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Dit artikel beschrijft hoe onderwijs door het verplichten van leren, het plezier van leren bij kinderen wegtrekt. Leerplicht zou eigenlijk schoolplicht moeten heten, omdat het 'leren' bij kinderen zonder onderwijs ook gebeurt. Veel leerlingen krijgen door het moeten van presteren, faalangst. Dit gebeurt zelfs bij leerlingen die altijd uitstekende cijfers halen.

In de afgelopen 20 jaar is bij jongeren het ervaren van stress door school verdrievoudigd van 16 procent naar 45 procent.

Zelf ben ik het eens met veel standpunten uit dit artikel. Er wordt veel gezegdwat niet goed werkt en waarom dat zo is, maar iets van een oplossing heb ik niet gevonden.

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Dit artikel verteld over ervaringen/leermomenten die de schrijfster Hesler Ijsseling als leraar heeft beleeft. Een deel van de tekst gaat in op de vraag, "Hoe reageer je als leraar op verschillende omstandigheden?". Ijsseling legt uit dat je als leraar vaak niet weet wat een goede reactie is op een bepaalde omstandigheid voor dat je al hebt gereageerd. "Wat het ingewikkeld maakt is dat je op een bepaald moment het verschil kunt maken door het goede te doen, en tegelijkertijd moet je erkennen dat je niet wéét wat het goede is en dat je daar vaak ook geen tijd voor om daarover eerst na te denken."

Ijsseling verteld over een eigen ervaring waar zij te vel reageerde en te snel oordeelde op een leerling van 6 jaar oud. Ook nog waar al zijn nieuwe klasgenoten bij waren. Toen zijn moeder een hartig gesprekje kwam voeren bij Ijsseling, zag Ijsseling in dat ze fout had gezeten en verontschuldigde haarzelf. Het toegeven van haar eigen fout zorgde voor een betere vorm van begrip/respect tussen Ijsseling en de leerling.

Wat vind ik zelf van het artikel?

Ik merkte dat Ijsseling in dit artikel veel passie toont voor het zijn van leraar. Wat ik goed vond aan dit artikel, is dat Ijsseling formuleert hoe belangrijk de rol als leraar is vooral bij jonge kinderen. Hoe goed en leuk een vak wordt gegeven bepaald veel voor latere interesses en keuzes die kinderen later maken.

Wat denk ik zelf aan dit artikel te hebben?

Dit artikel geeft mij een breder beeld van het vak leraar. Het artikel is uit eigen perspectief met passie geschreven, waardoor mijn interesse naar dit onderwerp groeit.

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Het is een warme zomerdag. Groep 3 is klaar voor de les en heeft er zin in. Het doel van de les is om een sprookjes liedje aan te leren door middel van een canon. De docent kiest voor de weggeefmethode, zodat de kinderen alles goed kunnen begrijpen. Ze gebruikt ook de tekst van het liedje. De kinderen luisteren aandachtig om het liedje goed op te slaan. Aan het eind kijkt de docent of het lied goed is aangeleerd.

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First, I have a confession to make: I don't have a degree in Fine Arts. I studied Art and Art History and earned a B.A. with honors. I have a master's degree, but it is not an MFA; it's an MA in education.

Does that make me any less of an artist?
I'm concerned about messaging that makes people feel less permission to show up for creative interests solely because they don't have one of those degrees to attach to their name.
What would that degree actually do for you?

The one reason I toy with the idea of returning to school for an MFA is that I always assumed one day I'd teach college-level art, and many, if not all, job postings list an MFA as a minimum requirement.

So, do you want to teach college-level art? Or do you feel deep down that getting some kind of degree will help you feel better qualified to call yourself an artist?

Let's talk about this word, "qualify."

After many conversations, I have the distinct impression that many self-taught artists believe they will develop skills they don't currently have by attending school. Skills usually refer to the degree to which we can draw or paint realistically. Then they become a larger discussion about how we use the elements and principles of art to convey meaning.

Here's the thing: not all art schools include skill-based foundations as part of their curriculum. Many assume you've already reached a level of skill with your art before attending school. Did you hear that? That means not all art schools teach the skills many self-taught artists worry they lack. The same skills that make those same artists think about applying to art school. Or worse, has them stop making art because they'll "never be good enough."

