<p>Hiya
Well I have a few Questions bout’ Art school here it goes
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1.Now we all have the heard or maybe even belive the myth(or not)of the starving artist.What’s your take can you get a job in art?</p>
<li><p>what about architecture ;what is it’s realtions to art?</p></li>
<li><p>also what is the best way to improve your artistic skills
do ya think that you are just born that way?</p></li>
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<p>4 and just to generalize what are art students like?</p>
<p>I'm only going to sketch a few points in response to each of your questions. To answer any of them adequately would take a lot of time. I hope others will chime in. What grade are you in now? What kind of background do you have in art? What aspects of art or design interest you?</p>
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<li><p>Can you get a job in art? Many many people have jobs in art. But "art" consists of many different specialties in fine arts and design. In my extended family I have relatives who are animators working in Hollywood, product/industrial designers working in NY, architects working in Cincinnati, and illustrators studying art right now. They are all "artists." In terms of training, if you take a look at the fields listed in this website of the Assn. of Independent Colleges of Art and Design you'll see some of the range of specialties: <a href="http://www.aicad.org%5B/url%5D">www.aicad.org</a> . (URL seems not to be working at this moment, but check back.)</p></li>
<li><p>Architecture is a design field. Having an aesthetic sense, creativity, and an understanding of engineering principles are all important to this field. For some more information about this field, including the skills that are needed, take a look here: <a href="http://www.acsa-arch.org/highSchoolPrep.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.acsa-arch.org/highSchoolPrep.html</a> .</p></li>
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<p>3.The best way to improve your skills is to combine formal training with lots and lots and lots of drawing, constructing, painting, and so on. How to proceed depends in part on what grade you're in now. The good artists whom I know showed some talent in this area, as well as an interest in it, at an early age. But just having the talent isn't enough. You do need to take some coursework, and you need to spend a lot of time developing your skills and techniques and learning from criticism of your work.</p>
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<li> Art students are first of all very smart, very creative, often quirky. They may not always excel in the typical core academic subjects but they're just as smart as math/science nerds but have different intellectual strengths and priorities.</li>
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<p>Macinaw did a great job in answering,but I want to add one more thing. A lot of the job possibilities will depend on what area of art and design you major in , your talent,and marketing skills. If you major in fine arts such as painting, sculpture,glass,and fashion design, you will have a tougher time finding any employment than if you major in graphic design, industrial design, architecture etc, assuming equal talent. </p>
<p>Moreover, even if you are very talented, you will need to have good interviewing/marketing skills to get the job or sell your work. People don't realize how important maketing yourself becomes. This is true whether you are applying for a job or are marketing your work at some show.</p>
<p>i also have a question. do you guys believe a person could become a great artist if they practiced a lot no matter what age they are? Or is that only those with "raw", natural born talent only become great artists?</p>
<p>Without question in my mind, telent is the major overriding factor. However, as I said, in some design jobs, practice and training becomes more important than that of fine art.</p>
<p>If I had to guess: I would say talent is 80% for fine art and training is 20%. Practice improves both talent and results from training; thus, it covers both areas.</p>
<p>In design, I would say that talent is 65% and training and practice is the remainder. Again, the more you do it, the better you get.</p>