As I’ve been practicing illustration, I’ve come to rely on both synchronous and asynchronous learning. One can learn at their own pace (anytime, anywhere) with asynchronous learning, which doesn’t demand that one be present at the same time as when the teacher is teaching or other students taking the course are learning. free Youtube tutorials subscription-based classes (Skillshare, Creativebug, or Masterclass), and one-off courses (Domestika, Teachable) are all examples of self-paced learning.
This is a great list of resources! Thank you for sharing! I've taken a few domestika courses in the past and they helped me develop my practice and debunked some materials I previously struggled with.
Not art classes, but I've been trying to learn languages lately (mainly Korean and Cantonese) and have been doing it all async. There are some great language learning resources out there, and I like that I can benefit from using different language learning philosophies (rather than an in-person class where you just learn from one style of instructor). However, not getting direct feedback on my pronunciation is hard. I also feel like I'm not challenging myself enough, and it's harder to keep the discipline of going every day. I had a college who took language classes at her local community college and found it to be really helpful (and affordable). So maybe I'll look into that.
This is a great list of resources! Thank you for sharing! I've taken a few domestika courses in the past and they helped me develop my practice and debunked some materials I previously struggled with.
Thank you for sharing so many resources! - and your thoughts!
Not art classes, but I've been trying to learn languages lately (mainly Korean and Cantonese) and have been doing it all async. There are some great language learning resources out there, and I like that I can benefit from using different language learning philosophies (rather than an in-person class where you just learn from one style of instructor). However, not getting direct feedback on my pronunciation is hard. I also feel like I'm not challenging myself enough, and it's harder to keep the discipline of going every day. I had a college who took language classes at her local community college and found it to be really helpful (and affordable). So maybe I'll look into that.