By Maryl Joop


A career in graphic arts can be both rewarding and fulfilling for those individuals who wish to face a new challenge at work every day and who want to have the freedom of using their artistic creativity with in their profession. Graphic art professionals typically are responsible for creating visual impressions, either by hand or by using a computer generation program, that are commissioned for a number of reasons.

Paying someone else to do it can be expensive, especially if all you want is one or two copies for friends. They would have to scan in the painting to the computer or repaint it themselves. The price of using their services is only worth it if you're producing your painting at a wide scale. Again, that isn't very cost effective if you are hoping to only need 1 digital or a few printed copies of it. Luckily, these aren't a painter's only resources when it comes to reprinting. She also has the option of taking a picture of it herself, and then doing as she pleases with it.

For those who think they may be interested in such a degree and potential profession it is important to understand what potential career paths are available within the graphic arts field. Contrary to some believes graphic art professionals are often employed by established and reputable corporations who require their services and creative expertise to fill a variety of positions in the company.

Some of these positions include web designers, art directors, layout artists, photo editors, illustrators, logo designers and multimedia designers. Web designers especially are in high demand within the business industry and the outlook for those who have an education and specialization in Web design looks very promising.

They outstrip both the smart phone and the pocket-sized cameras (typically called point and shoots) in a few very important ways. A smart phone may have a ton of megapixels, but in the world of cameras, megapixels aren't all that matters. You have to have a big enough sensor to capture light for those megapixels to do much. The sensor is located at the back of the camera. It is the part that is exposed to the light presented before it. It captures light and saves it.

These are the basic colors of the spectrum. You cannot subtract anything from these light mixtures; you can only remove light, which creates the color black. On the other side of the spectrum, white is the combination of every color in the spectrum. Should you combine red, green and blue in this model, you will create the color white.

All of these positions require certification through a bachelor's degree and education within graphic arts programs that can be offered at collegiate level educational institutions around the nation and online. These schools can be tailor fit for those persons who are already in an established position but who wish to receive more education in their spare time or who wish to change career paths.

They also differ in an important way in regards to their sights. The view window you look through looks about 2 or 3 inches higher than the picture you're taking. In other words, your view window looks at something different than your lens does. It's your sensor's view that matters.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, available positions for graphic designers in the job market will grow at a rate of 13% over the next decade. While graphic design is not the fastest growing industry, graphic art positions are projected to steadily grow through the years.

A quick turnover in available positions means that there will be a sizable number of graphic art jobs available to those talented and dedicated individuals who desire to make graphic arts their profession.




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