commercial art
noun
graphic art created specifically for commercial uses, especially for advertising, illustrations in magazines or books, or the like.
commercial artist
-
a word derived from
commercial art.
Example Sentences
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A commercial artist added the top hat, monocle and cane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025
She said Bawden was a commercial artist, working in advertising, as well as being an illustrator and mural painter.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
He began performing folk and rock in the late 1950s, but then graduated from the Vancouver School of Art in 1958 and moved to Toronto to work as a commercial artist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Lots of people want their cremated remains scattered in the sea, but that’s not what Woodburn, a fun-loving commercial artist, had in mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Since Burger was an accomplished artist and violin player, he was instructed to set up a studio and advertise his services as a commercial artist in the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
