VOLUME THREE
THE STUDENT
TABLE of CONTENTS
A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO PREPARE THE ASPIRING IMAGEMAKER FOR AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE—FROM THE MOMENT YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE ART FOR A LIVING, TO THE MOMENT YOU ENTER THE WORKING WORLD
IT’S YOUR CHOICE
Deciding To Devote Your Life To Being a Professional Artist Demands a Sharp Mind, Open Heart, Boundless Curiosity, and Relentless Ambition
THE IMAGEMAKER WITHIN YOU
Trusting Your School, Teachers, and Classmates to Challenge, Motivate, and Sustain Your Artistic Adventure
THE DECISION PROCESS
Indecision Often Results from Lack of Knowledge, Focus, and Guts, and then Getting Stuck with the Consequences
A PLAN FOR YOUR DREAM
Setting the Course for Your Education
WHY GO TO ART SCHOOL?
The Decision to Pursue a Creative Career Is a Commitment To Enter the Unknown and Emerge Anew
DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR CAREER, OR DOES IT CHOOSE YOU?
What You Do for a Living Hopefully Is not only What You’ll Do for Money—it’s What You’ll Do for Challenge, for Purpose…
…for Happiness
IN THE END, IT’S UP TO YOU
The Rush and Risk of Choosing a Creative Life
THE ANSWER IS YES
When You Decide To Go to Art School Your Choices Have Just Begun
WHAT KIND OF IMAGEMAKER DO YOU WANT TO BECOME?
Granting Yourself Permission to Declare What You Really Want Can Give Rise to the Fear that You May Not Achieve It
WHAT IS AN ART SCHOOL?
The Place You Will Nurture Your Talent and Ambition into a Successful Career
THE IMAGEMAKING CAREERS
Professional Options for the Aspiring Imagemaker
Editorial Illustrator
Children’s Book Illustrator
Advertising Illustrator
Photo Illustrator
Concept Design Illustrator
Fashion Illustrator
Photojournalist
Portrait and Celebrity Photographer
Advertising Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Fine Artist
Designer
Filmmaker
Animator
Musician
Writer
Teacher
HOW TO RESEARCH WHO IS ALREADY DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
By Connecting an Image to its Creator, You’re Able To Discover the Imagemakers Who Will Inspire and Empower You To Succeed
RESEARCH WHERE THE WORK IS BEING SEEN
Creating a List of Places Where Your Creative Product Could Appear Sets a Destination for Your Talent and Ambition
THE RIGHT SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE STRUCTURE AND CLARITY TO YOUR EDUCATION
Taking Responsibility for Your Future The School of the Self-Taught
Getting What You Pay For Living Up to Your End of the Bargain
RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SCHOOLS
Don’t Get Overwhelmed
Visiting the School
Completing Your Application
Preparing Your Admission Portfolio
The Technical Process of Portfolio Submission
Finding the Money
What Are Your Financing Options?
Budgeting Your Money while in School
The Long View
Learning Is a Two-Way Street
THE PINK SLIP
Facing the Pain and Truth that Comes with Rejection from a School
THE GREEN LIGHT
Facing the Joy and Challenge that Comes with Acceptance to a School
THE GRIND AND GLORY OF SCHOOL
Forgetting (Most of) What You Know
The Challenge and Necessity To Be an Individual
A School Is a Product of Its Time and Place
Your Money Vs. Your Art
Risky or Safe, Stay True to Yourself
Make it Count
Cutting Your Losses
Breaking Out (Too) Early
You Belong—Getting in the Groove
Becoming an Imagemaking Individual
What Do You Want to Say with All this Technical Ability?
Finding Your Voice
Going for It
The Inevitability of Influence
The Point of No Return
Seize the Opportunity
The Fun of Making Dark, Scary, and Sad Art
Let the Games Begin
THE TIME HAS COME
You Don’t Have To Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
THE DESTINATION
Where Will You Live To Launch Your Career?
THE CONTACT
Sharing Your Creative Product with a Working Imagemaker Don’t Lose Touch with Your Future
The Practical Steps of Reaching Out to a Working Pro
Being Overwhelmed at the Prospect of Meeting a Pro
When Great Expectation Meets Great Disappointment
Be Focused When the Moment Comes to Meet Your Imagemaking Hero
HOW TO PRESENT YOUR CREATIVE PRODUCT
Be Yourself
Be Positive
Be Calm
Be Prepared
Be Honest
KEEPING AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN EYE
Neither Can Be Achieved without Keeping an Open Heart
THE CLONE
Your Work Looks Like Your Favorite Imagemaker’s Work
THE TORTURE
Taking a Small-Business Class
THE TEST
Having a Practice Appointment
THE TOOL
Creating Your Graduating Portfolio
THE GOODBYE
Letting Go of School
THE GOAL
Imagining Your Future Success
THE CIRCLE OF TIME, LIFE, AND ART
A Reflection on the Journey from Striving Student to Prosperous Pro
THE STUDENT
TABLE of CONTENTS
A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO PREPARE THE ASPIRING IMAGEMAKER FOR AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE—FROM THE MOMENT YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE ART FOR A LIVING, TO THE MOMENT YOU ENTER THE WORKING WORLD
IT’S YOUR CHOICE
Deciding To Devote Your Life To Being a Professional Artist Demands a Sharp Mind, Open Heart, Boundless Curiosity, and Relentless Ambition
THE IMAGEMAKER WITHIN YOU
Trusting Your School, Teachers, and Classmates to Challenge, Motivate, and Sustain Your Artistic Adventure
THE DECISION PROCESS
Indecision Often Results from Lack of Knowledge, Focus, and Guts, and then Getting Stuck with the Consequences
A PLAN FOR YOUR DREAM
Setting the Course for Your Education
WHY GO TO ART SCHOOL?
