Val Schwarz said: Ryan Jouas said:well, the same thing is happening this year as it did last year. I'm going through bouts of confidence, followed by a deep sense of 'i'm not good enough', followed by 'well, i think i've been working pretty hard, maybe it has paid off' and then leaving myself lastly with the feeling of 'well, i'd better come up with a new plan, calarts isn't gonna accept me'. Ahh, I've been on a similar roller coaster! Especially in dream-form. The best thing to do is to know we did our best and distract ourselves with other things like makin art for fun! And... worry about scholarships involving realistically drawn ducks.   But.. only two weeks until March, and then it's time to party it up with Mr. Stress! I can imagine that period between March and April being the worst.. I guess for me is a little different. I kept on thinking I wasn't good enough for a few years. It wasn't until this year I studied and worked on my portfolio. When doing so by reading about anatomy and going out and draw, I felt accomplished and tried things that were outside my comfort zone. As soon as I got done wtih my portfolio I felt confident in myself. And I guess because of that, even If I don't get accepted I'm not going to see myself as someone not good enough because as artists we get better everyday if we push ourselves hard enough. I'm just happy that I tried new things and had fun.   Anyways, that's my two cents on it . I know it's prettty much an exciting and nauseating time for lots of people. But try not to worry so much. From the portfolios I've seen they're great! Keep on drawing you guys~

@Maggie: Thanks so much! @Arlo: Really love what you have there. (which reminds me ) Did anyone have demo reels or videos for their portfolio?

I've gathered enough courage to go ahead post my portfolio as well. http://www.animatedbuzz.com/albums/view/1927 As for other universities, I'll be trying a couple of others such as SCAD, Sheridan, and perhaps Ringling.

Hello everyone. I'm a little new here so please excuse if my questions sounds a little bit wierd.  So I'm planning to apply for Character Animation in  Calarts this year but I had some questions regarding the porfolio:   1.) I worked for a company where I did animation for an indie game called skullgirls that was released for xbox and ps3. Do you think it would be alright to put in a couple of works I did for the company, in the porfortlio? Or would that be called fanart still?    2.) In the portfolio requirements, it also said to have a completed sketchbook diary. What should be in the sketchbook diary? Mine consist of mostly scribbly gesture drawings and wherever i go to usually draw people. And some pages consists of sketches of pinups and original characters that I've created. THERE IS maybe one or two sketches of fanart in there, but would that be a big problem considering that 99% is original work?