Don't let art school stop you from making your art.

The other terrible truth

The other terrible truth is many art schools have professors who use their positions of power to be verbally abusive in the name of art. Danielle Krysa, famously of the podcast "Art for Your Ear" and blog "The Jealous Curator," openly shares her experience of being told in her final painting class and final year of being a painting major that she should never paint again.

I have a dear friend who speaks with pride about surviving group critiques at her school and casually mentions the tears and drama that ensued among friends after critique. I've even heard stories of professors ripping up artwork they didn't like in critique.

Not only do you not need art school to be an artist, but you may have also escaped an unhealthy learning environment.

Look, not all art professors are like this. I really felt like the art department at my university had my back. It's one reason I still think about becoming a professor myself! But you don't need to attend art school to find amazing, supportive mentors either. It's just one of many paths towards that goal.

What is this all really about?

This conversation is important because it hides a larger, different conversation. This is really about feeling like an imposter or that we are not good enough to call ourselves an artist. And art school becomes a way to have that conversation without directly addressing the self-belief and expectations we hold for ourselves around our art.

I went to school and studied art, but never got the "better" BFA or MFA. Sometimes I've wondered if that means I'm less qualified to teach and make art (and at the time of this writing, I've been doing both for 20 years!). And there are artists who have that piece of paper who wonder whether they too are qualified enough to call themselves an artist.

I hope today's conversation has you reflecting on what you really want for your art. Because when you take the time to reflect and define it, that's the moment you can begin to take steps forward with your art (with or without that degree).

Thanks for reading today's conversation! Please sign up to receive weekly emails about posts like this one (there's a button below) and then tell me in the comments: did you attend art school? Have you taken the time to define what being an artist means to you? Let's keep the conversation going.

As always, thanks for being here.

Remember: proudly call yourself an artist.

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Je wordt meegenomen in het leven van kinderen die in het laatste jaar zitten voordat ze naar de middelbare school gaan. Allemaal hebben ze moeite met school wat vooral wordt beïnvloed door hun thuis situatie en de omgeving waarin ze zich bevinden.

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Documentaireserie over de strijd voor gelijke kansen in het onderwijs. Sarah Sylbing en Ester Gould volgen achtstegroepers vlak voor het eindadvies voor de middelbare school. Sommige kinderen worstelen. Gelukkig zijn er zeer betrokken leraren, de mentor, de bestuurder en de wethouder. Is dat genoeg?

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Bij kunstonderwijs maken leerlingen kennis met kunst en cultuur. Bijvoorbeeld door musea te bezoeken of gedichten te lezen. Of door les in tekenen, handvaardigheid, muziek en dans. Maar wat leren leerlingen nu eigenlijk van kunsteducatie? En wat is uit onderzoek bekend over de leereffecten van kunstonderwijs?

We onderscheiden twee soorten leereffecten van kunstonderwijs:

1. Intrinsieke effecten: leerresultaten op het gebied van kunstzinnige kennis, vaardigheden en houdingen.

2. Extrinsieke effecten: andere opbrengsten van het leerproces, die niet uniek zijn voor het kunstonderwijs.

De grens tussen intrinsieke en extrinsieke effecten is niet altijd scherp te trekken. Het ligt eraan hoe een effect wordt uitgewerkt. Je kunt creativiteit bijvoorbeeld zien als denkvermogen dat behoort tot het domein van de kunsten, als eigenschap van het kunstzinnige product of proces. Maar ook als algemene gedraging om nieuwe, zinvolle ideeën en oplossingen te produceren, of als kenmerk van een omgeving.

