The guidance handbook, written for art students, teachers, vocational counselors, and job hunters, is organized around three steps: planning one's education, choosing a career, and finding a job. To help with the first step, the author discusses the characteristics of an artist, makes suggestions about planning a high school program, and gives recommendations about extra-curricular activities. Criteria for choosing an art school are offered. For the second step, he devotes a chapter to each of 11 career possibilities: fine art, illustration, graphic design, fabric design, interior design, architecture, industrial design, photography, art teaching, and crafts. Information on earnings and job prospects is given in a concluding chapter. For step 3, finding a job, advice is given on the subjects of resume-writing, organizing the job hunt, planning a portfolio, and conducting job interviews. A directory of degree granting schools and a listing of professional organizations and guidance agencies are included in the book. (AJ)