How to pursue a creative career

Wacom’s creative pen displays and pen tablets are the technology choice of professionals across a variety of creative industries, from animators to comic artists to film editors to digital illustrators.

If you’re thinking about pursuing a creative career, you’ve come to the right place.

Wacom has worked with thousands of artists over the years, and we’ve tapped a bunch of them to provide advice and insight into how you can pursue a creative career. Stay tuned, as we update this page often.

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The latest insight and advice on creative careers from Wacom

Here are the most recent articles we’ve put together about pursuing a creative career: interviews, advice, and more from a variety of professional creatives across a variety of fields.

Eunbi Kang on her career in illustration and visual development, whether art school is necessary, and her advice for young artists

Eunbi Kang on her career in illustration and visual development, whether art school is necessary, and her advice for young artists

We interviewed visual development artist Eunbi Kang about her career, her background, what inspires her, advice she has for young ...
How to go from hobbyist to full-time illustrator, with Craig Babin

How to go from hobbyist to full-time illustrator, with Craig Babin

Craig Babin's journey from hobbyist to full-time illustrator is a testament to the power of passion and perseverance. Here's how he ...
Jenny Li on her inspiration, the similarities between music and art, and breaking into the animation industry

Jenny Li on her inspiration, the similarities between music and art, and breaking into the animation industry

We spoke to visual development artist and animator Jenny Li about her background, career, inspiration, and the projects she's been ...

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Wieger Poutsma‘s workshop from Wacom Career Days 2023, “From Freelancer to Becoming a Brand.”

In this presentation, Wieger Poutsma shares his experiences in turning his freelance career into a brand, the challenges he faced, and the uplift he found in unexpected places.

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More Wacom creative careers content

July 30, 2024: How to create a visual autobiography in Adobe Photoshop

July 30, 2024: How to create a visual autobiography in Adobe Photoshop

Clare Szydlowski will be presenting a free workshop, How to create a visual autobiography in Adobe Photoshop, as ...
July 25, 2024: How to design interesting shapes and objects with Kirk Wallace

July 25, 2024: How to design interesting shapes and objects with Kirk Wallace

Illustrator Kirk Wallace will be presenting a free workshop, Stylizing Shapes: Distilling Everyday Objects into ...
July 23, 2024: How to create suspenseful manga pages with Gigi Murakami

July 23, 2024: How to create suspenseful manga pages with Gigi Murakami

Manga creator Gigi Murakami will be presenting a free workshop, How to create a suspenseful manga page as part of ...
July 18, 2024: How to craft compelling character designs with Jocelyn Short

July 18, 2024: How to craft compelling character designs with Jocelyn Short

Concept artist Jocelyn Short will be presenting a free online workshop, Crafting Compelling Character Designs, as ...
July 16, 2024: Storytelling through visual media: from photography to film

July 16, 2024: Storytelling through visual media: from photography to film

Photographer and filmmaker Sky Bergman will be presenting Storytelling through visual media: from photography to ...
The Top 10 things I wish I’d known sooner as a freelancer, by Inkshift

The Top 10 things I wish I’d known sooner as a freelancer, by Inkshift

In this video and guest post JJ, also known as Inkshift, shares 10 lessons he wishes he'd learned when he was just ...
Omar Gomet’s character design process — and insight into his creative career

Omar Gomet’s character design process — and insight into his creative career

We love Omar Gomet's character designs, so we asked him to show exactly how he does it! He walks through his ...
The power of confidence: a special animation and interview with Javadoodles

The power of confidence: a special animation and interview with Javadoodles

Animator Javadoodles created this special animation just for us, about the power of confidence! We also ...

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