What are some career options after studying fine arts?
Pursuing a career in the arts can be incredibly spiritually & emotional rewarding, but requires a lot of initiative and career planning.Unlike structured paths such as law, medicine, engineering, technology, you can define your own path (isn’t that what all artists do after all?). The sky is the limit!Some artists have day jobs in related fields in commercial arts, print or digital design, or entertainment (i.e. animation, gaming); some artists have unrelated day jobs or part-time jobs, and choose to practice art on the side. Some artists chose to strike it on their own, and be entrepreneurs.These lifestyle and career choices depend on: a) why you want to practice art? b) how important it is to make a living out of art?In a field like law, medicine, engineering, and technology, you can be an average worker, and still be able to make a living pursuing those fields. In the arts, depending on what type of art job, you need to be at the top of your game to make a living doing art. At Pixar or Disney, you have to be better than 99% of the applicants they get, because the talent bar is set very high. To be able to do this requires a huge time investment.At the end of the day, I still believe people who have a passion for the arts should try to set aside time to make it work (side hustle, part time, or full time gig). You never know how far you can go until you try.If it doesn’t work, you can choose a plan B fall back plan. You’ve challenged yourself to the best of your abilities, and you lived your life without any regrets.
Is studying art at college a waste of time?
I love art so much but my parents think its a waste of an a level but i hate other subjects and art is the onething i always do well in cos i enjoy it so much I want to go to art college but my mum says i will never get a career with it... is this true wat options do i have for art careers in the future? thanks!
What is an artist study exactly?
An artist study is simple: you study the technique, influences and styles of a given artist and then try to apply those in your own work. It's essentially glorified imitation. For your study, I would think that the senses refer to the actual human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch). SO your solution is simple: compose your work to comment on the 5 senses while incorporating the style and influences of the two pieces you choose.
Opinions on a Fine Arts degree?
To put it bluntly, a true, traditional Fine Arts degree is useless. If you're motivated enough and take classes in between (not necessarily working toward a degree), you should be able to acquire enough skill to work up to the equivalent of a FA degree without wasting massive amounts of money. This does NOT by any means apply to all art degrees. Artists in advertising/illustration, animation, design, etc. will always be in demand, especially with the way media has completely exploded in the last decade or so. It's a very promising industry if you have the drive and talent, and a college degree helps immensely - you can't 'train' yourself in animation and advertising, after all, and the education you get at a formal college is invaluable in concentrations such as these. If you're basically thinking of going to study traditional drawing and painting, you're better off with a large stack of books from the library and some classes (with live models) under your belt. You definitely should start apply to art schools if you want to choose a more 'practical' art major (like digital media): it's imperative you get proper training if you choose not to go into the fine arts.
Associates Degree in Fine Arts?
Depends, what area are you interested in? Are we talking performance art (acting, theater, music, etc), visual arts (painting, photography, illustration, graphic design, film/video, jewelry, ceramics, etc)? The sky's the limit honestly. When it comes to an art based major, your portfolio is what counts the most (usually). An employer or client is usually more interested in your skills rather than your degree. With that said however, you're going to get your skills FROM your 2 or 4 years in school. If you know what you're area you're interested in I can get more specific.