An Artist's Life Hobby and career artists have two things in common They are passionate about what they do and they are creative They love to create art Successful artists must depend on themselves to grow to search out what they like and don't like to learn the basics and to find jobs Being an artist isn't easy
Some earn their pay outside of art and do art as a hobby Others are employees of a company and do a specific type of art Some become freelancers Freelancers are usually hired to do one job at a time and must continually search for the next job They often work for several companies PRO ADVICE I'M STILL PRACTICING AND GETTING BETTER I ALSO LOOK AT A LOT OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND WHEN I MEET WITH OTHER ARTISTS I'M NOT AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING YOU'LL NEVER LEARN ANYTHING JERRY CRAFT COMIC BOOK AND GRAPHIC NOVEL ARTIST
Most professional artists have a studio where they work but they probably started drawing someplace like the kitchen table At first their tools were probably paper and pencil Depending on their interests they might have moved into using paints a drawing board or a computer tablet with specialized programs Artists continually practice their skills to improve Although some careers depend on drawing skills more than others all artists need the basics FAST FACT A student who participates in the arts is four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement according to americansforthearts org
PRO ADVICE DRAW DRAW DRAW THEN DRAW SOME MORE BUT DON'T JUST DRAW CHARACTERS THAT YOU'VE MADE UP TRY TO DRAW FROM LIFE DRAW REAL PEOPLE AND PLACES HAVE FUN DRAWING THINGS THAT ARE EASY BUT PRACTICE DRAWING THINGS THAT ARE HARD LIKE HANDS OR HORSES AND STUDY ARTISTS THAT YOU LIKE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO ARE WELL PAID FOR THEIR WORK JUNE BRIGMAN COMIC BOOK AND COMIC STRIP ARTIST
