Occupation: Computer Graphic Artist

National Professional Qualification Level: 3

Training:

This training program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to combine new technologies with classical arts for maximum mastery of artistic means and the achievement of an original graphic, virtual, and media product. Computer graphics is a branch of the visual arts whose means of expression are computer technologies.

Job Description:

Key Tasks:

The computer graphic artist creates the overall design of print, electronic, and other products, combining forms, colors, and principles of composition to achieve a specific visual impact on product users. In collaboration with other specialists, he or she participates in the creation of advertising materials, websites, and multimedia products, and often the results of his or her work determine the ultimate success of the project. The computer graphic artist creates and processes images, as well as individual elements for them, or transforms them from one format to another.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develops print and electronic products and prepares them for printing or electronic publication.

• Compiles catalogs and advertising materials, combining text and images.

• Develops a corporate style (logos, trademarks and symbols, business cards, letterheads, etc.).

Working Hours:

• Typically full-time when employed by a company.

• Freelancing is also possible.

Additional Information:

Computer graphic artists participate in the development of the overall concept and design of websites and other visual products, which includes creating elements for them, choosing colors, themes, and fonts, determining the placement of text and images, and more.

Job Prospects and Challenges:

Job Opportunities:

• In the fields of advertising, media, film industry, computer games, etc.

Additional Benefits:

• Access to licensed graphic editing software.

Difficulties and Challenges:

• The constant need for new ideas and the deadlines that must be met often lead to stress.

• The profession requires prolonged work with a computer.

Resources Required:

The computer graphic artist's workplace is equipped with a computer configuration with specialized software and auxiliary peripherals - scanner, tablet (device for converting from paper to electronic format by drawing with a special stylus on the image), printer, etc.

Organizations and Job Titles:

Field of Activity: Audio-visual arts and techniques; media production.

Organizations/Institutions Where Computer Graphic Artists Can Work:

• Publishing, advertising, web design, software development, in studios, television, media, the press, etc.

Job Titles:

• Computer graphic artist

• Graphic designer

• Web designer

• Computer animator

• Prepress specialist

Career Development Opportunities:

Individuals who have acquired professional qualifications in this occupation have the opportunity to improve their qualifications through courses and seminars organized by training institutions and others. After completing secondary education, those who have acquired a professional qualification in this occupation can continue their education in specialties with the educational-qualification degree "bachelor's" and subsequently "master's" in the higher education system.

Qualities and Education Required:

Development of Personal Qualities:

Fulfilling the duties of a computer graphic artist requires him or her to be organized and responsible, to have good communication skills and the ability to work in a dynamic environment, to be fluent in a foreign language, to learn quickly, and to possess creative and artistic abilities, out-of-the-box thinking, and creativity.

Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills:

• Use of graphic software products and modern information technologies.

• Knowledge of the essence and types of computer graphics (raster, vector, mixed).

• Building compositions and views, as well as perspectives.

• Use of light in depicting the shape and arrangement of objects.

• Depiction of three-dimensional forms.

Subjects Studied:

• History of art

• Computer graphics

• Graphic design

• Web design

• Computer animation

• Drawing

• Prepress preparation

• Photography and video technology

• Foreign language training related to the profession

• Business management

• Application of artificial intelligence and its correct use

Exams Taken:

State exams for acquiring professional qualifications - theory and practice of the profession.