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$20,000 - $60,000
CUSTOM FRAME DESIGNER/PAINTER: Carrying Over Artistic Skills Into Framing
About this video
This custom frame designer spends his typical day helping customers choose a frame for their certificates, artwork, or photographs. He went to art school and currently still paints when he is not at work. He advises young people that what you study in school won't define your life, and you might not even need to go to school right away, so do not stress about it.
Degree: Fine Art
Job Title: Custom Frame Designer
Job Summary: Craft Artists
Job Description
Craft and fine artists use a variety of materials and techniques to create art for sale and exhibition. Craft artists create handmade objects, such as pottery, glassware, textiles, or other objects that are designed to be functional. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, create original works of art for their aesthetic value, rather than a functional one.
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
0 to 10 percent
Typical schedule
Part-time, Full-time, Irregular
Typical workplace
Office, Indoor, Hospital / Clinic, Home
Personal Qualities
Creativity, Artistic, People skills, Likes working with handsEducational Path
Education Requirement
High school degree
Recommended Education Degree
High school degreeAssociate degree
Bachelor's degree
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m='18000'>on</span> <span m='18160'>a</span> <span m='18230'>customer</span> <span m='18670'>service</span> <span m='19120'>level,</span> <span m='19900'>help</span> <span m='20190'>them</span> <span m='20950'>figure</span> <span m='21260'>out</span> <span m='22160'>the</span> <span m='22290'>best</span> <span m='22500'>way</span> <span m='22610'>to</span> <span m='22660'>frame</span> <span m='22950'>it,</span> <span m='23760'>whether</span> <span m='24090'>it</span> <span m='24170'>be</span> <span m='24730'>a</span> <span m='24810'>ready-made</span> <span m='25170'>frame</span> <span m='25540'>or</span> <span m='25710'>a</span> <span m='25760'>custom</span> <span m='26110'>frame</span> <span m='26780'>or</span> <span m='27860'>just</span> <span m='28080'>mounting</span> <span m='28450'>it,</span> <span m='29090'>just</span> <span m='29630'>however</span> <span m='30480'>we</span> <span m='31280'>decide</span> <span m='32070'>based</span> <span m='32409'>on</span> <span m='33190'>price</span> <span m='33670'>and</span> <span m='35840'>different</span> <span m='36140'>things</span> <span m='36340'>like</span> <span m='36480'>that.</span> </p><p><span m='37520'>I</span> <span m='37790'>graduated</span> <span m='38230'>high</span> <span m='38390'>school</span> <span m='39240'>in</span> <span m='39330'>the</span> <span m='39380'>Bay</span> <span m='39690'>Area</span> <span m='39775'>and</span> <span m='39860'>then</span> <span m='40030'>went</span> <span m='40300'>to</span> <span m='40640'>art</span> <span m='40810'>school</span> <span m='41160'>for</span> <span m='41300'>four</span> <span m='41500'>years</span> <span m='42486'>and</span> <span m='44310'>have</span> <span m='44530'>worked</span> <span m='45060'>doing</span> <span m='45290'>customer</span> <span m='45670'>service</span> <span m='46100'>in</span> <span m='46310'>hardware</span> <span m='46620'>stores,</span> <span m='48570'>art</span> <span m='48820'>stores.</span> <span m='49910'>And</span> <span m='50030'>then</span> <span m='50160'>I</span> <span m='50180'>had</span> <span m='50310'>a</span> <span m='50350'>buddy</span> <span m='51005'>who</span> <span m='51330'>worked</span> <span m='51600'>for</span> <span m='51690'>this</span> <span m='51880'>company.</span> <span m='52450'>And</span> <span m='53030'>I</span> <span m='53050'>was</span> <span m='53160'>looking</span> <span m='53600'>to</span> <span m='53740'>get</span> <span m='53860'>out</span> <span m='53916'>of</span> <span m='53973'>the</span> <span m='54030'>art</span> <span m='54290'>store</span> <span m='54520'>thing.</span> <span m='55500'>And</span> <span m='56650'>basically,</span> <span m='57040'>he</span> <span m='57430'>hooked</span> <span m='57650'>me</span> <span m='57830'>up</span> <span m='57910'>with</span> <span m='57990'>a</span> <span m='58050'>couple</span> <span m='58310'>people</span> <span m='59180'>and</span> <span m='59750'>did</span> <span m='59950'>some</span> <span m='60110'>interviews.