Medical illustrators also work for lawyers, producing exhibits for court cases, and for doctors. Fashion artists draw illustrations of women's, men's, and children's clothing and accessories for newspapers, magazines, and other media. Some illustrators draw story boards for TV commercials. Story boards may also serve as guides to placement of actors and cameras and to other details during the production of commercials. Cartoonists draw political, advertising, social, and sports cartoons.
Some cartoonists work with others who create the idea or story and write the captions.
Most cartoonists, however, have humorous, critical, or dramatic talents in addition to drawing skills. Animators work in the motion picture and television industries. Art directors, also called visual journalists, read the material to be printed in periodicals, newspapers, and other printed media, and decide how to visually present the information in an eye-catching, yet organized manner. They make decisions about which photographs or artwork to use, and in general oversee production of the printed material. The need for self-expression motivates many fine artists.