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Visual memory and future job

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Hi my son is 14 and he has no hobby, he is very childish for his age. He has great visual memory but he is not good at drawing. What future job could he do? I thought coding, but coding is more about the  text than visuals. Any advice please?  

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  • Artworker or designer in advertising and design industry? I have been a designer & pro. artist for 15 years, with an exceptional visual memory and aptitude for identifying patterns being my only real skills. So I focused my skills from GCSE onwards on art & design.

    He also may find studies in culture interesting and that fit well? Also history perhaps? The humanities is a very reach area to explore for visual people. Biology also requires a strong visual memory.

    And don't worry about 'being able to draw', it's a myth. You can learn technical drawing that uses a ruler and perspective lines. But drawing freely and creatively is much more important in helping him expand his imagination.

    Most artists I know don't draw in the typical sense. Freedom and story are much more important. There are so many elite artists who 'dont know how to draw', because realism isn't really highly prized, and you can learn to sketch, anyone can

    Best of luck

  • in reply to JT

    Thank you so much for your comment, a lot of information to reconsider. Take care!

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