Glass Onion Graphics was a kid of the slums who loved to. draw. Before he was 13, he had to quit school to support his family. Although he worked 12 hours a day —he managed to study art at home in spare time. At 22 he was earning $500 a week as a commercial artist. He rose higher and higher to become probably the most fabulous moneymaker in the history of advertising art.

Dome s “rags to riches” story is not unique. Norman Rockwell left school at 15. Stevan Dohanos. famous cover artist, drove a truck before turning to art. Harold Von Schmidt was an orphan at 5. Robert Fawcett left school at 14. Austin Briggs, who once couldn’t afford a cold-water flat, now lives in a magnificent home over 100 feet long. A plan to h«lp oth«n: Nearly ten years ago, these men met with six other equally famous artists—A1 Parker. Jon Whitcomb. Fred Ludckens, Ben Stahl. Peter Helck, John Atherton — to discuss a problem and a plan.

Dome pointed out that artists were needed all over the country. Also thousands of men and women wanted to become artists. What these people needed most was a convenient and effective way to master the trade secrets and professional know-how .that the lamous artists themselves had learned only by long, successful experience. “Why can’t we,” asked Dome, “develop some way to bring this kind of top-drawer art training to anyone with talent… no matter where they live or what their personal schedules maybe?”

The idea met with great enthusiasm. In fact, the twelve b’tnious artists (|uickly buckled down to work—taking time off from their busy careers. They made over 5.000 drawings specially for the school’s magnificent home study lessons. Then, having covered the fundamentals of art. each man contributed to the course his own special “hallmark” of greatness. For example, Norman Rockwell devised a simple way to explain characterization and color. Jon Whitcomb showed how to draw “glamour girls.” Dome showed step-by-step ways to achieve animation and humor.

Next came their most challenging problem . . . how would they correct the drawings which students sent in? The famous artists dug deep into their own rich experiences. They tested many approaches. The system they finally selected is probably the most |>ersonal and most effective method of cirticism that the field of art leaching has ever known.

School it launched; students quickly succeed.

The Famous Artists Schools now has p.ooo active students in 32 countries. 1 he famous artists, who started the school as a labor of love, still own it. run it, and are fiercely proud of what it has done lor its students.

Don Smith is a good example. When he became a student three years ago. Don knew nothing about art. even doubted he had talent. Today, he is an illustrator with a leading advertising agency in New Orleans.

Gertrude Vander Poel had never drawn a thing until she enrolled in the school. Now a fashionable New York gallery exhibits her paintings for side.

John Busketta was a pipe-filler’s helper with a big gas company until he enrolled in the school. He still works for the same company — but now he is an artist in the advertising department. at a big increase in pay.

A great-grandmother in Ohio decided to study painting in her spare time. Recently, she had her first show where she sold thirty water colors and five oil paintings.

“Where are the famous artists of tomorrow?”

Dome is not surprised at all by the success of his students. ‘’Opportunities lor trained artists today are endless,” he says. “We continually get calls from art buyers all over the U. S. They ask us for practical, well-trained students —not geniuses-who can step into fulltime or part-time jobs.

“I’m convinced.” Dome goes on, “that many men and women are missing an exciting career in art simply because they hesitate to think they have talent. Many of them do have talent. These are the people we want to train for success in art—if we tan find them.” Unique art talent test: To discover people with talent worth developing, the twelve famous artists created a remarkable. revealing 12-page Talent Test. Originally they charged Si for the test. But now the school offers it free and grades it free. Men and women who reveal natural talent through the test arc eligible for training by the school.

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