In some ways, he can be called a true pioneer. He worked for Disney Feature Animation on Mulan . He ran pre-press, created animation, and was a forerunner in the digital editing field. Most recently, Crain designed an entire graphics studio and helped implement all-digital editing systems for the Fox Network Health Channel. They have to do it all.
Artists also have to know how to edit video, to understand audio, to do it all.
Crain points out that a graphic artist in a small firm will take on all kinds of projects and deal with a myriad of different situations. The key to success in the growing number of small firms dotting the market is flexibility. The Future of Large Firms As advanced graphics and animation software packages become more affordable and available to small companies, many of the grand graphic firms are going out of business. In many cases, the expense-laden giants are finding it difficult to compete with smaller, more independent firms or individual practitioners. Hence, today's graphic artist has to be extremely diversified to survive.