Depends on your field. Mine is animation, just because I draw it doesn’t mean that I already have all the knowledge of animation right? In fine arts, you don’t just paint or sculpt, you’ll be able to discover a lot of things you won’t really get through research. Same as multimedia and journalism. Actually it’s the same with other fields TTw TT like you studied engineering, in the end you’re more successful as an artist. If you believe it’s only self-taught then there’s nothing wrong with that as well. It’s just that there are things you’ll learn in school that you can’t get through research. If your path’s going for art then it’s necessary. If it’s for a hobby, then you don’t need pay schooling.

You’ll always hear opinions about art being a waste of time everywhere, it’s not very new. For mine, I studied animation, I’m working as an animator. But personally, art school isn’t a waste of time. I love to draw so I entered art school and I didn’t waste any of my time. 

So long as you choose art, or any other field you love and wanna get into, going to the school is never a waste of anything ‘ v  ‘