I want to efficiently build a career in design, with no professional experience or training.

I posted this as a response so someone but I think I'll give it its own thread.

I am very serious about building a career in design. Ancillary to that, I am passionately serious about improving my artistic skills in traditional and digital drawing/painting.

I am not yet sure if art specifically is a career path, but it is what I care about the most. Almost all of my free time is now spent practicing art, but I want to start dedicating some of that to a career change, into some design discipline.

I'm 27, I work in IT and I need to get out. I have 0 motivation to learn and advance in the IT field. I ended up here due to stupid life circumstances I am just now freeing myself of. Ever since I was a teen I've worked in flash, photoshop drawing/typesetting, some C++ experience. And for what it's worth I have a history degree..

I feel like I have a lot of directions I can go in. I am looking for some kind of website, forum, or other resource I can use to learn more about specific design jobs, career paths, and how to self-teach. Tentatively I am thinking either graphic design or UI/UX, but I need a lot more information first.

Do you know a resource which might be a good springboard for me? Reddit is pretty hodge-podge. I guess I'm looking for a community which would have collected information I can go through, and the ability to ask others questions.

Advice heartily welcomed. I know I have a head for this stuff, it's what I'm supposed to do. I want to try and sharpen my skills in a focused and efficient manner, in order to change my career quickly.

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