subject: Making A Living As A Visual Graphic Artist [print this page] The majority of artists struggle before making it in the art industry. Creating an income from a passion in art is a difficult task, if your art is not very popular. In the meantime, there are other career possibilities for visual graphic artists that use your talents in more commercial ways. Resorting to career choices that exploits their art to earn a living, makes artists feel like they are not being true to their career.
Brochures, posters, and other forms of advertisement are great ways for drawing and sketching artists to start their careers. Illustrating pictures in a magazine or bring a children's book to life is a great way to earn a living while pursuing a career in art.
Three dimensional computer generated characters in various video games, movies and television shows all started out as a simple sketch.
If you are computer literate, you may be able to complete a few courses on graphic design and move into this career quite easily. Graphic designers work in advertising agencies and printing shops and are involved in the design, layout and production of brochures, flyers, catalogs, posters, packaging and more. It is important for graphic designers to learn how to use various media programs including Photoshop, Indesign, Freehand and illustrator that are found on the Macintosh.
Graphic designers and desktop publishers develop ideas on paper produced by creative and art directors of various advertising agencies. Desktop publishing and graphic designs are great career choices, but might not always let you express art the way you would like to.
With a little bit of schooling, artists can too pursue a career in web design. Dreamweaver is a popular program in web site design.
Carpentry and furniture making is a great way for sculptors to express artistic abilities while receiving an income. Metalwork skills can be used to build metal furniture and garden decor, as well as ornate gates, light fittings and outdoor decor. Sculptors gain recognition of their three dimensional designs as they move into exhibition.
Specializing in a category of art gives artists the ability to share their skills through teaching at a private facility or at schools and colleges. Artists may work at museums restoring or protecting valuable art pieces.
Many painters earn a living by providing a mural painting service, either commercially for businesses, or privately for residences. Direct your target market towards things you are good at painting.
Visual graphic artists have a broad range of career choices. Although the work may require that you sacrifice some of your artistic principles for the sake of an income, you need to consider whether a painter with no canvas or paint is better off than one who can afford to buy the supplies needed to practice his art when he can.
