Noah Park 

In my senior year of high school, everyone told me it was too late to be an artist. Now in ArtCenter, they’re all telling me that I got this.My artistic journey differs from others, as I started a bit later in my life. I did like to draw before then, constantly thinking of worlds that existed in their own unique bubble. “What if guns were never invented?” Maybe cities would be enclosed in castles. All these ideas constantly sprung around my mind, but I never took them seriously as I was more focused on getting high GPAs and SAT scores. But one day, I realized that drawing was the only way for me to put these ideas on paper, and I realized how much I would be doing a disservice to myself if I never put my creations to life. While I was pursuing Pre-Med in Reed College in Portland, OR, I started to find every method I could to

learn how to draw. I signed up for online classes like Artwod and Watts Atelier, contacted private teachers, and went to figure drawing sessions. However, one thing became clear to me: while my passion for art was there, I needed a strong art community that supported my endeavors. Therefore, I decided to leave my life at Reed College behind and come to ArtCenter. In Illustration: Entertainment Arts, I would first work towards developing my skills to a high level. I am primarily interested in working as a storyboard artist for the movie and video game industry, writing my own stories as a comic book artist, or working as a video game concept artist. I have participated in the Animation Jam in Fall 2025, where I learned how to create an intriguing story that stands out from others and how to create storyboards that clearly communicate my intention to others on my team. I believe that the work I will be doing is the result of the effort I put into my time at ArtCenter. Throughout my first term, I have consistently attended the figure drawing workshops offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays. Not only that, I reached out to Richard Houston several times, learning to draw the figure with proper proportions and form. During this term, I learned how to draw basic objects in one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective in Perspective. In Head & Hands, I learned the foundational principles in portrait drawings,

such as the underlying structure of the face as well as communicating through values.