The Decision to Pursue a Creative Career Is a Commitment To Enter the Unknown and Emerge Anew
DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR CAREER, OR DOES IT CHOOSE YOU?
What You Do for a Living Hopefully Is not only What You’ll Do for Money—it’s What You’ll Do for Challenge, for Purpose…
…for Happiness
IN THE END, IT’S UP TO YOU
The Rush and Risk of Choosing a Creative Life
THE ANSWER IS YES
When You Decide To Go to Art School Your Choices Have Just Begun
WHAT KIND OF IMAGEMAKER DO YOU WANT TO BECOME?
Granting Yourself Permission to Declare What You Really Want Can Give Rise to the Fear that You May Not Achieve It
WHAT IS AN ART SCHOOL?
The Place You Will Nurture Your Talent and Ambition into a Successful Career
THE IMAGEMAKING CAREERS
Professional Options for the Aspiring Imagemaker
Editorial Illustrator
Children’s Book Illustrator
Advertising Illustrator
Photo Illustrator
Concept Design Illustrator
Fashion Illustrator
Photojournalist
Portrait and Celebrity Photographer
Advertising Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Fine Artist
Designer
Filmmaker
Animator
Musician
Writer
Teacher
HOW TO RESEARCH WHO IS ALREADY DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
By Connecting an Image to its Creator, You’re Able To Discover the Imagemakers Who Will Inspire and Empower You To Succeed
RESEARCH WHERE THE WORK IS BEING SEEN
Creating a List of Places Where Your Creative Product Could Appear Sets a Destination for Your Talent and Ambition
THE RIGHT SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE STRUCTURE AND CLARITY TO YOUR EDUCATION
Taking Responsibility for Your Future The School of the Self-Taught
Getting What You Pay For Living Up to Your End of the Bargain
RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SCHOOLS
Don’t Get Overwhelmed
Visiting the School
Completing Your Application
Preparing Your Admission Portfolio
The Technical Process of Portfolio Submission
Finding the Money
What Are Your Financing Options?
Budgeting Your Money while in School
The Long View
Learning Is a Two-Way Street
THE PINK SLIP
Facing the Pain and Truth that Comes with Rejection from a School
THE GREEN LIGHT
Facing the Joy and Challenge that Comes with Acceptance to a School
THE GRIND AND GLORY OF SCHOOL
Forgetting (Most of) What You Know
The Challenge and Necessity To Be an Individual
A School Is a Product of Its Time and Place
Your Money Vs. Your Art
Risky or Safe, Stay True to Yourself
Make it Count
Cutting Your Losses
Breaking Out (Too) Early
You Belong—Getting in the Groove
Becoming an Imagemaking Individual
What Do You Want to Say with All this Technical Ability?
Finding Your Voice
Going for It
The Inevitability of Influence
The Point of No Return
Seize the Opportunity
The Fun of Making Dark, Scary, and Sad Art
Let the Games Begin
THE TIME HAS COME
You Don’t Have To Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
THE DESTINATION
Where Will You Live To Launch Your Career?
THE CONTACT
Sharing Your Creative Product with a Working Imagemaker Don’t Lose Touch with Your Future
The Practical Steps of Reaching Out to a Working Pro
Being Overwhelmed at the Prospect of Meeting a Pro
When Great Expectation Meets Great Disappointment
Be Focused When the Moment Comes to Meet Your Imagemaking Hero
HOW TO PRESENT YOUR CREATIVE PRODUCT
Be Yourself
Be Positive
Be Calm
Be Prepared
Be Honest
KEEPING AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN EYE
Neither Can Be Achieved without Keeping an Open Heart
THE CLONE
Your Work Looks Like Your Favorite Imagemaker’s Work
THE TORTURE
Taking a Small-Business Class
THE TEST
Having a Practice Appointment
THE TOOL
Creating Your Graduating Portfolio
THE GOODBYE
Letting Go of School
THE GOAL
Imagining Your Future Success
THE CIRCLE OF TIME, LIFE, AND ART
A Reflection on the Journey from Striving Student to Prosperous Pro
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