Career After BFA; Eligibility, Scope

Nowadays Fine Arts is emerging as one of the popular career choices. Students after getting a Fine Arts degree can look for the abundance of career options to make a successful career in the Arts field. There are various job opportunities in the Fine Arts field. Those who are looking for career options after a BFA degree should read this Shiksha article to learn more about a career in Fine Arts.

BFA Course: Highlights

Bachelor of Fine Arts course is one of the popular courses available for candidates after Class 12th. Candidates can check the table below to know about the BFA course details such as course-types, course level, fees, top recruiters and job profiles. Candidates can check some of the major highlights of Bachelor of Fine Arts course here.

Major Highlights of BFA
Name of the course	Bachelor of Arts [BA] (Fine Arts)
Course level	Graduate
Duration	3 years, full time
Stream	Fine Arts
Examination Type	Semester System
Eligibility	10+2 qualification in any stream with minimum 50% marks aggregate
Admission Process	Either based on entrance test or marks secured in the higher secondary level or both
Average Course Fee	INR 85K to 6 Lakh
Top Institutes	LPU, Chandigarh University, Visva Bharti University, Rabindra Bharti University
Average Starting Salary	INR 2 Lacs to 9 Lakhs
Top Job Profiles	Actor, Painter, Animator, Art Conservator, Fine Artist, Musician
Entrance Exams	PUBDET, SET, CUET, BHU UET etc.
Top Recruiters	Advertising agencies, Publishing houses, TV and Film studios, Design firms, Museums

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Career after BFA

In India, Fine Arts graduates can choose from a wide range of job opportunities. BFA graduates are in high demand in industries such as film, television, advertising, animation, publishing, textiles, art studios, boutiques, and educational institutions. BFA graduates' work profiles, on the other hand, differ depending on their selected specialisation. Check What is Arts?

We have also included a detailed overview of the most popular employment opportunities for those with a BFA.

Advertising Art Director

As an advertising art director, or 'creative,' you will come up with fresh ideas for the visual parts of advertising campaigns across a variety of platforms, such as: cinema, television, internet, press or radio. You will be majorly responsible for

• working on campaigns from the beginning, keeping track of client, product, target audience, and essential advertising message specifics.

• you will need to collaborate closely with the copywriter to come up with innovative ideas and concepts to meet the client's needs

• communicate ideas to the client, create sketches or storyboards for television, or 'roughs' or scamps for print.

Fine Artist

A fine artist's primary responsibility is to create artwork utilising diverse techniques. A fine artist might work as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, or printmaker at a commercial art studio, design firm, publishing house, or advertising agency, for example. Fine artists can also work on their own and sell their work through art galleries. Your responsibilities will include:

• to generate and develop innovative and artistic ideas

• make models/ sketch out the ideas

• create a piece of work in response to a brief or commission

Graphic Designer

Typically, a graphic designer generates visual concepts by hand or using software to communicate ideas that both instruct and attract customers. For commercials, periodicals, brochures, and other printed materials, a graphic designer creates an overall layout and production design. The main responsibilities include:

• meeting the clients to discuss the business mission or objective

• figuring out an estimated time to deliver the work to the client with quotations for the same

• creating and developing design briefs that will interest the client’s purpose

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Multimedia Programmer

As a multimedia programmer, you will work with a variety of multimedia elements to produce unique products, including text, sound, graphics, digital photography, 2D/3D modelling, animation, and video. They are expert software engineers who know how to choose the correct programming language, such as HTML, PHP, Flash and guarantee that the product works on several platforms, such as Android or iOS. Their main responsibilities includes:

• collaborate with the designer and other creative specialists (such as animators, video producers, and 3D modellers) to grasp the design concept and provide technical advice on how it can be realised within limits.

• Sort out the operational logic and business rules that are required to duplicate the feature appropriately according to the designer's specifications.

• write efficient computer code or scripts to make the various aspects work, ensuring that music, graphics, animations, and timings all work as expected and that processing and data storage capacity are both utilised effectively.

Animator

An animator creates a series of images called frames that, when combined, create the appearance of the movement known as animation. Digital or hand-drawn graphics, models, or puppets can be used to create the images. These experts specialize in 2D, 3D modelling, stop-frame animation, and computer-generated animation. Their main role is to:

• Collaborating with clients and creating animations based on their ideas

• Creating storyboards to illustrate the screenplay and scenario

• To make sketches, artwork, or illustrations, you'll need to draw in 2D

VFX Artist

Photoreal, digitally generated imagery is created by VFX artists. In feature films, television, and, increasingly, online and console gaming, this function necessitates the flawless integration of these effects into live-action. These artists create computer-generated animals, crowds, and stunt doubles using cutting-edge technology. There's also the rapidly expanding field of digital particle effects, which encompasses fluid and fire effects, as well as to object and lighting manipulation. Their major responsibilities are:

• develop high-quality, high-performing images while staying within budget

• be able to work with a minimum of supervision and be dependable and capable of meeting deadlines

• be able to communicate information & ideas in person and via email, swiftly and clearly to clients and other departments.

Conservator

Conservators must understand how to care for objects, how they decline, and how to resurrect them. Depending on the field of conservation one chooses to work in, they may be involved in directly in treating things to avoid degradation, stabilise the object, and restore it (known as remedial conservation). Their main responsibility is to:

• To establish the extent and reasons of deterioration, inspect artefacts visually and using scientific means such as x-rays, infrared photography, and microscopic analysis.
• Keep detailed conservation records by taking notes on the object's condition as well as any past restoration work.
• make a visual record of the object for identification and to show its current condition

Jewellery Designer

A job as a jewellery designer allows you to combine your artistic creativity and business acumen with hands-on crafting skills. The designers work with a variety of materials, including gold, silver, and precious stones, to create jewellery. You might create mass-market designs, small-run jewellery, or bespoke items commissioned by a client. Your responsibilities will include: stone setting, electro-plating, enamelling, welding, engraving, mounting, model making, soldering and more. Read about What is Jewellery Design?

Actor

Candidates with a BFA degree in the theatrical specialisation can work as actors on screen or on stage. In television, film, theatre, and other performing arts media, a candidate can express ideas and represent characters as an actor. Actors can also work at theme parks or at live events. Read about What is Acting?

Multimedia Artist

Candidates who complete a BFA programme with a multimedia specialisation are responsible for developing animation sequences or storyboards. Ad agency, software, gaming, design, and television corporations are common employers for such candidates.

Other Top Career Choices after BFA

Listed below are some of the other options available after graduating from a BFA programme:

• Writer

• Painter

• Photographer

• Musician

• Art therapist

• Illustrator

• Printmaker

• Secondary School Teacher

• Museum/ gallery curator

• Special Effects technician

Career after BFA – Top Recruiters

Some of the top recruiting companies for a BFA graduate in India are as follows:

• AAPC

• Cognizant

• Microsoft Corporation

• Balaji Telefilms Ltd

• Iris Mediaworks

• Wizcraft

• Universal Arts Ltd

• HT Media

• Saregama India Ltd

• Lowe Lintas

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