I want to be an artist when I grow up....help? ?

[eagermask884]

To amount to anything in the art world you need to give yourself as many assets and advantages as you can- raw talent alone is not enough.
You need
*formal training to nurture and develop your skills and reveal some strengths you weren't aware of
*Knowledge about the art world and the way it works - visit exhibitions, launch parties, museums, commercial and public art galleries of all sizes
*Look at all the different types of art and design you can online and in libraries; build up a collection of art books of your own - you'd be surprised what you can buy really cheaply in charity shops, online ( Amazon, etc ). I had a lucky find in a skip at a school I worked in !
*Build up a rich spiritual and inner life - find time to be alone, at peace, enjoying solitude and silence sometimes - if you can get to beautiful locations with inspiring scenery, use them.
*Learn to breathe properly, and meditate - all these things will help you find what's on the inside, what ' makes you tick', essential to any artist
The process is a long, on- going one, requiring patience and humility.
Don't be in a hurry to sell your work, the time will come if other people can tune into and appreciate what you create. And even if they don't, it really doesn't matter, because you're doing it for you