Specialist or Generalist in your career as digital artist?

One of the most common questions I get asked - and this week alone I've received a lot of email about this is exact question..

"Should I be a specialist, or should I be a generalist?"

This question applies to you - whether you're a designer, an FX TD, animator, you work in video games, or you create portraits of celebrities to sell on Etsy. Whatever you do, as a creative artist, we always wonder if by specializing or "niching down" we're eliminating the opportunity for other work and jobs.

I think the misconception is that by specializing, you're really saying no to everything, except for a very specific job, and that it's going to be a massive massive risk.

I wanted to cover this question and reveal a lot of insights to not only put this topic to rest, but also how you can apply these mindsets to what you're doing, to position yourself as the obvious expert.

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