sitaki.kujulikana wrote:if you can get him to a college the better at least he will learn some standards in the fine art field, for degree kenyatta university has a fine arts course, buru buru school of arts, the former kenya polytechnic ... all have courses in the field.
the schools won't teach him much skills, but at least he will be introduced to standards, best practices and he might get some good networks in the field.
the rest, get a decent comp, prefarably a desktop with an external graphics card slot - ideally it would be better if you assembled the comp, a good motherboard, decent power supply with good cooling features, the best graphics card you can afford, lots of ram > 8gb, a wide monitor > 17" and of course a powerful processor - then let him inulge
The good news is that this and major creative arts fields require more of a practical exposure than four years in college. These standards
keep changing are being changed by those practising in the market.
For the record, I am not against the college Idea but four years ni mingi sana for such an hands-on venture.
Opportunity Cost.
That cash may be well utilized by using it as capital to set up a full studio [ Business ].
Lessons learnt are priceless this way & no amount of theory can replicate.
Remember, in this industry, product inajiuza. What @Njung'e may have to guide him through is how to make competitive pitches to potential clients.
Live and learn; and don’t forget, nothing ventured, nothing gained.