light hairspray
leilaostara 1
Well now you have a beautiful charcoal drawing!
hamtaro331 0
Well... Now you have the right tools for a Bon fire