Art Career Advice : How to Make an Art Portfolio

[lumxinyi]

Thank you!!

[hassanaldarmaki]

nice

[MrFictionalReality]

nice enterprise

[langelslshadowl]

I'm minoring in art next year and university so thanks for this!

[markrocketful]

what type of drawing are those

[MissLeo5]

thanks for sharing..

[VENUEATHENS]

Hey guys, I have a question... I've been in Art for sometime, but mostly did it as a hobby... I've thought about maybe perusing it as a career, but often i think of stability, lack of money etc... Would you guys recommend going after a passion or money? I am currently 26 thinking about going back to school!

[pzz123123]

@VENUEATHENS Nowadays art is everywhere, and is needed. You go to any city and you can get a job in art. I'm currently an art student for Illustration, and it's a very lucrative career. If you're thinking about doing art as a career, Illustration, advertising, graphic design, printmaking, interior design, animation, film and video, cartooning and finally fine art are your choices.I'd suggest the first 3, them being the most abundant jobs at this moment in time.

[tomsmith100]

@pzz123123 With this current climate they are cutting back highly on Graphic Design positions.

[cannoir]

Papa, you need to go back to school first. that's a good idea.Conventions, rules , trend . everything you can get it there.Lack of dough is every business's nightmare.You needn't be afraid.I am currently putting my portefeuille together and its going to take me a whole year to complete a coherent story.You need to figure out whether you are into illustration or painting.But I tell you this illustration is a battlefield.you need to be extra good. cos the pool is crowded as hell.

[1037478]

All I do is shove em in a binder and show em off

[majormana1]

nice idea but i dont need all those seprate catorgies i dont draw that many kinds of art and i'm not sure you have any heart in your art it looks like its set up just to sell instead of enjoying what you do however it was a good idea to keep clients in a binder

[reeloui]

They're called letterheads, not cover heads -_-"

[chocobosROK]

ah, Ringling... no wonder all his work is so good.. xD

[itachixsama]

when u put thw sketches in that file...do u put the actual sketch?? or do u print it out on a print papaer and put it????

[chico007lol]

Im going to an arts school, and I need to make a portfolio for all my art... And this helped me alot Thank you so much!!!!!!

[kizzy75]

I'm intrested in becoming an animator... ^ ^ This was helpful, thank you!

[Englandude199428]

the wrapping to catherine halsey's journal fro the halo reach limited edition is sitting on top of his binder. lolz....ik its a stupid comment

[fredthefro92]

There is no way i could do all this before youmacon about 3 weeks from now.:(

[JocularINC]

Am I the first person to mention how silly his hat is?

[MissJ1nsu]

First thing I noticed was that hat. (Love the pins)

[tasteslikeginger]

Thanks for the tips!

[darkmiguel3]

you want to see an art portfolio check out mine

its not bad.

[Perefim]

man he cleaned up nice! Nothing like a shave, sobering up and a fancy hat... to bad he couldn't loose the booze cut to before making this...

[seanjord2]

@Perefim what is a booze cut? I am the artist Lars and this was last minute thing I got paid for and it wasn't my choice. I have been trying to loose some weight drawing all the time and painting doesn't help much! Thanks

[Mitch12366]

Go to m o n a t o m i c s o f t w a r e . w e b s . c o m for all graphic design needs and software

[nicsevern]

ok now HE'S an artist! i mean just look at that beret

[raoorz]

@nicsevern lol

[nebsurfer9]

Thank you SO much. That helps A LOT to see what you are talking about and you do at a a good speed THANK YOU

[haideerocks]

thank you that was helpful

[MountainQueen]

So those are all prints/photographs/scans right? On what type of paper (other than the transperacy stuff) and did you just print it at home or how does that work?

[Silentartisan207]

Typically when you go to print artwork it depends on what art you are doing. Say you're selling something for walmart instead of a client. Like a comic book. You have to go to a printing store to shell out how many books you want and then sell them at conventions etc, etc. But with client work, like with a company logo they want you to do or whatever is mostly done at home on a printer. It doesn't have to be too pricey paper, but you want quality paper and ALWAYS ALWAYS have backups.

[seanjord2]

@MountainQueen I just usually send it to fedex office or staples, and If I want something really nice I go to colorpages on belcher and East bay here in Largo Fl.

[TheMaximumLife]

This guy has way too much testosterone to be a successful artist-lol

Actually, he seems quite good. Spot on advice! Great work.

[seanjord2]

@TheMaximumLife why do I have to much Testosterone? Hugh Ha Ha

[iamchino91]

what a hat

[slaking101]

he looks like steve from jerry springer

[SGVR13]

THANKS MR. ROBINSON

[ShutYourEyesAndSing]

Are there special agencies who print out portfolios on demand? Right now all I can think of of achieving one is to print out the illustrations and put them into transparent "pockets" in a folder.

[Silentartisan207]

There are printing facilities that can print your artwork. But this can be very pricey and cost alot to do. Especially since you have to make sure your screen is calibrated. Because a blue you see on your screen can come out as a purple at the printing press, so always keep it calibrated. But a cheaper alternative is to have the originals placed in a large portfolio bag, or take digital pictures of your work. You don't have to print out your entire portfolio.

[johnbecaro]

thank you. this is indeed a good help

[PBRFan101]

Thank you for posting don't feel so lost in the dark now.

[geoffiezness]

shit, hes drawings are amazing. I've thought about graphic design, but all i can do is graffitti pieces and make scribble look good, i can't even draw. lol

[matyaskoloh]

well its kinda irrelevant but einstein failed physics at school and look at what he did... so if it makes u feel better than stick to the goal and just keep practicing and sonner or later u might achieve it ;D

[seraphinapandora]

He probably failed 'cause it was too easy and he was so bored he never paid attention, lol.

[dableutyef]

It's a lie, he was always the top of his class.

[seraphinapandora]

I'm sure there's a niche for that. Just figure out who your audience is and go from there. Learn about the business aspects and do a portfolio like shown in the video. Be professional about it, that's all.

But, if you're interested in actually drawing, just start with the basics; read books or take a course. Drawing is learned, it takes time, practice, and dedication.

Have fun!

[KOWBOY1963]

im thinking about trying caracture illustarting again(c.f payne style) by the way of freelancing, were can i find work? my friend says, newspapers, magazines or web sites. And how is the market right now? i am in the process of putting together a booklet of my work, about 8 pieces .

[seanjord2]

@KOWBOY1963 cool follow me on Fb/larserartist or twitter/larserarts

[CurlyHairedFreak21]

naked chick at 1:43 .lol thts why he fliped away from tht page so quick ...^_^

[punkkimiko]

ty a simple but extremely helpul

[PyroFenix69]

Not a bad video at all I liked it. I'd like to know more on how you started out. Like how did you get your first breaks and what art school you studied at.

[bornarobot01]

thanks for the help :)

[toonyfatninjas]

how much money do you make as a artist you can go by the year or specified

[TheJohnsonsCrew]

yea......i wanna no too.plz answer

[seanjord2]

@TheJohnsonsCrew

Blog: larserarts.blogspot

Facebook/larserartist

Twitter/larserarts

[kvanvelz]

depends on the kind of art you do and how...like are you a painter, sculptor, furniture designer...is it freelance ...or are you in advertising or like a graphic designer or a step up from that, an art director... too many variables to answer a question like that. What kind of artist do you mean?

[hyperion311]

Hbout a painter?

[Kalaha86]

thanks alot =)

[AcrylicOnion]

this was helpful

[mistynightblues]

Thank you, it was short but very helpful!

[jokerscommander]

really helpfull! ty