Illustrators usually create pictures for fiction or non-fiction books, magazines, cards, stationery, wrapping paper and calendars. Illustrators use digital media to create art in the digital format for video games. This opens the door to working in broadcast media and working as animators.
Cartoonists create artwork with different themes using a wide variety of media. Some cartoons may be for political, advertising, social or for sports purposes. Cartoonists draw with or without captions to their work, and often give their cartoons comical or critical twists.
Unlike the illustrator or the cartoonist, the sculptor works to form three-dimensional artwork of all kinds. The sculptor may form animate or inanimate objects by molding or joining materials of all types such as fabric, glass, metal and clay. Sculptures can be used in stop-animations or as displays in studios, monuments in parks or in other public and private residences.
The painting restorer preserves and restores damaged or fading paintings. This is done based on knowledge of art and art materials and using preservatives and cleaning agents to reconstruct or redo damaged areas that have been affected by factors such as age and pigment stability. This job requires experts in the field because of the very detailed nature of this work.
The multimedia artist and animator creates special effects, animation and visual images using different formats such as film, media and computers. They start with drawing by hand and then use computers and work with programmers to create the animation that is seen in video games, movies, videos and television.
A photojournalist captures newsworthy events, people, locations and other material using a still camera for use in telecasts, newspapers, magazines and other publications. The photojournalist can choose to specialize in the field of his choice; for example, he may choose to be a freelance, sports, news or a foreign affairs photojournalist.
There are many art jobs in advertising but they tend to be very competitive. Also, an artist in advertising may have to design packages, magazine advertisements, billboards, brochures, newsletters and commercials, and he may choose to do this in either the retail field or the web-advertising field.