Intrinsieke leereffecten van kunstonderwijs

Het leerproces in de kunstvakken heeft als uitkomst kennis, vaardigheden en houdingen. Harland en Hetland (2008) onderscheiden:

Kennis van, inzicht in, en waardering en interesse voor kunstdisciplines

Begrip van kunstvormen in sociale en historische context

Beheersing van artistieke technieken en expressievormen zoals beeld, geluid, beweging en tekst

Artistieke creativiteit en kunstzinnige denkvaardigheden

Onderzoeken en uitdrukken van betekenis in kunst of door middel van kunst

Reflecteren op eigen werk en proces, en op dat van kunstenaars

Kunstonderwijs kan een veelheid aan kunstzinnige leereffecten bewerkstelligen, zoals esthetisch beoordelingsvermogen, verbeeldingskracht, expressie, waarnemingsvermogen, motoriek, een open houding tegenover kunst en kunstenaars, etc. Het kan tot affectieve gevolgen leiden, zoals plezier, trots en een gevoel iets bereikt te hebben. En het kan leerlingen voorbereiden om professionele kunstproducties te beleven en te beoordelen.

Extrinsieke leereffecten van kunstonderwijs

Kunstzinnige leeractiviteiten kunnen bijdragen aan opbrengsten als persoonlijke ontwikkeling, zelfbeeld, identiteitsvorming en burgerschapscompetenties. Ook kan via kunstonderwijs gewerkt worden aan algemene cognitieve vaardigheden als reflectievermogen, creativiteit en kritisch denken. En aan communicatieve en sociale vaardigheden, zoals samenwerken, empathie en zelfvertrouwen. Er is echter te weinig goed onderzoek gedaan naar effecten op dit soort opbrengsten om sterke conclusies te trekken.

Leidt kunstonderwijs tot betere leerresultaten?

Er zijn veel claims over mogelijke transfereffecten van kunstonderwijs, bijvoorbeeld op onderwijsprestaties bij taal en rekenen. Dit type onderzoek berust vaak op schijnverbanden. Er blijkt bijvoorbeeld sprake van samenhang tussen kunstonderwijs en een verondersteld effect, maar dit toont nog geen causaal verband aan. Vaak is niet genoeg rekening gehouden met de verstorende of versterkende invloed van andere factoren, zoals het niveau van de leerkracht, de instructietijd of ouderlijke socialisatie.

Wees dus niet te snel met het geloven van claims over transfereffecten, deze zijn moeilijk aan te tonen. In onderzoek wordt vaak niet voldoende duidelijk gemaakt waarom veronderstelde effecten zouden optreden. Effectonderzoek kan daarom slechts een bescheiden rol spelen in het debat over de positie van kunst in het onderwijs. Een enkel onderzoek heeft te weinig bewijskracht en wanneer er meer onderzoeken over eenzelfde effect zijn, spreken de resultaten elkaar vaak tegen.

Wel bewezen (Oeso, 2013) is dat muziekonderwijs luistervaardigheid en gehoor verbetert. Dat komt taalvaardigheden (lezen, schrijven en het leren van vreemde talen) ten goede. Er is een duidelijk verband vastgesteld tussen muziek spelen en ruimtelijk inzicht. En tussen les in drama en taalvaardigheid (lezen en tekstbegrip) en sociale vaardigheden. Goed leren kijken naar kunstobjecten traint de waarneming.

Kunstonderwijs: hulpmiddel of waarde in zichzelf?

Een nadruk op extrinsieke effecten brengt kunstonderwijs in een zwakke positie. Het wordt dan 'hulpmiddel', ter ondersteuning van wat 'echt belangrijk' is. Bovendien, deze effecten kun je net zo goed - of wellicht zelfs beter - met andere middelen bereiken.

Het is sterker kunstonderwijs te legitimeren vanuit de waarde van kunst als onderdeel van de menselijke ervaring, en daaraan verbonden competenties als creatief en kritisch denken, esthetisch oordeel, expressie, begrip van betekenis (zowel in de kunsten als in maatschappelijke en sociale kwesties) en persoonlijke ontwikkeling.

Welke factoren bepalen het effect van kunstonderwijs?

Onderzoek naar effecten is nuttig om leren en lesgeven te verbeteren. Naast weten wat je wilt bereiken, is het goed om te weten welke effecten je kúnt bereiken met leerlingen wanneer je de doelen van je kunstlessen vaststelt. Per kunstdiscipline (muziek, beeldende kunst, drama, dans) zijn de resultaten van onderwijs anders. Het maakt bijvoorbeeld uit of sprake is van een individuele of collectieve leeractiviteit. En er is verschil tussen disciplines met een fysiek product of met uitvoering als doel.

