1. Animation, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
This job covers programs in animation, video graphics, and special effects teach people to edit images and sounds in film, video, photographs, and soundtracks.
This program includes topics such as: animation, fundamentals of art, basic design and drawing principles, color theory, and etc. With a degree and training in animation, video graphics, and special effects, students can go on to: develop computer games, animating digital films or advertisements, develop websites, and creating artwork. For this program, schools recommend that you know how to use a computer and the Internet. This a list of high school courses that will help prepare me for this program of study: Art, Commercial Art, Computer Graphics, Computer-assisted Art, Computing Systems, Drawing and Painting, Film and Videotape.
Admission to graduate programs is competitive. You need a bachelor's degree, good grades, and good test scores. Additional requirements at some schools include: Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General, Undergraduate degree in computer science, computer graphics, or similar field, Letters of recommendation, Personal statement, Portfolio review and personal interview. Some schools to get a degree is Whitworth University and Clover Park Technical University.
2. Audio-visual specialists
Audio-visual specialists produce and maintain audio-visual materials. Audio-visual specialists work with audio-visual (AV) equipment to create multimedia presentations and performances. AV equipment is used in: Theatres, Musical shows, Dance performances, Conferences, Political rallies, and Religious settings. Audio-visual specialists select equipment and plan where the equipment is placed.
They talk to organizers and participants to understand the effects needed. Specialists locate sets, lighting, or equipment. They set up the equipment or direct others to set it up. They troubleshoot and run equipment tests to make sure everything is working properly. AV specialists operate the equipment during the presentation.
They run the sound, microphones, lights, and video.
They project graphics or web pages onto a screen for viewing. AV specialists often work in school systems. They make presentations using various media such as television or film. Specialists also train and help teachers use media in their classrooms.
3.Sketch Artists
Sketch artists meet with witnesses or victims to learn what they remember about suspects. They ask questions to help witnesses remember details. For example, they may ask about eye color, skin color, and the shape of the suspect's nose. They may show witnesses a book of drawings of facial features to help witnesses describe the features of the people they saw. Based on the information they gather from witnesses, sketch artists draw initial sketches.
They show them to witnesses to get feedback. They make changes to sketches until witnesses think the sketches look like the person they saw. Sketch artists may also do reconstructive work. This process involves using skeletal remains and clay to create a three-dimensional (3-D) model of a face. Using their knowledge of the gender, age, and race of the remains, sketch artists mold facial features.
Sketch artists also use computers to create sketches and images. Sometimes they draw directly on the computer screen using a digital pencil. Some artists create sketches of people at different ages. They work from photographs and create sketches of people as they might look when they are older. Police use these pictures when they need a picture of someone who has been hiding or missing for many years. Sketch artists may document crime scenes. They use measurements gathered by forensic technicians to create rough sketches of crime scenes or objects that may be missing.
4. Cartoonists
Cartoonists draw images to express ideas. Cartoonists create images to convey an idea. Some cartoonists use original ideas and others use current news events to inspire their drawings. Cartoonists prepare images for various formats, including: Films, Newspaper editorials, Magazines, and Comic strips. Cartoonists discuss their ideas with editors or producers.
They make sketches and models to submit for approval. They make changes to drawings as necessary. Cartoonists use pens, crayons, paints, and other materials to create designs. They work on paper, acetate, or Bristol board. Animators also use computer programs to color images.
Cartoonists use color and shape patterns to create mood and dramatic effects.
Comic strip animators tell short stories or jokes with a series of cartoons. Using frames, or individual pictures, they produce comic strips for newspapers and comic books. Some comic strips are in black and white and others are in color. Editorial cartoonists draw pictures based on daily news events.
They often draw pictures of politicians and use satire to make a point. Newspapers and magazines usually print these cartoons in the editorial section. Some cartoonists work for advertising agencies. They draw cartoons that show how a scene or commercial will look. If the client or creative director likes the idea, it is produced using real actors.
This career is part of the Arts, Audio/Visual Technology, and Communications cluster of careers.
5. Fine Artists
Fine artists create works of art to communicate ideas, thoughts, or feelings.
Job titles found under fine artists include painters, sculptors, printmakers, painting restorers, visual artists, and illustrators. Fine artists express their ideas through: Paints, Sculptures, Illustrations, Oils, Plasters, Clays, and Computer programs. The works of fine artists are displayed in a variety of places, including museums, galleries, gift shops, public buildings, and private homes. Some artwork is commissioned (done by request). For these pieces, artists meet with clients to discuss objectives, ideas, budgets, and themes.
Most artwork is created by artists without a commission. Many fine artists hold other jobs. Some teach art in high schools and colleges. Others work as administrators of arts programs. Fine artists also work as art critics and consultants to foundations that invest in art. Many also work at jobs very different from their work as artists.
Fine artists typically specialize in one or more types of art.
Illustrators paint or draw pictures for books, magazines, and other publications. They draw models and diagrams. Illustrators also create scenic backgrounds for movies.
