ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 2
ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 2
(Or: Why You Just Bought a $200 Ruler You’ll Never Use)
🔥 WELCOME BACK TO ANIMATION ANARCHY – WHERE WE BURN ART SCHOOL TO THE GROUND 🔥
This is Animation Anarchy. The blog where we:
✅ Tell the brutal truth about art school.
✅ Teach you real skills while aggressively roasting the system.
✅ Make sure you never waste money on a “professional-grade” sketchbook again.
I spent six figures on an art education, and now I’m giving it all away for free—because I am a financially irresponsible idiot who wants revenge.
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(Unless you want to keep getting scammed by overpriced art supply lists.)
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LESSON 2: THE SUPPLY LIST SCAM – HOW TO BANKRUPT A STUDENT BEFORE THEY EVEN START
(Or: Why That “Required” Paint Set Will Sit in Your Closet Until the End of Time)
🎨 Welcome to art school, where the first lesson isn’t about drawing—it’s about losing all your money.
Before you even step foot into the glorious halls of overpriced education, your professor hands you The Supply List.
A long, intimidating, soul-crushing document filled with:
🚨 Brand-name-only materials that must be purchased from a single, expensive store.
🚨 $20 erasers. (Yes. Twenty-dollar. Erasers.)
🚨 A required easel that you will use exactly one time.
🚨 A sketchbook so expensive you’ll be afraid to draw in it.
🚨 A box of oil paints—even though you’re a digital artist.
Congratulations. You’re now broke. And you haven’t even drawn anything yet.
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🔥 THE ART SUPPLY PYRAMID SCHEME
You might be thinking: “But these must be the best materials, right?”
🚨 NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. 🚨
The art supply list is a carefully crafted, professor-approved financial scam designed to:
1️⃣ Make sure you buy unnecessary, overpriced materials.
2️⃣ Send all your money to a specific art store that mysteriously funds your school.
3️⃣ Teach you NOTHING about actually being a working artist.
Because guess what?
🖌️ Professional artists don’t use most of this stuff.
🛒 They use whatever they can afford.
💀 And half the time, they’re still using the same $2 pencil they had in middle school.
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🚨 BREAKDOWN: THE BIGGEST SUPPLY LIST SCAMS 🚨
Let’s take a look at some of the most ridiculous things art schools will force you to buy.
1️⃣ The “Professional-Grade” Sketchbook That You’re Afraid to Use
• Cost: $60-$100
• Description: “A high-quality, archival, acid-free sketchbook with hand-stitched Italian paper made by the souls of ancient monks.”
• Reality: You WILL NOT DRAW IN IT. Ever.
• Why? Because it’s too expensive.
• What the pros actually use? A $5 spiral notebook from Walmart.
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2️⃣ The $200 Ruler
• Cost: More than your dignity.
• Description: “A precision-crafted, architect-approved, laser-etched steel ruler.”
• Reality: It’s just a ruler.
• What the pros actually use? A free one they stole from their high school.
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3️⃣ The “Required” Paint Set (Even If You’re a Digital Artist)
• Cost: $250-$500
• Description: “A full range of oil paints, including rare pigments that haven’t been legal since 1893.”
• Reality: You will use exactly one tube before the entire set rots in your closet.
• What the pros actually use? Whichever brand is cheapest that day.
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4️⃣ The $20 Eraser
• Cost: Your soul.
• Description: “An imported kneaded eraser that absorbs mistakes and self-doubt.”
• Reality: It’s an eraser. You will lose it immediately.
• What the pros actually use? A free one they stole from a bank.
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5️⃣ The $75 “Precision” Mechanical Pencil
• Cost: A week’s worth of groceries.
• Description: “A German-engineered mechanical pencil with ergonomic grip and adjustable weight balance.”
• Reality: It writes exactly the same as the $1 one from Target.
• What the pros actually use? Whatever pen is closest when inspiration strikes.
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🔥 HOW TO SURVIVE THE SUPPLY LIST SCAM
So, how do you avoid going bankrupt before your first class?
🚨 IGNORE THE PROFESSOR’S LIST. 🚨
Instead, follow these three rules:
✅ Rule #1: Buy Cheap Until You Know What You Need
• Don’t buy the $300 sketchbook.
• Buy a $5 sketchbook and actually use it.
• Professors won’t check, because they don’t care.
✅ Rule #2: Borrow, Steal, or Barter
• Ask upperclassmen if they have extra supplies they never used.
• Find out which materials you can use for free in the school’s supply room.
• Befriend the one student who has everything and trade snacks for supplies.
✅ Rule #3: Use What Professionals Actually Use
• Ask working artists what they actually use.
• 90% of the time, it’s cheap, reliable, and available at a normal store.
• Use that. Ignore everything else.
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🔥 FINAL THOUGHTS: DON’T LET ART SCHOOL ROB YOU BLIND
Here’s the truth:
🖌️ Great artists are not made by expensive supplies.
💀 No one is hiring you based on whether you used a $300 or a $3 paintbrush.
🎨 The best way to learn? Just start drawing. With whatever you have. Right now.
Let art school scam other people. Not you.
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🚨 THE SOLUTION: JUST WATCH THIS SERIES INSTEAD.
I wasted six figures so you don’t have to.
🔥 Next lesson drops soon!
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💀 COMING NEXT: Lesson 3 – Your First Critique: Public Humiliation Disguised as “Feedback”
(Or: How to Nod Like You Understand While Your Soul Leaves Your Body.)
💬 Drop a comment: What’s the most RIDICULOUS art supply you’ve ever been forced to buy?
(Or, what’s the dumbest thing you wasted money on in art school?) 🎨💀😂
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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨
🚀 The revolution will not be graded.