Naast discipline zijn de duur en intensiteit van een les of project van invloed op de effecten die bereikt worden. Alsook de bijdrage van professionele kunstinstellingen en kunstenaars aan het leerproces en de mate van ervaring die een leerling al heeft met kunst. Didactische aanpakken en methodes zijn altijd een belangrijke factor in het bereiken van leereffecten, want wat leerlingen leren hangt mede af van wat en hoe het gedoceerd wordt.

Opvattingen van de leraar zijn doorslaggevend

Er bestaan weinig regels en voorschriften voor kunstonderwijs. Daarom zijn individuele opvattingen vaak bepalend voor de praktijk. Wat jij als leraar gelooft dat goed is voor je leerlingen bepaalt welke kennis, vaardigheden en houdingen je overdraagt en welke niet. Deze keuze is niet neutraal, maar bevat een waardeoordeel. Vanwege de grote mate van vrijheid om invulling te geven aan kunstonderwijs is het belangrijk om je bewust te zijn van de opvattingen die je daarbij gebruikt.

Meer weten?

Wil je meer informatie over kunstonderwijs? Of ben je op zoek naar inspiratie? Bezoek dan de website van LKCA.

Referenties

Titel

Art for Art's Sake. Overview

Beschrijving

Deze overview is een iets aangepaste versie van het concluderende hoofdstuk uit de reviewstudie 'Art for art's sake? The impact of arts education'. Methodologie en belangrijkste resultaten worden samengevat en implicaties voor beleid en onderzoek verkend.

Auteur(s)

Winner, E., Goldstein, T.R. & Vincent-Lancrin, S.

Jaar

2013

Titel

Cultuur+Educatie 23: Gewenste en bereikte leereffecten van kunsteducatie.

Beschrijving

Welke effecten van kunsteducatie zijn het meest waardevol? De Britse onderzoeker John Harland en de Amerikaanse pedagoge Lois Hetland analyseren hun onderzoek naar doelen en effecten van kunsteducatie en spreken zich uit over gewenste resultaten.

Auteur(s)

Harland, J. & Hetland, L.

Jaar

2008

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Art school is a major investment in both time and money but does having an art degree enhance your career? Is art school worth it and will it pay back your investment? Or are you just hoping for the best? The brief answer is...

Art school is useful for networking and making connections within the established art world. It's great socially. An art degree will not guarantee you a job and has little value beyond teaching. For most art students, an art degree is a bad investment.

In other words, borrow money with your eyes open. In this post, I will answer the most common questions people ask.
(I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. However, I only promote products I like and recommend) Originally published at https://www.wildlifeartstore.com on March 2, 2022.
I'll be blunt, no you definitely don't need an art degree to succeed.

It's far more important to have an ability, or natural talent if you will, and develop it. Your attitude, aptitude, and work ethic are much more important than your degree.

It is much better for an artist to be good at what they are doing and work hard rather than just going through the motions of taking classes.

Freelancers with a good portfolio will always be able to find work. Art school cannot make a poor artist into a good one.

A degree from a top art school might, and I emphasize might open a few doors in the right places. The art world is an elitist, self-contained, and exclusive farce and is all about who you know and not what you can do.

You have to be the right type of person to play the system.

Traditional art skills and talent have few admirers within the system. Representational and aesthetic art is dismissed as yesterday's news, a generic pastiche from the past for those people who can't move on.
"Those who can do, those who can't teach"
Bad teachers are intimidated by talent, it threatens their credibility and status. It's in their interest to play down the importance of skills in favor of statements.

You know what they say:

And that was never more true than in the art world.

And who dictates what is good and bad art? The establishment with a vested interest in churning out showbiz garbage for the rich to buy as speculative investments.

Make no mistake, the art world is a marketing machine that promotes controversy and entertainment to publicize itself. It needs celebrity artists to perpetuate this nonsense, not master artists who can paint.

So if few artists benefit from the art degree merry-go-round, it begs the question as to why an art degree is worth paying for.

In the real world where creativity and craft combine, results are all that matter. Concepts and metaphors are for the self-indulgent.

A freelancer must show a client what they can do and follow through on commitments, that's all that anyone cares about. No one really gives a fig about your degree.

