Art Career Research Paper

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There are so many options and opportunities in the world for careers and life, but I’ve narrowed my search to three different but somewhat similar careers. The first is an artist because art is my passion. The second career is a high school art teacher because I get to work on my passion, but I also get to teach it to others. And third would be a military chef because the military has so many great opportunities.
As an artist I will be able to work on my craft, but to do so, you must have some skills like being able to draw subjects as near as possible a replica, using pen and ink, pencil, charcoal or any other type of artist media. While skill is in important part of being an artist, a post-secondary education is too, so you can become skilled enough to work your craft in the world. A bachelor’s degree in fine arts is a great way to start. You can get a bachelor’s degree at a regular four-year university or at an art school. …show more content…

Drawing artists median average annual salary was $42,650 per year in 2010. Different jobs that you can do as a drawing or sketching artist are work at a fair or amusement park as a caricatures, work in a court room drawing the witnesses on the stand, judge, and jury. You can work for a newspaper or even be a sketch artist for the police department and/or for forensic science. You can even decide to be self-employed which would mean doing a lot of freelance

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