How to START Your ART CAREER

[@testeteste811]

I'm 17 yo and i'm from brazil. I DON'T have support and money to go to a Art School and my english is not that good either. I'm studying all by myself. I really hope my dream come true.

[@ghoul3474]

Even when things seem impossible Don't give up! You can make your dream come true. Good Luck!

[@maahuz]

To na mesma amigo, tenho a mesma idade e tá foda porque eu sinto que eu tô ficando sem tempo... Boa sorte pra gente

[@rajasaurus3229]

Wish you luck!

[@Qwerty10254]

Do eeeeeeet

[@Lux.drawsart]

What you said about feeling like you need to accomplish a lot when you're young really struck a chord in me. I'm a 19 year old 1st year animation student in New Zealand and I always feel like I'm behind. I have so many projects I'm juggling trying to develop while trying to keep up with social media's algorithms and it often feels overwhelming. Your videos give me hope and remind me I need to take of myself a little more.

[@pammibiswas3443]

I'm an third year student in animation..I'm still struggling to get a grasp of everything while living alone when you have to do everything my yourself..sometimes it's so chaotic..however no need to rush ig..tho it feels like everyone is moving forward than me..I understand it's really so hard to get through everything and finding what u r actually made for

[@rr.studios]

It premieres when my exam starts 💀

[@stacy8888]

good luck!

[@mewTripled]

good luck with your exam!

[@wisterblue2190]

How’d you do?😄

[@rr.studios]

@@wisterblue2190 80% which is great considering I thought I'd barely pass XD

[@elles-made-for-me]

@@rr.studios congratulations

[@Artz_by_M]

As a middle school student I've been researching this on my own time. I think I have a crippling fear of being unable to sustain myself. I personally have been evolving my art since around 5th grade. When covid started I decided to take it seriously and my passion has fueled it this far. During summer I like giving myself 6 hour days (sometimes I do 8) where I act like it's my actual job and I love it. I burn out quickly so it's hard but when I push through it and just do art for the sake of doing it, it's really rewarding. Lately I've been looking into making money off of it now that I've given myself time to gain experience just doing it. I love the idea of character design and animation although I also work with the traditional mediums a lot too. I am expanding what I've worked with as I grow and I'm excited to see how much more I can do. I'm already looking into uni tuitions so that I have a basic idea of how much I need to save and I already am on social media so that I can push my work out and be noticed. Thanks for making these videos and thank you to whoever's reading this, it means a lot to be able to access information like this despite my age and experience.

[@tannerpsykick3652]

Keep practicing, use references and continue to learn gesture drawing. It will boost you for sure. Good luck! You can definitely freelance as your first steps in art career then go from there!

[@punkmoose3962]

Didn't think I'd get inspired by a middle schooler anytime soon but here I am (in my mid 20s). I just might steal that idea from you and have a day or two per week where I "pretend to be a professional artist." Thanks, man! And best of luck to you!

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

Can I share? I had a hobby of art since around the same time as you, and I wrote and drew my own parody episodes of (already parody) shows. I got better at art through watching videos and practicing, and was only able to take a class my senior year of high school for the first time. Seeing what I could do under instruction is what made me consider and eventually go to art school. It’s good that you're doing what you're doing. Keep it up! You're already on the right track, and things take time. It's healthy to be worried about the future at your age, and I think you’re going to be great at whatever you end up doing :)

[@IgnitedQuils]

What you said about not needing a degree to be in animation is true unless you need a VISA. Heard examples of former doctors and mathematicians ending up being in Pixar and Disney. And other science majors. Proves how what matters more is skill, and that it gives hope as there are also many, many resources out there.

[@uglydevileyes1511]

so for me to get a visa i'd have to go animation school? or any other degree counts? im from south america

[@IgnitedQuils]

@@uglydevileyes1511 Yes since you’re not from the US, you do need a VISA and art degree if you want to enter into animation.

[@uglydevileyes1511]

@@IgnitedQuils fuck😭

[@RosesBubblegumstudio]

Here chapter/step of the video in case you having a hard time finding a part.I will edited this on and off. numbers 1: 1:37,number 2: 2:20, Number 3:32, Number 4: 6:08,what if you wanted to do your own thing: 8:56,number 5: 11:12,Number 6: 12:47, number 7: 15:03,number 8: 18:29, Number 9: 19:56,last number 10: 22:39.Extra: 23:22

[@kaeyaslilslacker855]

Thank you very much!

