[bellie]

wassup peoples`` well ill make this short i was just wondering.. how many of the artists here are actually full artists ? by this i mean depend on drawing for their wages etc ? im in the last year of highschool in australia, and im not too sure what i want to do in uni. im thinking of viscom (which is like .. drawing) but my brother sais to think of job issues and stuff.. there are heaps of talented people here and i was just wondering what majority of the people draw for fun in their spare time and who actually do it for their job.. and what job prospects are like `

well thanx a bunch people take care and keep drawin

[Dr. Bang]

"but my brother sais to think of job issues and stuff"

Screw him, i'm sure your parent say the same thing to, screw them too. Go with what you love, or else you'll be spending your life in a cubicle staring at C++ ....u get stressed out...mad......then come home and screams at wifes and kids.

[Svanur]

Think about this: If you try to follow the things you want to do you will be happy, if at least for trying. On the other hand if you go the "safe" path even though you know it's as boring as hell, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

That's my philosophy at least.

[Gort]

Metaphorically speaking:
Joseph Campbell once said something to the effect that life is like a wheel. Try to stay centered in the wheel, and you'll be able to easily deal with the times when the wheel is turning down. Being centered in the wheel means to doing what you really desire to do - regardless of the material expectations of modern day life. Not staying centered means that times when the wheel goes down will be even more terrible, for you will suffer the centrifugal forces being on the edge.

If I were you, I would seriously research just what and where I would want to go as a visual artist, for there are many concentrations one could choose from.