Getting into the world of graphic arts can be an exciting venture where you not only get to express your creative talent, but also earn a great living doing what you love to do. It is a very flexible career choice with many paths to go down and combinations to master. For example you could start off being a graphic designer working for a company, then learn web design in addition to graphic design and start your own design business from the comfort of your home or you could just earn extra money on the side being a freelance graphic artist if you already have another job you want to keep.

In this tutorial +dd.Jeffsigs teaches you the basics of graphic designing, this tutorial is a good way to get those who are new and teach them the ins and outs they should learn before moving onto more advanced methods, enjoy.

Cristiano is a freelancer from Brazil who took the typical route to freelancing by going to college for communication design and then spent a few years in the corporate world. He worked as a graphic design and packaging designer before he went into illustration full-time for himself.

I used to go to college for Programming/Web Design/Graphic Design. I still have my Academy e-mail and use it to talk to old teachers and friends still there. I had this in my inbox from my old Photoshop instructor, thought I would share: