At the beginning of the new year, today we will use two award offers from Parsons and OTIS, which are full of European spirit, to help you realize your dream and surprise in the new year! Yilai, who has many years of studio learning experience, chose to bid farewell to the past and set sail again in the natural light to pursue another dream. With three groups of works collection projects full of sincerity, she received two offers from Parsons and OTIS, plus Parsons 223000 yuan and OTIS 640400 yuan, totaling 863400 yuan of scholarship! Is it difficult to test the fashion design of Parsons School of Design? Today, we will introduce Yilai's clothing design application experience to you.

The hand-painted foundation of "art examination style" accumulated over the years is both a creative advantage and a hindrance. The habits and thinking mode of good students are also a double-edged sword in dealing with overseas art education. In the face of professional teachers' "teach to fish" education method, Yilai How can students say goodbye to dependence and gain substantial growth in the learning process? In the face of the dual pressure of life and learning, how can Yilai accept his own emotions, turn them into inspiration for creation, and harvest the most warm portfolio projects.

　　 Is it difficult to test the fashion design of Parsons School of Design?

　　 Unexpectedly, after learning painting for 6 or 7 years, I have to start from scratch when it comes to natural light

I have been learning painting in the studio since Grade 5 and Grade 6 in primary school. At first, I thought I would go to the art exam like the people around me.

Accidentally, I came across the clothing illustration in the sketch class. This style, which combines structure and visual beauty, hit me at once, and therefore planted a seed in my heart. Later, I got to know an elder sister who was studying fashion design, and then I recognized my real interest in the major. This seed also sprouted

The reason for choosing natural light is very simple. The natural light environment is good, and the teacher's specialty is many to one. Because there were too many students in the studio before, the teacher could not take into account the ideas of each student, and there was always a feeling of more monks than porridge.

In natural light, there will be no such problem. At each stage, teachers will give you targeted guidance to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and then teach according to the characteristics of students. This way is very helpful for digging personal characteristics and improving professional ability.

I learned about natural light for more than a year. Although I had no foundation in fashion design when I first came here, I was confident of my hand painting skills after learning for 6 or 7 years, but I didn't expect to encounter Waterloo at the beginning of my self-confidence

As everyone who has learned sketch in the studio knows, painting should be finished with a border to emphasize the dividing line between light and shade, but garment design hand-painted pays attention to loose lines and texture, so the habit of border drawing has been criticized by basic teachers for many times before it was changed

In addition, the basic hand painting courses of natural light are creative. My basic teacher graduated from the major of fabric. He will also guide me to integrate some comprehensive materials, collages and other ways, which is totally different from my previous learning methods of copying and sketching. I have changed my thinking for a long time, and the initial learning process was almost drawn to doubt life

　　 Three portfolio projects witnessed my growth

At first, I thought that one year's time to create a collection of works was sufficient, but when I really started, time was always wasted.

I applied for the American direction Studying Abroad in Fashion Design The college itself pays more attention to ready-made clothes. In addition, I have zero foundation. At the beginning, I always want to accumulate a solid foundation before starting to create. So I want to try everything I want to learn, which leads to a slow progress in the early stage.

So I also want to tell you that if the students with poor foundation are preparing their work collections, they should try to prepare them in advance and give themselves enough time to budget. Creation is really slow work and meticulous work. Especially the first project is still in the exploration period, so we should spend more time and energy.

For me, the first project is really the most difficult. If the teacher did not control my direction at any time during the process, I would have to take many detours My first project theme is cowboys in the Cyberpunk era. Combining neon colors, bouncing line screens and cowboy elements in the Cyberpunk era, I created a group of clothes that are more retro and colorful.

At first, I wanted to make a combination of suits and jeans. The teacher thought it was too simple, so he asked me to go back to the research. He repeatedly returned several groups of topics, all of which were not satisfied. Later, the teacher suggested that I start from my own interests and finally explore the direction of "future sense". After that, the research became more and more detailed, I also found that the Cyberpunk strip screen is quite similar to the cowboy tassel, which extends the theme.

The second project is about fishermen. The inspiration also comes from fishermen's daily clothes and fishing tools. Because I saw a lot of photography works about fishermen when doing this group of works. The combination of color and light is very beautiful. I also use this color to put it into clothing works. The final film effect is very good.

Because the first two projects are relatively standard in theme and form, the teacher also suggested that I should dig deeper into the theme of the third project, and the form can also be more comprehensive. Therefore, I was reminded of the psychological state at that time. On the one hand, I was under a bit of pressure to create a collection of works while preparing the language;

In addition, when I lived in an old house, the sound insulation was not very good, and the neighbors next door often needed to work at night. When I returned home late, I was often awakened or disturbed by noise, and my mood was on the verge of collapse.

At that time, I felt like an inflating balloon, which could burst at any time. So my costume works also use a lot of balloon elements. They are overstocked by some sharp objects and at a critical point of distortion. I think this concept and form are quite interesting. This group of works is also my favorite.

Including mine Parsons School of Design Parsons Challenge is also an extension of this group of projects, and the theme is also about the decompression methods of modern people. A group of videos of decompression balls are made, which are more visual works.

　　 For teachers, trust and dependence need to grasp the yardstick

I am not modest to say that I have always been a good student in my past learning experience, and there are also some "habits" of good students, such as listening to the teacher and being willing to study by myself. But in the process of preparing the collection of works, these habits have become double-edged sword, both advantages and disadvantages.

At first, because I trusted the teacher in the learning process, everything went very smoothly and got along well, but gradually some problems appeared, such as I was not confident about my topic selection, asked the teacher's opinions too frequently, and was very passive in creation.

The teacher put forward my question very clearly, saying that students are always the leader in the learning process, and the teacher taught us "methods". It is impossible to teach us to do things hand in hand, and also told me that I should be more independent and confident.

I still understand the teacher's point of view. Maybe many students under the domestic exam oriented education have this feeling. We don't know how to learn without the teacher assigning homework. In fact, this is not good. Especially in learning art, it is very important to explore and express ideas independently, which is also one of my biggest gains in learning in natural light.

Secondly, another gain is that I have changed my habit of studying all the time and helped my mind to be more open. I have also participated in a number of workshops and portfolio reviews in natural light. In addition to helping me professionally, the most important thing for me is to push me out of school, to communicate with my classmates, and to collide with some different ideas, which can not only improve technology but also be a way to make friends.

Is it difficult to test the fashion design of Parsons School of Design? Today, we will give you a detailed introduction of the application of natural light students to Parsons School of Design. Everyone's situation is different. There are often some unexpected problems in the process of creating a collection of works. Students should prepare in advance as much as possible, including the higher the language score, the better If you want to know more, please come to Natural Light for free consultation.

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