Category: Arts/Entertainment
Profession: ILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST |
| What is your general satisfaction level?: | 5 (on a scale of 1 to 10) |
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Did this profession meet your expectations: | Not Really |
| If you could "do it all over again", would you have chosen this profession?: | Probably Not |
| Any Pros: | IT'S EXCITING TO WORK FOR AND SEE YOUR WORK
IN FAMOUS MAGS AND ALBUM COVERS AND BOOKS
AND KNOW THAT YOUR WORK IS SEEN BY PEHAPS
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE...SO THERE'S AN EGO CHARGE |
| Any Cons: | LITTLE PAY FOR LOTS OF WORK AND THEN THE
CONSTANT SEARCH FOR WORK...AFTER SOME TIME IT
WEARS THIN. |
| Any Advice: | BEING AN ARTIST IS VERY RIGHT BRAIN. KEEP THE
LEFT BRAIN GOING TOO. TAKE BUSINESS CLASSES,
HOW TO RUN SMALL BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE. I WOULD GUESS MORE THAN 75%
OF PEOPLE DOING THIS ARE STUGGLING, EVEN IF
THEY ARE VERY GOOD BECAUSE OF OTHER
FACTORS |
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