Success with art requires the right mindset, it's no different from any other discipline. Put in the hours and practice and you will hone your craft.

It helps to have guidance along the way but paying for a degree is by no means a guarantee. For most artists, Youtube will offer more practical advice.

Join Domestika, there are no membership fees to worry about.
Students go to art school for very simple and naive reasons:

They assume that the tutors will teach them how to draw and paint.

It'll be fun and they'll party

They'll get some kudos

They'll spend all day painting and creating

An art degree will help them get a job

An art degree does not matter.

This course is on Domestika. You won't get better in most art schools.

Well, art students often have fun but is that really enough reason to go to art school? Just because you want a social life?

Teens make immature life choices and what seems right at the moment will make them groan at their decision a few years later.

The problem is the treadmill of false expectations and the peer pressure that guides youngsters into making the wrong choices.

I remember my family glibly stating that I'll go to art school and be an artist when I grew up. Back then education was free and it didn't seem important. Sadly, it's still a meaningless encouragement but now it costs a fortune.

I was conditioned into thinking that real artists are trained in art school. I had no idea that art was a life choice for anyone with the right aptitude. That didn't even occur to me until I was stuck on a factory line thinking there must be a better life than this.

I skipped a free education and still succeeded. Not because I was trained but because I dedicate one whole year to teaching myself.

Too many parents still have that narrow preconception of what an artist is and what an art degree means. If they realized, they'd vote with their wallets and the art establishment would have to change.

Few students realize that art college is not like an apprenticeship. A Bachelor of Arts degree is mostly academic and involves studying art history, literature, psychology etc, and is not the creative experience they might've imagined.

A Fine arts degree is more practical and hands-on, with liberal studies occupying about a third of the course.

Either way, a student can end up spending a great deal of time and money studying things that are irrelevant, and with little to no value to them.

There are only a few top colleges out there, most are mediocre with teachers who are themselves mediocre.

A student should try to weigh up the cost, quality, and accessibility of teachers when looking for an Art School or College.

There are hundreds of art colleges in North America and the UK and surprisingly very few offer students the opportunity to succeed.

One successful American artist I follow who has had formal training is Stephen Bauman. He trained at the Florence Academy of Art. Consequently, his style is very classical, not always to my taste in subject matter, but flawless in application and technique.

I admire his talent very much but what does he do for a living after all that expense? He teaches, first at the academy and now online. He learned his craft in Florence, undoubtedly for a considerable amount of money, but why would you?

What makes more sense, spend tens of thousands of dollars for a classical education or take one, or more, of his online courses for less than $100?

His portrait class below currently costs $99 and you are learning from the best. You can find this course on Proko.com (affiliate). Take a look.

How can you learn your craft from teachers who have less talent than their students? Who needs a professional critic? All they do is tell you what they think is wrong, and what they think would be better.

Tutors have enormous influence and power over you but their opinions are all subjective.

This is relevant to the question: Can Anyone Learn to Draw?

Most people learn by example but instruction is not the modern way. A student must find their own path and supposedly free up their minds. That's all very well if you are mature enough to have a sense of direction and purpose.

The irony of finding your own way is that unless you follow your tutor's bias you might fail your degree. What freedom is that?

Most students do not have the option to express themselves in traditional media. Of course not, how can a tutor justify their position if you are capable of painting without their input.

All most of them know is subjective expressionism and you are expected to pay for their opinion. How is that of benefit to anyone?

This will help: This is How to Sell Abstract Art: A Practical Guide For Artists

Most art schools will neither offer you any valuable training nor any marketing skills to prepare you for life when you leave.

They do offer an end-of-year show, well whoopee-do.

Tutorials, mentorship, guidance? You'll be lucky.

I live in a town with a recognized art school and I meet so many disillusioned students, horribly in debt and following a useless degree.

For the most part, you're on your own.

A BA degree in the UK (2021) will cost you £9,250 per year in tuition fees plus living costs averaging £12,200 per year. In reality, add another £3000 for living in London. Add another year for your masters.

$9,687 - Public in-state

$21,184 - Public out-of-state

$35,087 - Private

Say goodbye to at least £22,000 a year for 3-4 years.

