Fine artists, especially painters, are an integrated part of the highly competitive creative industry. A career in fine arts is the best career option for highly creative people who love to paint and sell their paintings. If you are really good at your art of painting, fame and glory are waiting for you. A career in painting is not only limited to painting on canvases, getting it framed aesthetically and sold in art galleries and museums, but good networking and marketing strategy is also essential .

There are several institutes which offer various fine art or graphic art degrees and diplomas and after the successful completion of a relevant qualification you can start a career as a painter. Initially, there will not be much money as you will have to work hard your way up by making contacts with art agents, and networking with art galleries and museums.

You need a lot of good qualities such as hard work, hard selling, determination and persistence to make a successful career as a fine artist. You should be able to create paintings which have that extraordinary quality, art lovers are looking for and they should feel genuinely happy to buy your paintings.

Once you succeed in creating that impact on art lovers, leave the rest with art galleries and art agents. They are there to take this impact to a higher level, by presenting your paintings aesthetically to the art lovers during art exhibitions and art shows. Once there is an established market for your paintings, you will get a chance to be introduced to curators, art critics, major art dealers, or art world players and it will be a major turning point in your career.

The most important thing is, career progress in the art world is very slow and you should be patient enough to make it happen. Since the art business has no specific rules when it comes to the reaction of art lovers to specific arts or paintings, passage of time is more important than successful marketing strategy.

Candidates with advanced degrees in fine arts can opt for other career options such as teachers and professors in art schools, researchers in various arts and instructors in art therapy.