•Choose one medium to specialise in, such as clay
•Choose a specific area, such as busts or a certain type of sculpture
•Use a variety of techniques, subjects and media.
•Artists can work in a huge range of specific areas, including: painting, printing, sculpting, video, computer-aided digital art and photography. They often have to spend time researching their work, or creating drafts and sketches. Artists can work in a variety of different settings and ways, such as:
•Working with an organisation, such as a school or employer as an artist in residence
•Selling their work or reproducing their work in prints or other reproductions
•Creating art to a commission, working with an individual or an organisation and hearing about what they want
•Working on public or community projects
•Working in a residency with an organisation or venue. This provides the artist with a space and raw materials, and can lead to the development of an exhibition or collection.