Yearly Tuition/Fees in the USA for a BA degree averages at:

Add the average yearly room and board costs for students living away from home:

A degree takes 4 years in the States and a Masters's degree another 2 years.

You still have boring living costs, don't forget.

The numbers are eye-watering. How is that an investment opportunity? You'd be better off buying Bitcoin.

Art school is not for the faint-hearted or those who are cash-strapped.

So what does a fine art degree train you for? Very little unless you want to teach the same stuff to your peers.
These are the obvious careers:

A professional artist - very unlikely, you don't need a degree

A teacher. Yep.

A curator or researcher for museums - this requires experience and a masters degree.

Graphic Designer - poor salery with so much competition online. A degree is not important

Illustrator - I'm an illustrator and I didn't need college.

Photographer - All you need is a good camera and a good eye. A degree is irrelevant

Animator - competitive and some technical instruction is useful. No need for a degree.

A printmaker - An art school gives you time, space and equipment but you don't need a degree

The problem with an art degree is that it's just a piece of paper, you are underqualified for anything good and overqualified for menial jobs.

An art degree qualifies you to stare at art all day and critique it.

So, you've decided not to attend art school. Great! You're in luck because there are a number of different opportunities for professional development that are far less expensive.

All you need is some talent, a passion to succeed, and the drive to pursue a career.

Workshop training - This is often offered by artists who are recognized experts in their field. Classes put you in contact with other like-minded people and it helps to keep you motivated.

Online courses - Skillshare, Domestika, Proko, and Udemy have many courses available. Many of the larger art marketing websites offer tutorials too. There are so many to choose from.

I signed up to Patreon to see some drawing tutorials by an artist I admire. I found him on Instagram. I paid $10/month.

Udemyoffers courses on everything imaginable and they are ALWAYS offering sales. The standard of their art courses can be quite low but if you look through, there are good ones out there.

Skillshare offers courses of a higher standard than Udemy and some classes stand out with excellent teachers. Definitely check them out.

Domestika courses are better still. They are not expensive because the site has rolling sales and discounts. I'm not sure anyone ever pays the full price. Domestika oozes professionalism. Only drawback? Many courses are in Spanish and subtitled or dubbed.

Prokohas positioned itself as a slightly more premium marketplace and some of its tutors charge slightly more for their courses. They do have very good artists but no better than the best on Domestika, in my opinion. You'll have to compare them yourself.

Youtube - Why pay for instruction that's given away for free? Youtube tutorials are a great way to get started, learn, and hone a skill. Many lessons are teasers for more lessons elsewhere, but that's fine.

Private tuition - probably the nearest you will ever get to an apprenticeship. Employing someone to teach you art can be expensive but it provides a range of benefits: one on one instruction, hands-on learning, and access to expert opinion.

I've just realized that some people on Fiverr offer personal tuition.

Publications - Art magazines and books are invaluable sources of new ideas, inspiration, and instruction. I learned how to paint pastel portraits from a book called 'Capturing Personality in Pastel' by Dennis Frost.

An internship - You can try your luck. If you have a passion for pottery or printmaking you might persuade an existing potter or printmaker to give you some work experience.

Nothing beats practice:How to Get Better at Drawing: 15 Ways to Improve Your Art -FAST

The only drawback to not being in a teaching environment is a lack of company and motivation. It really is hard to work by yourself and maintain your drive. We thrive in a social atmosphere and working from home, or alone in a studio, is challenging.

If you have reached the end of this article you may know the answer. I think an art degree is a waste of money.

You will tie yourself up in serious debt for an obvious return on your investment. That will be a noose around your neck for many years.

Art school is an expensive social life. Take a year off and go backpacking if you want a good time.

If you borrowed and spent a fraction of the amount you need for a degree and bought lessons privately, you will learn more about art, for a fraction of the cost, in a shorter period of time.

You have to ask yourself, do you want to learn an art trade or do you want a degree?

If it's the former, don't throw away your money at art school. If it's the latter choose a different degree, one with employment prospects.

If a degree is not opening doors, it means nothing.

'Monster Croc' A Pencil Drawing by Kevin Hayler

But, this is my opinion, and open to challenge. You should seek advice from elsewhere and get another perspective.

My one qualification is that I'm a self-taught professional artist/illustrator who has lived the life.
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