/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I hate that I can't talk to people. There's people who obviously want to start a conversation with me, but I just blank out on what to say.

I also just want a friend who is interested in art like I am, but it seems like all people do is hike, watch Netflix, or play video games. There's people in my classes who doodle, but it's always shitty eyes, plants, tumblr potato people, or scribbles. I guess my judgmental-ness might be driving people away.

Alright, /ic/ I need your opinion.
At my art school, there's two classes I want to take:
Figure Sculpture (Fine Arts Department)
Maquette Sculpture (Entertainment Arts Dept.)

Since I can only take so many studio classes, I have to choose between the two. Ultimately, I want to be able to translate my 2d drawings into 3d be it traditional or digital. It's a skill that I think would be very useful in the profession that I'm working towards.

The Figure Sculpture class is basically described as "in strengthens ones eye hand translations as we work directly from models. Besides gesture studies, full body and bust projects during the semester, students are encouraged to explore their own interests in the figure or body. We also discuss how the figure is used in a contemporary context in relationship to its historical significants. But the emphasis is working directly from a model through out the semester."

While the Maquette Sculpture class is basically, "The ability to capture and represent a character in sculpture has many applications in the entertainment and toy industry. Creation of these sculptures are taught from concept drawings, through creation of armatures on suitable presentation bases through to the completion of the final sculptures, that are created in [super sculpey] clay."

Now I have very little experience in sculpting and both instructors said that they would teach it from the ground up. But I'm leaning towards the Figurative sculpture course as it might be beneficial....although I'll probably still learn just as much in the maquette course.

What should I do, /ic/...I'm very torn as these classes might not pop up again for a while after this semester.

>Be first year at private art college
>We take a simple foundation drawing course, which focuses on sight-sizing simple prisms as well as rendering. It was very "classical" or at least my instructor was.
>We are taught just enough perspective to easily understand, yet not enough to really intimidate anyone.
>About half way into the first semester
>Girl who is in PRODUCT DESIGN walks by me, talking to her friend.
>I overhear, "I always thought that lines going away from you travel away from each other, not the other way around!"
>My jaw literally drops, seriously I am flabbergasted
>Later that semester
>Another girl is literally FAILING foundation drawing 1
>She ultimately decides to drop out of her drawing class
>Next semester, she literally switches departments to a worse department (In terms of drawing skill) and she takes Drawing Elements which is apparently simpler than Drawing 1 (I have no idea how that is possible though).

Sure I can see someone from Fibers, Advertising, or even Crafts having trouble in Drawing 1. But even with that, I feel that private art schools should have higher standards that what they have now. Unfortunately, it's all about the money, so they'll accept whoever is willing to pay.

My second semester was amazing, so no complaints there.

What's the extent of rotation that the spine can undertake? How far can I twist the spine on an average human bean?

Is there a resource (other than me) where I can reference the rotational extent of joints in the body?

A true master