In general, I'm pretty on-board with this. I started at one art school, then ended up jumping ship & going to a skills-focused atelier that was very much about The Rules, and that's made the difference for me.https://twitter.com/hilarityjane/status/1503701731795996674 …
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I think it's probably literally the case, though, that "art isn't about rules". The rules help you get there, and help you avoid common pitfalls, but they aren't the destination.
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Of course, occasionally some freak of nature appears, like a comet blazing across the sky, and you just have to look at the work and say "I don't know why this is so good. It breaks the rules."
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And of course, more often, you look at something and say "ah, yes. Excellent rule of thirds steelyard composition with good value range and immaculate linear perspective oh god I am so bored right now." The rules aren't the destination.
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from a writer's perspective: * 100%, yes, this * Robert McKee's "Story" and a dozen other tools, if used well, would prevent 95% of the garbage we see generated * ...but you can also pick up something and say "oh, GAWD ... right out of Story, all the beats are..._snore_"
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