Future in Graphic Arts

Graphics Arts and Design is a trade with many different routes. I have always known that but that one great fact is also what scares me the most. There’s so many different things to get into, so many opportunities for success and failure. It can be a very scary situation, especially with me being new to adulthood. Nobody can predict the future and that brings in fears.

I’ve thought about different jobs that I could possibly do. I’ve ran across the idea of being a tattoo artist, a logo developer, a web designer, a video editor, an illustrator etc. I see the potential in all these jobs out there, I’ve done the research. They make decent income and the jobs can be very flexible and unique, giving you room to play as a designer. I just question myself as an artist/designer, I wonder if I’m as good as I think I am and to what extent.

I know I can draw well, I know I have that potential in me but what about the other areas? What about color schemes and the graphic part of it all? The use to different programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator? I know that this career field is the field I want to be a part of, but the unknown is slowly taking control. I can pick some jobs from that list that I’d love to do but I question if I’d be good enough for it. I’m a creative and unique soul, it’s easy for me to use my imagination above and beyond, I just wonder if  my style would fit in a professional setting. I like being laid back and being relaxed, weird and myself. I’ve never been one to be all sophisticated. My future is just very blurred at the moment but I l know art is meant to be part of it, because it’s a part of me. And I know to never forget:

“If you never try, you will never know.”