Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1920)

Photoplay Magazine — Advehtising Section Become an Artist Our wonderful NEW METHOD of teaching art by mail has exploded the theory that "talent" was necessary for success in art. Just as you have been taught to read and write, you can be taught to draw. We start you with straight lines — then curves — then you learn to put them together. Now you begin making pictures. Shading, action, perspective and all the rest follow in their right order, until you are making drawings that sell for $100 to $500. No drudgery — you thoroughly enjoy this method. It's just like playing a fascinating game! Crying Demand for Trained Artists Never before has there been such an urgent need of artists as there is right nou! Magazines — newspapers — advertising agencies — business concerns — department stores — all are on the lookout for properly trained artists. Take any magazine — look at the hundreds of .pictures in it ! And there are 48,868 periodicals in the United States alone/ Think of the millions of pictures they require. Do you wonder that there is such a great demand for artists ? Right this minute there are over 50,000 high-salaried positions^o/«^^^^lf/;/^just because of the lack of competent commercial artists. The Ideal Profession Get into this fascinating business NOW ! Enjoy the freedom of an artist's life. Let the whole world be your workshop. The woods, fields, lakes, mountains, seashore, the whirl of current events — all furnish material for your pictures. With your kit of artist's materials under your arm you can go where you please and make plenty of money. Your drawings will be just like certified checks! What a Prominent Artist Says About Our Course : "I shall never cease to be grateful for the foundation you and vour school Our course covers every possible angle of Commercial Art! It does away with all the superfluous technique and entangling hindrances of the ordinary art school. It brings the principles of successful drawing right down to fundamentals. In a word, you get all the benefits of a three year course in art at a residence school right in your own home — and for just a few cents a day. Your spare time is all that is required. A few minutes a day will accomplish wonders for gave me. I have all the work I can handle and more. I feel that my present success is due almost entirely to your course and your wonderfully efficient method of instruction. "Frank Godwin, "Philadelphia." you ! Read what Frank Godwin, well known magazine cover illustrator, and one of our former students, says about our course. And this high-salaried artist's letter is typical of the hundreds of letters we receive from our students. Free Book and Artist's Outfit Mail coupon noiv for this valuable book, " How to Become an Artist." It's just full of interesting pointers on drawing. Reveals the secrets of success in art! Shows drawings by our students. See for yourself what amazing progress they have made through our course. Book explains course in detail, and gives full particulars of our FREE ARTIST'S OUTFIT. Fill out coupon NOW.' Mail it Today. Beginners Earn $50 a Week The Washington School of Art, Inc. Every drawing you make while taking the course receives the personal criticism of our director, Will H. Chandlee. Mr. Chandlee has had over 35 years' experience in commercial art, and is considered one of the country's foremost authorities on this subject. He knows the game inside and out. He teaches you to make the kind of pictures that sell. Many of our students have received as high as $100 for their first drawing! $50 a week is often paid to a good beginner ! 1 124 H. Street, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. I THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF ART, Inc. I . 1124 H Street, N. W., Washinston. D. C. | I Please send me, without cost or obligation on my part, your I free book. "How to Become an Artist." I I Name ., I I A ddress i When you write to advertisers please ment on PHOTOPlt^Y MAGAZINE.