What are some required courses you have to take to be a commercial artist?

Answer 1

I am in no way an expert on Commercial Art, however, before going into some of the required courses I believe we must look for a definition of what commercial art is, and how does that relates to careers in Graphic design. First let

Answer 2

I am in no way an expert on Commercial Art, however, before going into some of the required courses I believe we must look for a definition of what commercial art is, and how does that relates to careers in Graphic design. First let’s look at Art vs. Design Please refer to the following link for detailed information http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/art-vs-design Now, let’s look at the definition of Commercial Art: Commercial Art

It is graphic art created specifically for commercial uses, esp. for advertising, illustrations in magazines or books, or the like.

Now let’s look at Graphic Design:

Graphic Design

It is the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, esp. to produce a specific effect.

In either case, I would imagine we could both agree that visual communication is the key, and great visual communication is critical in order to reach desired outcomes whether in business or other organizations. I believe you will need to tightly couple both theoretical and practical approaches. I great place to start is at community college that offers Graphic Design, Commercial Art, Illustration, Publishing etc. They will discuss with you various avenues of approach toward your specific career goals and objectives. That being said, some of the courses that will be required will to pursue this area through a bona fide institution will be:

• English Composition
• Some Math
• Social science
• Drawing
• History of Art
• Visual Art
• Basic Design
• Illustration
• Desktop publishing
• Multimedia
• Physical Science
• Graphic Design
• Humanities Electives

Thus, this type of degree – for transfer purposes to a four year college or university - will most likely fall into the Associates of Arts area. This will parallel a four year institutions general cluster for their equivalent program of study. Ask to speak with an enrollment specialist at the community college or four year institution of your choice.

I’m sure others who are in the field or know about it can add on this post. Viper1 The above definitions of commercial art and Graphic design were taken from Dictionary.com