A Question For You Fellow Artists

[shadowfax1007]

Hey guyz

just a question. I was wondering how many of you guyz do like Graphic and Digital Media design as a paid profession?

Im 15, and ive always had a huge interest in the area, and i was just wondering, if you do do it as a job, how did you get into it, and what does your work involve?

im considering this as a career path, by the time im 17 ill have a Certificate 2 In Multimedia, and i was thinking about either looking for some sort of on-site training, or university/TAFE

any help and information you guyz can provide would be appreciated :thumbsup:

 

[UnhingedMouse0]

Im kinda like you when it comes to graphic/digital media design... Im doin it for fun now... but I may just try and persue it even though it might be a bit hard to make a wealthy career out of it.

So yeah people... any info would end up helpin me too.

 

[spike91232004]

I am doing it obviously for fun right now, since I am only 14. It won't be a future career but, in College I am going to take Computer Graphics and after that I won't have a job involved in computers unless I don't get trained too become a Pro Wrestler.

 

[shadowfax1007]

i love my digital art, i do lots of really good works, but i rarely show them to people, for example, one im working on at the moment for my gf......these sortta things are personal to me. I get great enjoyment and satisfaction from putting in alot of effort to make something brillant.

unfortunetly i lost all my works when i got a virus a few days ago, so thats a shame, but im slowing getting back on track, im also keeping a little portfolio together filled with my images and that.

 

[Hyper]

heh, i do it as a side job right now. i actually got into it cuz i was showin off in my graphics design class. my teacher kept me in after class, i thought i was in trouble heh. he just told me he thought i had skill, and potential, and that he'd like for me to help him out with his little business. $10 an hour 0.0

 

[ImTheOneThatFalls]

Im kinda like you when it comes to graphic/digital media design... Im doin it for fun now... but I may just try and persue it even though it might be a bit hard to make a wealthy career out of it.

ditto. my homeroom teacher is pushing me towards that kind of career since one time i created flyers for the 7th grade basketball tournament. (students against teachers) n he really liked em. then my language arts teacher liked the "masterpiece" i created with photoshop to go along with a poem i did. so bleh i guess im better off listening to them.

 

[vision]

Im doing it for fun also, but when the opputunity comes I do work for $, like become active on boards so people see your talent etc, and they offer you a 1 time job or something like that. Im pretty sure I wont make a career in it because I think it would be hard, there are just so many people that are good at it.

 

[Shadow_Serpent]

right now im practicing for next year, because i couldnt make the graphics design class this year. I'm doing some graphics stuff for my robotics class, they want it to look fancy and all, and i am much interested in computer stuff later on in life. yes, lame stuff, but i at least got into some graphics stuff...

 

[bam_bam_darkslide]

how do you do sigs???? lmao. no really, can a 12 yr old cope with it? i need some teaching plz! no really, i mean it.

 

[shadowfax1007]

how do you do sigs???? lmao. no really' date=' can a 12 yr old cope with it? i need some teaching plz! no really, i mean it.[/quote']
a good place to start learning is Good Tutorials. Lots of great tutorials, ranging from beginner to advanded, check it out :thumbsup:

 

[Hyper]

so wait.. am i the only one that gets paid?

 

[Suicide King]

If you want to try to earn some quick money doing graphic design you can try entering logos to Worth1000's corporate contests. Or you can always do freelance jobs online.