OT: graphics for a living?

[Matthew Hagerty]

I would really like to try and do a career change and get into computer 
graphics instead of database programming and such.  Any advice from 
those of you who make a living with your work would be greatly 
appreciated.  How does one go about cutting their teeth and earning a 
living?  Also, what do you think of sites like this?

http://www.ifreelance.com/Freelance-Jobs/3D-Graphic-Design-Freelance-Jobs/
Thanks,
Matthew