Drawing or Sculpture class?

Question

I have to make a choice of which class to try to get. i love both and they are at the same time. I can draw pretty good and i took pottery back in January, where we did sculpt a little with the clay. I loved that too. what should i pick??

(its a different class then my pottery class, its Sculpture)

Answer 1

Normally I would say drawing because in many ways drawing is the foundation for everything.

But, if you think you're unlikely to get the chance to take a sculpture class again, I think you should take it now.

I studied drawing and painting for four years for eight hours a day.  It was amazing and changed my life.  But I now wish I had also taken at least one sculpture class.  I'm a painter, but I sometimes want to make objects or sculptures.  When I do, I realize that I have really no idea how to think about something that can been from any angle because I am so used to the flat surface of a painting which can be viewed from only one direction.

Answer 2

I want to reinforce the first two answers - drawing is the basis for almost every artistic activity and is always handy and cheap - but sculpture is a different way of looking at things and being able to "sketch" in modeling clay and wire (form and line) can be incredibly handy.   I have tried drawing ideas that simply didn't make sense within my drawing abilities.  Using small wire and needle nose pliers allowed me to create a miniature of what I had in mind and then draw it with enhanced detail and strength.   Clay modeling allows forming a structure that reveals the shadows that don't jump to mind when trying to draw an imagined shape, but the shadows define the 3D shape.

Answer 3

I took both of these classes at the college level - drawing was a great class and you will learn a lot of technique there.  Sculpture depending on what level it is usually entails a bit of sketching and drawing and is more three dimensional.  If you have to make a choice and have the opportunity to take sculpture again in the future then I would take the drawing class first.  Both classes are great so if you are artistic then either one will be fun for you.

Answer 4

take both. One this year and one next.

or just pick drawing. it is fun and cheep.