Any advice for a job in an art related field?

Question

I want to do concept design, comicing or anything that I can create my own designs in. Any advice of where to start looking in too? Any direction I should take my life at this point.(I'm just out of high school and is currently attending a community collage)

Answer 1

There are many creative industries out there and you can find your direction as you go through college. Start off doing an Art and Design course, where you'll do many different disciplines: photography, fine art, print making, silversmithery, graphic design, sculpture, furniture making, ceramics and more. Then find what it is you like and start studying more of that subject, become an expert in that discipline, get as much experience as possible of that industry (try offering your services free of charge to art galleries, design consultancies and other creative businesses), make contacts within the the creative industries to help you find out where job vacancies may arise.

Keep listening and learning from every creative person who you cross paths with, they've got the experience and knowledge you require, which a lot of can't or won't be taught in the class room.

It's not an easy industry to break into, but once you've got qualifications, knowledge and experience you'll be able to sell your strengths to potential employers.

Good luck, its not easy but its a very rewarding industry.

Answer 2

check out the auto motives class and see if they have a hands on body and painting class, you can walk in to any where in the country and satisfy your art needs by being a body & paint guy, it's not really high tech, but you do have to know, what fish eye reducer is, what tempt to get the paint dealer for reducer based on the temperater that day, adding catalylist hardners, you make up three four batches of paint per car,you do have to have the car preped, masked off and dead on shop to make the flawless job in the fastest time and have good lighting good ventilatioin, good knowledge of ART, art is a way of life , there are artist and then there is everybody else,so you can be an artist if you have a body & paint class at school. then when your doing five cars at once and a motorcycle it is rocket science too, piece of cake

Answer 3

This may sound stupid to you now, but have you thought about designing your own t-shirts? It's relatively cheap to get started and you could be making money 24 hrs from now. It's just a thought. Try being in business for yourself instead of looking for someone to hire you as an artist. In my opinion, you should use your talent to make yourself rich instead of someone else getting rich of your talent.

Answer 4

You could try panting, dancing.

Answer 5

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