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KIM J
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how to grab the course that i want even thou i cant afford it
Im kim a student and i have separeted parents i was send to a very religious family that im not happy with i feel different about myself. i really need to fined my own way how to be succesful in my own so i can live the life that i really wanted #student #artist
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Amanda Usborne
Business Process Analyst
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Amanda’s Answer
Hey Kim,
I really liked Antonio's answer to your post but had some of my own thoughts to add as well. As long as you have a stable internet connection in your home, or within your community, that is easily accessible to you, the internet is a great place to find inspiration and guidance (especially in the arts).
While my background in professional art is specifically in video game art and environment design, something that I can recommend as someone who also started out with cost considerations in mind is to seek online tutorials and forums where you can share your art and get feedback on it early. When using art as a way to sustain your life financially, something that can be really difficult is its vulnerability. There's a lot of rejection that can come with creative professions, but that's also (in my experience) an exceptional way to learn and to continue developing.
With COVID-19 ongoing, I recommend checking out YouTube art tutorials, which are generally free, or you can check around to see when other platforms are hosting free weekends where you can access their library of resources for free. I took the opportunity during quarantine to learn some new skills in my current field by leveraging free weekends on websites like:
- Pluralsight
- Coursera
- Master Class
- LinkedIn Learning
- YouTube
The videos that are shared on the platforms mentioned above (except maybe YouTube) are vetted and produced by professionals who are usually educators or experienced professionals in the skills you're looking to learn. You can pick up some new tips and tricks and gain some inspiration by learning from more diverse methods. In a lot of ways, you'll have access to more styles and cultural nuances doing virtual learning than you would in University.
You can look to join communities like ArtStation or DeviantArt or other community platforms like that if you'd like to share your work and get feedback from others who are also learning or working professionally in art. Something I struggled with was putting myself out there and really marketing my work. But it's the most valuable thing that you can do, and these platforms often allow you to post and interact at no cost.
Once you feel good about the portfolio you've built, try to make a website for yourself. Wix is one example of a web hosting group that allows you to create a website for yourself that you can give to employers or peers to showcase the work you're most proud of, and they give you comprehensive instructions and guidance on how to do it so you can get up and running like a professional in no time.
You've totally got this. Setting out on your own can be hard, but most of my most formative experiences have been too!
/Amanda
(Former Game Environment Artist)
[1] Follow online course websites for notifications about free weekends
[2] Find some tutorials on YouTube and make a playlist of skills you want to learn
[3] Join a free art community online to share your work and receive feedback
[4] When you're ready, set up a website using a free host to kick off your portfolio
I really liked Antonio's answer to your post but had some of my own thoughts to add as well. As long as you have a stable internet connection in your home, or within your community, that is easily accessible to you, the internet is a great place to find inspiration and guidance (especially in the arts).
While my background in professional art is specifically in video game art and environment design, something that I can recommend as someone who also started out with cost considerations in mind is to seek online tutorials and forums where you can share your art and get feedback on it early. When using art as a way to sustain your life financially, something that can be really difficult is its vulnerability. There's a lot of rejection that can come with creative professions, but that's also (in my experience) an exceptional way to learn and to continue developing.
With COVID-19 ongoing, I recommend checking out YouTube art tutorials, which are generally free, or you can check around to see when other platforms are hosting free weekends where you can access their library of resources for free. I took the opportunity during quarantine to learn some new skills in my current field by leveraging free weekends on websites like:
- Pluralsight
- Coursera
- Master Class
- LinkedIn Learning
- YouTube
The videos that are shared on the platforms mentioned above (except maybe YouTube) are vetted and produced by professionals who are usually educators or experienced professionals in the skills you're looking to learn. You can pick up some new tips and tricks and gain some inspiration by learning from more diverse methods. In a lot of ways, you'll have access to more styles and cultural nuances doing virtual learning than you would in University.
You can look to join communities like ArtStation or DeviantArt or other community platforms like that if you'd like to share your work and get feedback from others who are also learning or working professionally in art. Something I struggled with was putting myself out there and really marketing my work. But it's the most valuable thing that you can do, and these platforms often allow you to post and interact at no cost.
Once you feel good about the portfolio you've built, try to make a website for yourself. Wix is one example of a web hosting group that allows you to create a website for yourself that you can give to employers or peers to showcase the work you're most proud of, and they give you comprehensive instructions and guidance on how to do it so you can get up and running like a professional in no time.
You've totally got this. Setting out on your own can be hard, but most of my most formative experiences have been too!
/Amanda
(Former Game Environment Artist)
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hi Amanda thank you for the addive, really appriciatte it
#your the best
KIM J
Antonio Alvarez Martínez
Analyst, Sales Operations
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Antonio’s Answer
Hey Kim,
I also wanted always to focus on arts, but I learned that there are two only ways to get to that. The first one is to focus entirely on arts, start experimenting, you don't need a course, you can see other artists, musicians, actors, and try to do something like them, not copying them, but try to learn from their projects and their ways of expressing themselves; depending on the type of arts you want to follow you will find a path of connecting and getting something, but just have in mind that is going to be difficult and may take a while.
The second option, the one I'm currently following, is to study or start working at something you like but different to arts, there most be something that you like, maybe you are not passionate about it but you may like it, so start with it, earn money and with that money, you can start doing some other things related to arts. It will take a while and at some point you will feel like you forgot the main objective of being an artist, but just remember "I don't do art to earn money, I earn money to do art".
You can do it, don't let your dream disappear
Have a nice day!
I also wanted always to focus on arts, but I learned that there are two only ways to get to that. The first one is to focus entirely on arts, start experimenting, you don't need a course, you can see other artists, musicians, actors, and try to do something like them, not copying them, but try to learn from their projects and their ways of expressing themselves; depending on the type of arts you want to follow you will find a path of connecting and getting something, but just have in mind that is going to be difficult and may take a while.
The second option, the one I'm currently following, is to study or start working at something you like but different to arts, there most be something that you like, maybe you are not passionate about it but you may like it, so start with it, earn money and with that money, you can start doing some other things related to arts. It will take a while and at some point you will feel like you forgot the main objective of being an artist, but just remember "I don't do art to earn money, I earn money to do art".
You can do it, don't let your dream disappear
Have a nice day!