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Why is anime not considered art in gcse art

Hello I asked my art teacher about anime recently if we can draw it in our sketch book if relevent to our topic and she told as anime in not art and we do not do it in gcse and I also asked another opinion to my aunt who is doing a level art she said art is not art it has no depth it is geometrical it is easy.

I do not understand why cartoon or anime,manga is not allowed in gcse art?

Reply 1

contradicta

16

It's not necessarily banned, your teacher just wants you to get a good grade which is mainly about about showing what skills you have and anime is not the best type of art to show a range of skills and techniques.

You could still incorporate anime influences into your work though

Reply 2

Shadoo

12

I suggest that you forget about manga for now, focus on art fundamentals and leave sites like deviantart for a place like conceptart.org, where there are some great professional manga artists, by the way.

Reply 3

Cremated_Spatula

15

Original post by Maria1812

Hello I asked my art teacher about anime recently if we can draw it in our sketch book if relevent to our topic and she told as anime in not art and we do not do it in gcse and I also asked another opinion to my aunt who is doing a level art she said art is not art it has no depth it is geometrical it is easy.

I do not understand why cartoon or anime,manga is not allowed in gcse art?

They want you to develop your own style instead of mimicking anime all the time.

Reply 4

User1248243

14

Why is anime not considered art in gcse art? Because gcse art is a joke if they think they can tell you what art is or is not. You only have to see the painted black square in a national gallery which is worth loads and yet is supposedly "art". Much rather have a manga piece there.

Reply 5

amberskye

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Original post by Guren

Why is anime not considered art in gcse art? Because gcse art is a joke if they think they can tell you what art is or is not. You only have to see the painted black square in a national gallery which is worth loads and yet is supposedly "art". Much rather have a manga piece there.

So you don't think teachers can tell their pupils what art is, yet you yourself can define what is and what isn't art?

Reply 6

User1248243

14

Original post by amberskye

So you don't think teachers can tell their pupils what art is, yet you yourself can define what is and what isn't art?

The point i'm making is we have all kinds of art and showing the mentality that people have about "art". SO what one person sees as art another may not.

But in all honesty painting a white canvas white...really? Manga requires more effort and skill.

Reply 7

Cremated_Spatula

15

It is art, they are just sick of seeing it.

Reply 8

amybonnie98

11

Anime is very difficult to work with due to the mark schemes. A lot of the marks are awarded for developing your own ideas and taking photos etc. and working from said photos, which can't be done with anime. Furthermore, only to a certain extent can you analyse manga work, and very little experimentation can occur. Anime is however a good thing to practise outside lessons, as it helps develop anatomy skills, but not so much in lessons if, honestly, you want to get a good grade. A lot of the time, teachers will tell you what to do in your art project and strongly guide you, but remember they know the marks schemes and how to get you the grades! If you want to apply for a digital art course say at University or College, then do create a portfolio of manga work to go with your school work. I know it's annoying, but there are reason for it!

Reply 9

Maria1812

OP

12

Thank you but I do not want anything to do with art in the future.

Reply 10

Kireina_Mystique

1

Anime is not considered as art because people think that it is not creative and it's not real thus, art teachers hate it, but one thing I don't understand is, people say anime or manga isn't art and it's not creative but then, how can you make up characters in manga and anime artwork? You have to

Reply 11

Kireina_Mystique

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Anime is not considered as art because people think that it is not creative and it's not real thus, art teachers hate it, but one thing I don't understand is, people say anime or manga isn't art and it's not creative but then, how can you make up characters in manga and anime artwork? You have to use your imagination to make up characters. One thing, don't ever give up on the thing you like doing the most! Most people probably wont't understand what I'm saying, and even I don't understand what I'm saying! Ignore what your art teacher says, he or she probably has a IQ of zero or something like that. They are not you, why do you have to listen to them and give up on anime? you are you, you don't have to have everyone in the world acknowledge you, you can be yourself and you can express yourself by drawing anime! I hope that helped you, (seriously, I don't know why I said extra things in this comment.) Hope that helped you!

Reply 12

Mimiplayzsz

1

But what if you try a lot trying to do realistic drawings ? But still don’t manage? like for I’ve just started my year 11 year and Ik what my strength is realistic art isn’t my specialty anime/manga drawings are because no matter how hard I try, not even doing it on purpose I ended up drawing the outcome cartoony anyway. It just frustrates me because I took art so I could carry on with what I love to draw but clearly it’s not allowed so I’m stuck doing something that causes so much stress and at this point I might just give up.

Why is anime not considered art in gcse art

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