About The Academy

We formed a small group of devoted artists to build this project. Our goal is to create motivation and contribute to our dA community.

We noticed that most artist groups on dA are strictly connected to technical and educational side of art. That's why we decided to create our own project, where we would create a playful environment with a lot of opportunities to express your creativity and interact with other artists.

Imagine an online role-playing game, where you communicate with others through pictures you draw. Yep, that's us.

Our main purpose is to offer people opportunities and a base for them to practice creating comics, working in groups, storytelling, character designing, and more. Yet, we try to keep all of this "learning" to a fun role-playing experience. Present yourself, draw your quests, tell your story, show your passion. Fight against the hardships of student life.




Read the lore to learn more about the academy's history, culture, etc.




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Semesters

A semester is 2 quarters long, which a quarter is 3 months long. In every quarter, each student can choose up to 2 classes. Duration may vary depending on flow of each semester.


Classes

When classes are announced for the quarter, students will be able to choose up to 2 available subjects to study. After choosing a subject, you are to draw your character fulfilling the task assigned to you by the teacher. It can be an illustration or a comic/manga.

<sub>Example of completing a subject task:

1. Alchemy teacher gives a quest - "Gather a herb named Blue Lotus from the lake."
2. Students draw a picture of him or her stalking the damned swamp to find the herb.
3. Subject passed.

Another example:

1. Dark Arts teacher teaches a hex spell - he will draw how the spell looks like.
2. Students draws a picture of him turning his classmate into a sheep.
3. Subject passed.</sub>

There is a time limit of 6-8 weeks to complete the tasks. If you don't meet the deadline, you fail the subject. When you complete a task, submit it to the appropriate folder in our gallery. The teachers will evaluate your submission. If you pass, you earn an academic credit. Read more on the update on the credit system.

The teachers' tasks for each subject will be posted at the beginning of the semester. The task will be in form of a short comic but may vary. Sometimes, not all the teachers will post their tasks at the same time, so consideration will be granted for students' whose assignment is released late.




There are a limited amount of seats for students every semester. Depending on how interested people are, we will open more seats for students later on.

When students apply to our school, they will be randomized into one of these six houses: Incarnatus (pink), Roseus (red), Virens (green), Azureus (blue), Flavescens (yellow), and Violaceus (violet).

This house system has one more purpose other than just dividing the students - it's called "activity points". During each semester, houses will compete in school events, which involve drawing pictures to participate in school events. The winning house with the most activity points will be awarded with a gift from our teachers at the end of the semester.

The house system does not have anything to do with the chosen subjects. Any student in any house can choose any subjects they want.




Apart from drawing pictures for classes and exams, students can always draw anything related to the academy. After all, we are an art community. Everyone is free to draw anything and at any time to contribute to our academy. Read the Getting Involved section for more information.




If you have any questions or concerns, please be sure to check the FAQ to see if it has your answer. Otherwise, don't hesitate to send a note to AoHC. The subject of the note must be appropriately labelled. Please do not send a note to our teachers, as we are busy artists, unless stated otherwise.

If you believe there is a mistake on our part, if you are having trouble with assignments, or if you have experienced abuse, please contact us and we'll try to work it out together. We care about our students and we want you all to have a fun and enjoyable experience here at AoH.




Lastly, please remember that this project is meant to bring fun and motivation for all of us to do what we love - ART. Good luck everyone and have fun!

Now that you have a basic understanding of how AoH works, let's move on to the next section that is Joining the Academy.


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