Artistic ability and good taste are the most important qualifications for success in the field of commercial art. Education in the fine arts, including painting, sculpture, or architecture generally provides a good foundation for employment as a commercial artist and is helpful for promotion. Interior designers create and supervise the interiors of buildings, which involve space planning, lighting and color selection, furniture, and accessory selection. Interior designers also estimate the cost of work and furnishings. Duties of interior designers include developing floor plans, preparing sketches or other perspective drawings, arranging the buying of materials and furniture, supervising installation.
Interior designers work in private homes or commercial buildings.
Interior designers also design interiors on ships, aircraft, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, or stage sets for motion pictures and television. Coursework should include design, history of art, freehand drawing, drafting, and architectural style function. The work of photographers varies greatly upon their specialties. Portrait photographers work in small studios doing the complete operation of photography from beginning to end, including soliciting clients, shooting, developing of film, and selling the finished product. Commercial photographers work primarily in photographing buildings, interiors, all kinds of manufactured articles, large groups of people, banquets, and livestock, just to name a few.