People who like to use technology to make art often pick this job. There’s no need for artists to go to college. As an artist, you can do well if you learn the right things and get the right tools. You can be a great artist without going to college for four years. This book makes it easy.
Hey there, my name is Anim, and I’m an artist who has worked with UI/UX design, video editing, and graphics design for a long time. I’ve had the chance to work with both well-known companies and skilled solo artists since I became a professional in 2016. I’m always interested in new techniques and trends because I love design so much. This helps me do new and important work.
I’ve improved at making designs that are both nice to look at and useful for people, so they get the point across and keep people interested. Many projects on my resume show that I can do good work in many different areas of design. Based on what I’ve learned and done at work, I can’t wait to share useful ideas, tips, and cool hacks with you all. With this, Young artists will be more creative and reach their full potential.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Essential Art Principles
- Learning Drawing Tools
- Building Your Portfolio
- Networking and Community
- Continuous Learning and Staying Updated
- Conclusion
I learned how to create in school, but now I’m a good artist. It’s been a long time since I worked for a well-known company anywhere. I was hired by both big companies and tech companies to make user experiences and brands for companies all over the world. I worked on fun projects that turned into jobs, where I learned as I went. Because of these projects, people think about companies and things in new ways. You can be an artist if you work hard and love what you do. Remember what I said.
Essential Art Principles
Find out how to make straight lines
You need to know the same things as any other artist if you want to be good at design. You can use these simple rules to make pictures that are useful and nice to look at. Take a moment to think about these important ideas:
Color
Color is very important in The Idea of Colour Style. Learn how the colors you like make you feel and how they can be mixed to make new ones. You can make better design decisions if you know about the color wheel and things like color harmony, colors that go well together, and colors that are linked. When picking a theme, think about how various colors make you feel.
Putting type
It’s both an art and a skill to put words together. Change the fonts, sizes, and styles in your work to see how it reads and looks. This lesson will teach you how to align text, set leading and kerning (line spacing), and pair fonts. Typography that works well directs the eye and makes the meaning clear.
Putting things together and making up
You’ve done something right when you put things in a way that makes sense and looks good. It’s helpful to know about order, balance, harmony, and the rule of thirds. When people see what you make, they can understand it, which helps them focus. But if the style isn’t put together well, the picture might look crowded or hard to understand.
Scale
Scale is what you get when you compare two things’ sizes. Perspective can be better understood by looking at two parts of a picture that are very different in size. You can arrange your pictures better and make them more interesting to look at by using perspective and scale.
Space
The space in a picture is called “space.” The empty room, which is also called “white space,” is what counts. That way, the style won’t look squished. Using space well can help you focus and get things straight.
You can see that everything is the same.
You always do things the same way when you’re steady. That is, you should use the same fonts, styles, and colors all the time. If you stick to your ideas, people will understand them better.
Create your look and name
If you make things for a business or brand, you need to know how branding works. Find out about logos, business names, and how to keep your style consistent from one project to the next. People can tell who a company is and what it stands for by its brand term.
With marks and lines
Learn how to make good use of maps, pictures, icons, and other images. Make sure you like the style, quality, and how well the pictures help you make your point before you use them.
These are the main ideas behind making pictures. Make up your ideas, try new things, and ask for help to remember what you’ve learned. Don’t stress about making pictures that people will want to look at over and over. Do these things well.
Learning Drawing Tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is used by many types of people to make big changes to pictures. You can draw, fix up pictures, make photos for the web, and print them out on a computer. It’s best to use Photoshop to change pictures and make new patterns. It can be used in many ways and do many things.
Adobe Illustrator
Vectors can be used in Adobe Illustrator, which is drawing software. You can make logos, icons, drawings, and other pictures that can be resized. It does not get worse when you change vector sketches in Illustrator. You can’t do this in Photoshop or any other raster-based program. In Illustrator, you can change a picture’s size so that it can be used for different things, like business cards, signs, and billboards.
InDesign from Adobe.
Paper, books, signs, and catalogs are all made with it. If you want to make drawings that are hard to understand, this is a great tool for you. A lot of people use strong tools for online and print projects. Some examples are master pages, text wraps, and paragraph styles.
You don’t need to understand how to use these things. You can find many free books that can help you learn. Work more hard as you get better. There’s no need to learn everything at once.
Building Your Portfolio
This is your work protfolio. This is where people who might want to hire you or work for you can see your best work.
These things must be done to make a good portfolio: You should think for yourself. Fun things can happen when you make pictures, logos, or signs for social media. This is something you can do to improve your job.
Do what you want: Use sites like Freelancer, Upwork, or Fiverr to find artwork. This is true for all jobs, no matter how small.
You can be a helper for charities or neighborhood groups in your area that need art. You can learn new things and make your resume better at the same time. It could be a website a simple PDF file or any showcase. Anyone who wants to can reach you. It must be easy to understand and use.
Networking and Community
Becoming an artist takes a lot of work. Meet other people who work in the same field as you and use your skills:
Find out how to look for work so you can join design teams or work for groups. They teach you important things for free. You can use it to find other artists’ sites like Behance, Dribble, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Having friends who are also artists can help you get work. Going to camps or lessons with other artists is a great way to meet new people and learn new things.
Continuous Learning and Staying Updated
Always remember this when you’re making designs: Use the computer to go to school. You can learn new things in a lot of free classes.
Stay up to date on the latest styles: To keep your work interesting, learn what’s new in style.
Take care of yourself: A creative person should know about your work. Having thoughts that make you feel better is helpful. But you don’t have to go to college to be an artist. Still, going to college might help you do well in this art field. Use your skills in the real world, work on them, and make a resume that shows them off.
Conclusion
To begin, you can learn how to use type, colour, style, and other things. You need to learn how to use some very important drawing tools. They are called Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. To improve your resume, do some work for free or for other people. Also, learn how to do your work.
You should look for work, go to events for designers, and talk to other designers, just like everyone else. It can help you find work to know people in the field. To learn more, go to class and watch lessons. Listen to what your friends and teachers say. You’ll look better with this.
No one else can teach them how to be artists without getting a pass. Don’t give up your love of fashion. It’s possible to get a good job as a graphic artist if you do these things. Have fun!