[@OneBoot333]

You know it's gonna be some good stuff when the nice artist on the internet sharing their amazing industry advice says "I gotchu you a PDF" 🙌

[@thea7035]

Hi! I hope this doesnt sound creepy 😅 but I've been following your content since you first posted your calarts submission sketchbook. I was in High School back then, and I really looked up to your art. Although my family didn't allow me to pursue a degree in art and I'm working in an entirely different field, watching your content to this day still inspires me to keep making art (but this time for fun and not as a career). I just want to say, I really love your videos and your art and you still inspire me to this day 💕 Edit: sorry for any grammar mistakes english isnt my first language 😅

[@KarolineThePagan]

To be honest, I want to share something with you. I think you should discuss with your family that family members have no power or the capability to control your future. Your future is yours not theirs. Therefore, if you want to pursue art or not that’s your choice not your family’s. You shouldn’t let your family decide your future especially your job and I think it’s not right to let parents take control of your future when it’s not theirs. Because they have their own future and job so why bother?

[@cwulan]

I think you also on the right path. Make the first thing you love as hobby, and make your second thing you love as your profession. That way, you will feel happy by doing your hobby

[@wefreakout1089]

This was super helpful! I’m currently seriously considering quitting my current job as a Personal Assistant (bc finding entry level animation jobs in South Africa seems to be very very difficult 😅). I’d rather work for myself because the 40 hours I’m working as a PA doesn’t add to my portfolio as an artist at all and I’m pretty sure I’d be able to make more money than I currently am at my job if I put those same hours into my own business as a freelancer instead. So hopefully it all works out lol. So while I’m busy making my own freelance business a success, I’m planning on getting a job as a waitress instead of being a PA because then at least I’m interacting with different people instead of being in an office all day on my own.

[@arkanimation9833]

I’m digging the advice and also I sometimes worry that I need to come out the gate doing the most because next year I graduate as I turn 40 so pivoting late in life gives me excitement with a heaping helping of anxiety.

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

Glad to hear I’m on the right track (art school, getting specialized, already building my social media)

[@ParkerAstoria]

thank you so much for making this video

[@EliqzART]

I'm currently in that dark zone and I can agree 100% with what you say is very accurate

[@SaraCathriner]

This video was so helpful! The way you've shared your experience has made the idea of side hustles seem way less overwhelming! I'm finally getting comfortable with sharing my personal projects because of your encouraging content. Thank you!

[@shroomy350]

if only i had this video when I was 17 or 18, i've given up on college all together but i have started taking courses on svs

[@weenusfranklin2752]

Everything is for a reason!

[@tigerezz_OW]

i work mostly on my comics but even vtuber models, and that what i focus mostly on. So i decided that as a art career and work at a art company in my home town. 🥰

[@sambrandt03]

Thanks you so much for this video! After a long battle recovering from a car accident and finally finishing my art degree (literally last week got the email.) I'm now at the just graduated stage and feeling very unsure about what to do now. This (and your ai videos) are so helpful for helping me focus on what next steps to take and just breathe & adapt when it comes to the whole ai takeover stuff.

[@emeraldbutterfly4680]

Ohh one thing about art school (I go to a state school with a fine arts program btw) is that it teaches you about critiques- how to give and receive them

[@MariJadeWrites]

I am working on sharing my creative journey on youtube and instagram, and am working on a new coloring book to self-publish. Scrapped old designs for now and started anew today, because I got overwhelmed with the previous designs a bit. I currently have some time off school and want to use that while it lasts.

[@rosaliajimenez5332]

This video is so useful! Thank you! I wonder if there is a chance you might also mention how to master time management in the animation industry as some of the workload might be heavier than we think at first, thus making it harder to meet some deadlines. Any tips or ideas to use time more effectively might help a ton too! Sending you love from Dominican Republic 🫶

[@kcmoon2214]

Same. I kinda wished when I was younger I told a bit more about my time at college. 😟 Cause I've been trying to apply for some time now for years and still nothing.

