dubji34
December 15th, 2008, 11:22 PM
Hello,
I'm currently in high school in California. ever since i could remember i've really enjoyed art. (Not trying to get an ego, just sharing some stories) When i was 9 my mom made me take an art class and it was too easy and i was bored in it most of the time. When i was twelve, my Mom wiggled me into a class with a professional artist, who was only accepting adults 18 or over in the class, but made and exception for me. I learned a few things in the class, like how to check proportion and use negative space, but the teacher had taken me off to the side and told me i was propably a little too advanced for the class. Now, i know this isnt saying much seeing how i have no idea the skill level it was intended for, but to be direct about it, i have some natural talent in pencil illustration and artistic ability. there.
Now, with that being said, i am the only one in my family who enjoys art, or does art, besides a dead grandmother who painted as a hobby. So, i have no idea what i should be doing in terms of classes, or college interest. I hope to one day work for a nice successful company such as Pixar, Dreamworks, and Blizzard are the ones off the top of my head. I would like to work solo, as well as part of a team. I'm usually very creative, and my weapon of choice is the pencil. Though, i have recently stated using a drawing tablet in Corel Painter X and i am about an intermidiate-advanced user of photoshop. I would obviously like to make as much money as possible, while still enjoy my career.
Unfortunately, i have little knowledge of the titles of different artist positions at companies liek the ones i earlier mentioned and what those positions entail. I have read various job descriptions on the sites, and it seems like i would be happy as a concept artist, designer, story artist, or something along those lines. I'm not a huge fan of creating 3D computer generated graphics, but i dont mind a little here and there. I would like to have some influence on the project, but for the most part i'd appreciate a job where i'm told, " hey we need to see something evil that lives in a cave, has weird horns, and has a hobby of fishing" and then with a description like so, i come back to them in an amount of time and show what i have come up with then maybe work with them to start over, change parts, or make any adjustments they need. So, something where i have artistic freedom, but not so much so that i am forced to come up with every little sprout of an idea fresh and new from my brain.
I really need help on knowing where i should go to school in California, what majors i should look into, and what qualifications i need to meet. Also, just anything i should know about the road to success is greatly appreciated.
It's really important to me, after all its the rest of my life im working on here!
I'm currently in high school in California. ever since i could remember i've really enjoyed art. (Not trying to get an ego, just sharing some stories) When i was 9 my mom made me take an art class and it was too easy and i was bored in it most of the time. When i was twelve, my Mom wiggled me into a class with a professional artist, who was only accepting adults 18 or over in the class, but made and exception for me. I learned a few things in the class, like how to check proportion and use negative space, but the teacher had taken me off to the side and told me i was propably a little too advanced for the class. Now, i know this isnt saying much seeing how i have no idea the skill level it was intended for, but to be direct about it, i have some natural talent in pencil illustration and artistic ability. there.
Now, with that being said, i am the only one in my family who enjoys art, or does art, besides a dead grandmother who painted as a hobby. So, i have no idea what i should be doing in terms of classes, or college interest. I hope to one day work for a nice successful company such as Pixar, Dreamworks, and Blizzard are the ones off the top of my head. I would like to work solo, as well as part of a team. I'm usually very creative, and my weapon of choice is the pencil. Though, i have recently stated using a drawing tablet in Corel Painter X and i am about an intermidiate-advanced user of photoshop. I would obviously like to make as much money as possible, while still enjoy my career.
Unfortunately, i have little knowledge of the titles of different artist positions at companies liek the ones i earlier mentioned and what those positions entail. I have read various job descriptions on the sites, and it seems like i would be happy as a concept artist, designer, story artist, or something along those lines. I'm not a huge fan of creating 3D computer generated graphics, but i dont mind a little here and there. I would like to have some influence on the project, but for the most part i'd appreciate a job where i'm told, " hey we need to see something evil that lives in a cave, has weird horns, and has a hobby of fishing" and then with a description like so, i come back to them in an amount of time and show what i have come up with then maybe work with them to start over, change parts, or make any adjustments they need. So, something where i have artistic freedom, but not so much so that i am forced to come up with every little sprout of an idea fresh and new from my brain.
I really need help on knowing where i should go to school in California, what majors i should look into, and what qualifications i need to meet. Also, just anything i should know about the road to success is greatly appreciated.
It's really important to me, after all its the rest of my life im working on here!