Have you ever considered taking an Art class? Did you know that there are multiple levels of Art classes? For now, we will focus on Art A and Art B. You are required to take Art A before you are allowed to take Art B, so some people who want to take Art B give up because they don’t want to take Art A, but they don’t understand that without Art A, you will be clueless in Art B. Art A teaches you a lot of skills that are used in Art B, meaning that skills from Art A are essential building blocks for Art B.

I interviewed Mrs. Owens, an art teacher at McCullough, who teaches Art A and Art B. When I asked her what would happen if I took Art B without taking Art A, she said. “The skills learned in Art A are the essential building blocks for Art B, so without them, you would be clueless.” This makes sense because, in Art A, you learn skills like drawing from observation, color schemes, shading realistically, elements of art, principles of design, and so much more. Those types of skills can’t be self-taught. Although you have a lot of freedom in Art B requiring skills from Art A, you still learn a little bit of skills in Art B that can help in more art classes or personal projects.

Western art is a BIG thing when it comes to art classes. Every year, the rodeo collects art from art classes to pick which masterpiece is the best. To make these masterpieces, you need to provide a photo taken by yourself and draw it as accurately or beautifully as possible. In Art A, you are more restricted to using Prismacolors and shading for Western art. In Art B, you have more freedom and can use a wide variety of supplies such as watercolor and acrylic paint, markers, Prismacolors, and even regular old colored pencils. One of the main concerns for Art A and B is the supply fee. The supply fee is the amount of money you need to pay to get into the class so they can provide you with brand-new supplies that you get to keep. When I asked Mrs. Owens about the supply fees and what they get you for both Art A and B, she said “The supply fees for Art A and Art B are both the same, yet Art B adds more supplies.” meaning that you use the supplies from Art A in Art B but get some extra supplies to work with when you do Art B.

Would you join Art A knowing that it will teach you the building blocks for joining Art B? If so, I highly recommend signing up for it while you can. Art B may be really fun, but that doesn’t mean that Art A is boring. I have taken Art A myself and I can guarantee that it is very fun if you’re creative. If you don’t want to take art but still have a creative mindset, there is always fashion design.