</span> <span m='60940'>And,</span> <span m='62140'>yeah,</span> <span m='62480'>I</span> <span m='62590'>got</span> <span m='62790'>the</span> <span m='62880'>job.</span> <span m='63390'>So</span> <span m='63640'>I</span> <span m='63730'>work</span> <span m='63980'>here</span> <span m='64580'>five</span> <span m='65780'>days</span> <span m='66010'>a</span> <span m='66060'>week</span> <span m='66370'>and</span> <span m='66520'>then</span> <span m='67310'>spend</span> <span m='67540'>the</span> <span m='67630'>rest</span> <span m='67860'>the</span> <span m='67940'>time</span> <span m='68620'>of</span> <span m='68680'>painting</span> <span m='70680'>in</span> <span m='70930'>the</span> <span m='71020'>studio.</span> </p><p><span m='71650'>I</span> <span m='71920'>mostly</span> <span m='72280'>do</span> <span m='72890'>large</span> <span m='74030'>abstract</span> <span m='74840'>oil</span> <span m='75090'>painting</span> <span m='75590'>type</span> <span m='75780'>stuff.</span> <span m='77650'>So</span> <span m='78790'>there</span> <span m='79040'>is</span> <span m='79200'>kind</span> <span m='79290'>of</span> <span m='79750'>a</span> <span m='79790'>carry</span> <span m='80180'>over</span> <span m='80420'>with</span> <span m='81560'>the</span> <span m='81750'>skills</span> <span m='82200'>in</span> <span m='82300'>that</span> <span m='82830'>and</span> <span m='84160'>framing,</span> <span m='84870'>like</span> <span m='86280'>composition,</span> <span m='87160'>color,</span> <span m='87760'>things</span> <span m='87970'>like</span> <span m='88130'>that.</span> </p><p><span m='88670'>What</span> <span m='88920'>I</span> <span m='88960'>wish</span> <span m='89380'>I</span> <span m='89740'>had</span> <span m='90470'>known</span> <span m='90820'>when</span> <span m='90970'>I</span> <span m='91080'>was</span> <span m='91190'>in</span> <span m='91270'>high</span> <span m='91510'>school</span> <span m='91820'>or</span> <span m='91915'>what</span> <span m='92010'>would</span> <span m='92170'>tell</span> <span m='92420'>myself</span> <span m='92880'>in</span> <span m='92950'>high</span> <span m='93060'>school</span> <span m='93300'>was</span> <span m='93500'>that</span> <span m='95900'>to</span> <span m='96030'>not</span> <span m='96330'>really</span> <span m='96550'>stress</span> <span m='97150'>over</span> <span m='97440'>so</span> <span m='97650'>much</span> <span m='100270'>majors</span> <span m='101060'>in</span> <span m='101180'>college</span> <span m='101790'>or</span> <span m='102230'>what</span> <span m='102600'>you're</span> <span m='102850'>going</span> <span m='102960'>to</span> <span m='103040'>study</span> <span m='103440'>in</span> <span m='103580'>college</span> <span m='104050'>because</span> <span m='106390'>you</span> <span m='106560'>can</span> <span m='106680'>really</span> <span m='106900'>do</span> <span m='107080'>anything.</span> <span m='107760'>And</span> <span m='108290'>it</span> 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m='122430'>just</span> <span m='122610'>experience.</span> <span m='123170'>You</span> <span m='123280'>just</span> <span m='123490'>meet</span> <span m='123600'>different</span> <span m='123840'>people.</span> <span m='124430'>And</span> <span m='124930'>you</span> <span m='125060'>really</span> <span m='125310'>can</span> <span m='125450'>do</span> <span m='125610'>anything.</span> <span m='126370'>And</span> <span m='127790'>you</span> <span m='127960'>don't</span> <span m='128070'>even</span> <span m='128220'>have</span> <span m='128410'>to</span> <span m='128500'>go</span> <span m='128630'>to</span> <span m='128699'>college.</span> <span m='130150'>You</span> <span m='130320'>can</span> <span m='131620'>graduate</span> <span m='131970'>high</span> <span m='132110'>school</span> <span m='132620'>and</span> <span m='133170'>go</span> <span m='133290'>to</span> <span m='133710'>Europe.</span> <span m='134860'>I</span> <span m='135220'>wish</span> <span m='135430'>I</span> <span m='135525'>had</span> <span m='135620'>known</span> <span m='135920'>that</span> <span m='136010'>didn't</span> <span m='136300'>have</span> <span m='136610'>to</span> <span m='137780'>go</span> <span m='137980'>right</span> <span m='138380'>into</span> <span m='138690'>school</span> <span m='139300'>or</span> <span m='139430'>whatever.</span> </p>","file":{"id":394892,"video_id":"3505580742001","name":"2561-Dylan-FrameDesignPainter1","duration":140597,"thumbnail_url":null}});
