College Admissions Essay: Drawing And Design

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Drawing and designing are my hobbies since I was young and I have been interested in any forms of art since then. I am continuously learning the other forms of art and accepting the new challenges of learning another angle of it because I want to know what and where I am good at and what could be my possible weakness that can help me to improve myself in the future. There are lots of cases where people are not born to be creative and artistic, and I was one of them. The only question that is been going on in my head is that how can I make myself better in this area?

Back in the day, when I was 5 years old there is a portrait in our house that made me amused and that woke up my interest into arts. When I was in grade school I was the least artistic in our class and it frustrates me. The fact that I wasn’t good on something I love gives me more reason to love it more and practice it. Due to all hard work and dedication I put on my talent and became better than I was before I became to be one of the students to represent my school that participated in the poster-making contest. This might be a simple thing, but it is a result of my will to grow that
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The education system from both countries is different. The difference is that in Canada, the student can choose the classes they want to learn and to have more knowledge to the possible course they want to take in college while In the Philippines it is not like that. I took the chance to take all the art classes I want. I learned using different mediums in my drawing and painting class. I learned to create mugs in my ceramic and sculpture class. I learned to create a character and make it move in my animation class. I learned how to used AutoCAD in my drafting class. Lastly, the graphic design gives me the knowledge to learn the art in the modern world like using a computer to draw, making posters, using Photoshop, drawing tablet, and manipulating

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