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What can I expect entering the art field as a newbie when I graduate college?

After I finish college I’m going to start entering the art field. I want to produce my art if a bigger scale and be featured in museums someday soon. I believe in my skills and capability to adapt to new situations, and I pride myself in being a good communicator with people in business settings and socially. I would appreciate any and all advice for starting out as a “newbie” in the art field. Specifically on apprenticeship offers, graphic design or illustrator jobs, Disney experience, and being an independent artist. Thank you.

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Caiti’s Answer

While I can’t speak to the traditional artist side of the creative industry, I can speak to the graphic design side. If you are interviewing for graphic design positions, expect to explain your portfolio and the intent behind why you made the design choices that you made. If you apply and get a job at a company that is good at training juniors in the field, then expect to continue to explain the “why” behind your design choices. Expect and be ready to learn more about using the Adobe creative suite software and how to build, structure, and organize clean files. Above all, be ready to make edits for clients that you don’t agree with or even like and know that you can always put a version of that design into your portfolio that you do like.
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Darwin Estacio,’s Answer

Hi, being and artist and make only thay for living can be tricky, but is not impossible , you can do it,jist be ready to work hard and think that the most important thing is keep gping not matter what , and there is a lot of opportunities for designers , just produ e work and try show it all you can , try built your signature and attach to it, oa goint to be your ID, and build ypir resumee, so do t stop to apply to shows and galleries , hope this can be helpful to you somehow .
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Warren’s Answer

You want to do the best of everything and you want it all at once or so it seems. This is developmentally appropriate for someone getting ready to graduate, and if there's ever a time to think big, it's now. However, you can't be disappointed if an apprenticeship with Disney doesn't emerge and if your work isn't acquired by a museum within a few years of graduating. These are not rite of passage steps for young people entering adulthood, and those that do reach goals such as these normally do so with a level of luck that is greater than their talent or determination. I would encourage you to look seriously at every opportunity you can and understand that if you don't currently have an apprenticeship or a venue to show your art, then nothing is beneath you. You may have to show at a coffee shop before you show at a museum, and you may have to design coupons before you put together a Disney movie. If you really want to ascend in your field, make sure you are always trying to do better than you did before. Find adversity and constructive criticism, then let it make you better. The world can be yours, but there is no formula for making it so. Everyone who has achieved what they want in life has a different story to tell.

Warren recommends the following next steps:

Make art as often as you can.
Seek out work opportunities.
Put your work or your resume out there for every opportunity that you seems like it could be good.
Don't sit idle while you wait for people to respond.
Do the very best job you can with everything you do.
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