WordNet
n. art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)
Wikipedia
Commercial art is the art of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. Commercial art traditionally includes designing books, advertisements of different products, signs, posters, and other displays to promote sale or acceptance of products, services, or ideas.
Commercial art may refer to:
- Commercial art
- Applied arts
- Visual communication
- Communication design
Usage examples of "commercial art".
But a fictional character is a work of art, and to be commercial art must appeal to as wide a range of people as possible.
For one thing, I had learned a lot about the commercial art world by then, and knew that artists like me were a dime a dozen and all starving to death.
So when I became an apprentice to Dan Gregory, I was going into the ring with the world's champion of commercial art.
Sometimes he'd escalate and de-escalate his dosages and get David to do commercial art piecework, just so he could keep the money.
I'm at college studying commercial art when the Minister tells our Principal he better find some fellows to come on Joe's expedition, right?