[@TheDrodder]

Great vid! A lot of things here apply for even professionals. I'm looking at portfolios of pro's who are back on market with very very old portfolio's with little skill ranges. Continuously refining skills or (like what Lam says) having a side project/hustle are highly important. I cry a little when I see resumes of 15yr+ vets with work that's equally as old. All it takes is 30mins a day in most cases!

[@Cellardoor_]

"..it can get pretty dark" lol so relatable.

[@moonka15]

I can't wait for this one! Your videos have been so helpful 💜💜 thank you

[@mewTripled]

thanks hope this one is just as informative!

[@gingerkingfisher]

I'm in that painful "waiting" stage :') I'm in a bit of an issue where I'm not applying to work because I can't work in person yet- I'm going through immunotherapy/allergy shots where I need to get a shot every week. So moving states is just not possible for me for the next 6 months. But in the waiting time I've been making my own store and working on my online presence. I've also been taking commission work and small contract work. But dang, if I don't feel hopelessly like I'm gonna fail. I do wanna be a 2d animator at the office- but I legit don't know how to get there beyond just begging for a job until I get one. I kinda just feel like that's what the rest of my life is gonna be, a struggle to survive. And it's just discouraging. I mean, I don't know, I know I shouldn't have gone into animation if I wanted an easy job. But I really can't see myself working a basic job and being happy.

[@Loveyou-vf1tk]

I hope u are doing okay..well I'm in 4th year animation still thing that animation is a hard job route but at the same time I can't do the easy 9 to 5 job...idk what to do but still trying to do something to make a living as well as doing something I love..

[@gingerkingfisher]

@@Loveyou-vf1tk Yeah aha, I'm doing ok. I've kinda? decided to just do the odd job here and there as I work on my own personal animations. I don't have massive hope for the anim industry (the mainstream one) but I'm p hopeful for the indie stream. One thing I'd say to you is, don't think one path is the only path. You can animate in your own time and do the sparse commission here and there for some money, and look into resources for artists locally if you can! There's plenty of options for you to work with.

[@evikapitali1495]

I saw ONI accidentally on our Netflix and astonished by graphics so saturated and pretty Then I found your channel accidentally too... since you mentioned the above work, you were involved into 🤗 Thank you for the tips and advice on how to go about it, with everything! You help us lot, KZbinrs are giving us the actual knowledge that was not given in university...

[@sobeso]

This was a nice one, Thanks for sharing edit: the social media advice about which one to use over time due to engagement is a good one

[@mewTripled]

thanks! glad it can help in any way.

[@Jiminsboost]

Thank you so much for this video because I am in my early 20s and I was saying to myself that I want to do a career where I can use my creative skills.

[@bamanimax]

you're wonderful! i actually said that out load before it occurred to me I could leave a comment. thank you

[@RoseDragoness]

I been arting for over 20 years and doing different careers related to it. Well, nowadays I feel lost and broke. Listening to this I realizes I have gone wrong on even step one: interest. My interest changes every few months and nothing sticks now because I feel no one cares.

[@Stygian360]

I attended art school in the 90s and have consistently drawn throughout the decades but I've been in a non-art related career for far too long. I'm having difficulty knowing how I should pivot into art. I have the skills, I have a portfolio that I've been working on and I'm just not sure how to plug into the right place. Primarily cartooning/storytelling. Any advice?

[@tootimu]

I would love a video on how you balance work while still pursuing vacation/ world traveling aspirations!

[@quint45]

I love your videos they inspire me

[@mewTripled]

thank you!!! T_T

[@IsisRoseStudio]

Ready to take notes 📝

[@Pehtruhkor]

Thank you for the information!❤❤

[@fuzzydragons]

somehow mentioning your own personal art can help, as long as the site looks professional. but yep, never know what job might come your way from someone looking at you own stuff.

[@eternalxalchemy]

Hey @mewTripled 😊 I'm at my beginning journey of being a 2D Character Animator but also a Webcomic Artist. I'm in my journey of developing my foundational skills. I wanna learn how to animate, but I am absolutely overwhelmed on how I break things down to smaller chunks and learn the curriculums for both things and don't have a grasp on how to manage myself learning and doing them. How do you manage your career in both being a storyboard artist and making your own comic, building your brand, etc? 🙂

[@genevahendersom3593]

The portfolio I make in college as Art student I will use it for internships, but I was wondering if I could post them on social media?

[@RandomGuy-ey2mp]

I just started my second year of Art School taking a course in Concept Art but Ive decided to Pursue Character Design for Animation. Watching this has opened my eyes for what to look forward too.

[@mewTripled]

ahhh have fun in school!!

[@genkimonki]

You are a saint. Thank you for your relevant info!

[@jackwong8019]

Thanks! This is so helpful.

[@simimi4851]

Thank you for your video. How do you feel about Mandy as a job source for animation remote work. I also am very much into traditional character animation. I enjoy the script writing, storyboarding and most of all the animation of the story. Those 3 are my passions.

[@KarolineThePagan]

This is a great video, actually I know what I wanted to do as an artist. I want to sell my art full time however before I commit to doing it full time I need to focus on my skills mainly, my health and mental health. As you don’t know I never had job I never did volunteering before at 24 years old, I am turning 25 in 2023 my plan is to focus on my art skills and decide if I want to do art full time selling my art. Because art is the only thing I can think of when it’s comes to job and career. Actually I need to prioritize my health and mental health because of my diabetes and depression, so I need time management skills. I want to work so I can make time for myself.

[@Fairygoblet]

I'm in a similar position as you! Multiple disabilities, any job that I do would have to be flexible enough to deal with my health. Right now my focus is on my health and Independence skills.

[@carp8928]

I absolutely love your content and it has been extremely useful in my artistic journey! May I ask your opinion on artists unions? I've heard a lot of positives but it'd be great to hear the perspective of a professional artist.

[@simimi4851]

Is there any work left as far as old school TRADITIONAL animation or is everything motion graphics and computerized?

[@lollolololi660]

This video was so helpful, thank u so much ❤❤

[@leahfelty7471]

Hi Michelle, thanks for this video! I'm currently a junior in college and I'm going for art (I want to work in vis dev). I also want to do a side business of my personal art and I've been struggling with the idea of whether I should be taking on a business minor or whether I should just focus all of my effort into improving my art while I'm in school. My program is definitely studio heavy, so I guess my concern is that taking on a business minor would mean that I might potentially be working on tooany classes at once and not focusing enough on either discipline. Do you have any advice for this?

[@star172able]

thank you this was helpful

[@Richardbillig-zn3zc]

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[@kikiscarlet6628]

Thank you for sharing those tips. It really is helpful especially where I live lack opportunities and support. I have to use social media as a way to get my work out there. There’s people that doubt me from ever accomplishing in the art field and view it as a waste of time.

[@paandoou]

Hopefully thing will get easier for you ! If those people do not support you, I believe more strangers online are rooting for you to get your way.

[@kikiscarlet6628]

@@paandoou I really appreciate your message.

[@jelliefish1507]

i live in the usa and plan on trying to get into calarts, but in the future i want to move internationally so will a degree in art school (for animation specifically) help me get jobs when I dont live in north america anymore?

[@brandmasis]

Is it possible to work remotely for acompany in the US as an artist?

[@felipevalencia400]

gracias

[@KarolineThePagan]

Hello, do you have video on improving your art skills?

[@natuvampire]

Thank you!

[@Thesillynessistakingover]

I’m only 13 but this helps so much, TYYY

[@ceshire981]

❤🖤💛🤛

[@i.g.6580]

But I’m not going to art school/haven’t gone to art school because it is costly. why is this guide so art school centric. Like, most of us will never get to go to art school even if we wanted to. :/

[@guggvcjhh3713]

Then this video isn’t meant for you?? She literally says you do not need an art degree.

[@weenusfranklin2752]

I’m gonna join the military just to get the art school opportunity because I come from a poor area, stop telling a sob story and making excuses and go find another video :/

[@guggvcjhh3713]

@@weenusfranklin2752 that’s amazing!! And very admirable. Wish you the best

[@weenusfranklin2752]

@@guggvcjhh3713 Thanks!!

[@Cat-hz7yd]

Art school is hella expensive but if you can find public/in state universities near you it's much more affordable, though the quality of the program can be hit or miss. Some art schools require gen eds, taking those at a public or community college could help with cutting the costs of things, but yeah :( it's criminal how much these schools get to charge

[@eegernades]

Step 1: be broke

[@patriciaszabo8015]

Or do stem. Broke person doesn't have time to thinking very deeply.