Career & Education

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What's the day-to-day like for a remote artist? Hey Polycount! So I recently got an offer to interview for a Junior 3D Artist (remote, contract) role at a AAA studio and I don't want to walk in there with no idea of what to expect but, to be hones…	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
Gamers in Real Life Scholarship at Daybreak Games This is a scholarship that my company does every year. There is a competition from which one individual is selected to win 10k in tuition funding as well as a paid internship at Daybreak games …	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
Info on moving from Game Art to other industries Hey everyone, we all know that the game industry is a difficult place to get into. Some people here have suggested that transitioning into medical, military, archviz etc can be possible with game art…	0 Last	tynew Mar 2020
Softwares Licenses for Youtube Content Creations? I'm about to open a YouTube channel to upload videotutorials in my native language and i was wondering how to deal with software licenses.I'm currently planning to release content about Substance Des…	2 Last	MagicTurtle Mar 2020
Advice to Improve my 3D Character Art Portfolio I am aware that in order to enter the video game industry as a 3D character artist, the characters of your creation must be of paramount quality. I am familiar with the game art pipeline from sculpti…	5 Last	obscure_official Mar 2020
IGDA article about trouble filling jobs https://igda.org/news-archive/hiringwar2020/?fbclid=IwAR2i9C6LzCrSAXNTbFy3G4bHtFpHolCeY9c1TwH-Y9Vy615dLcq_1czA-DQIs this true at all in art departments?	30 Last	Alex_J Mar 2020
Where to study 3D Animation in Europe? I want to study 3D Animation, but here in germany it's quite hard to find a place and get accepted. Most offers are from private schools and are expensive af and as far as i know: not worth it. I wou…	5 Last	sacboi Mar 2020
Hybrid Artist roles in games? I'm a vfx artist with 10 years of experience across multiple departments including fx, lighting, lookdev, texturing, modelling, motion graphics, writing code, tool development, and I am interes…	2 Last	garcellano Mar 2020
Should I send a reminder email? Art test So, I applied at a position on a medium sized studio (maybe 20-40 employees), and they asked me if I would be willing to take on an art test. I told them that I was ok with it, but it's been a week a…	3 Last	lluc21 Mar 2020
Help: can someone help me with these modeling methods? Hello guys, first of all I'm glad to be among you all, and now I'm confused. Could someone please help me with showing me the below methods?Build outpoint by pointEdge extendprimitive modelingbox mod…	2 Last	Nadra_Nagy Mar 2020
Shape and form Language: Artist Looking to understand Hello fellow artists and developers,I am looking to understand shape and form language to help better my art. i am a character artist stilling in art still earning my B.F.A in game art and design and…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
What keeps your motivation going during big and long projects? Hello.Two weeks ago I started working on a spaceship for the CG Boost challenge and I didn't finish it in time, however I still want to, but after some time I don't feel motivated enough. When I'm wo…	8 Last	Biomag Mar 2020
How much your work is worth if you can make a game ready character 3d model? Hi,how much is your work actually worth if you can make a game ready 3d character model ?Do you get job opportunities almost immediately or you need to still get into the line to wait you…	3 Last	sacboi Mar 2020
If want to get employed, Is it crucial for a 3d character modeler to know retopology ? Would it be fair if a 3d character modeler is not responsible for retopology but rigger or animator to be responsible for that part because they should know how retopo should be made because of…	19 Last	marks Mar 2020
Game artist/developer conference suggestions Hello! This is my first time posting so I'm sorry in advance for any mistakes with this thread/topic.As a student who is pretty much a newcomer to the game industry, I am wondering what conferences a…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
Questions about hiring 3D modeler for project and what needs are not being met Please excuse the title. Anyone can pitch in, but I am interested in the opinions of those who have hired or will hire 3D modelers for contracts:Do you first seek to hire a contractor/vendor to provi…	5 Last	poopipe Mar 2020
Whats the best place to look for internships for 3D? (In Canada or accepts Canadian applicants) I am currently a student in Game development, I am in the 3D stream. My goal is to become a junior 3D environment artist.For my course i am required to complete a work-term, for the month of may.&nbs…	5 Last	Domslice Mar 2020
I want to make a correction to the Polycount rules for 'full time freelance forum'. companies must provide REAL email links to REAL people NOT links to their website application. It can be abused in favor of the company getting free traffic hits for their site at the expense of the …	11 Last	Kanni3d Mar 2020
What do you do besides 3d ? Hello to y'all,New member here,I know most of you are into 3d art ( and art generally) but what is your primary focus in life? what is your job ?are most of you guys students? freelancers? working in…	53 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
Thesis for bachelor in game design Hi guys! We are making our thesis project to get our degree in Game Design and Graphics and we would love your help.This thesis is intended as a theoretical paper and builds on the problem: Artists u…	4 Last	analauramc2 Feb 2020
How do you guys find companies to apply to that are not advertised on job sites, etc.? How do you guys go about finding companies to apply to that are not necessarily big names and aren't exactly advertising their vacancies on LinkedIn or other job boards? I seem to get better response…	2 Last	Maned_Wolf Feb 2020
What is the darkside of 3d character artist job ? Hi,i know there is no easy job out there but i wonder according to your opinion could you share your thoughts...what are the downsides of this job?Working for AAA vs indie game dev. does it mak…	10 Last	oglu Feb 2020
Some Guidance would be appreciated Hi so I am aspiring 3D artist. I've got my Diploma in 3D animation and I am in my final year for my Bachelors Degree. I am in a safe space this year due to me having loads of free time and no extern…	4 Last	Ex-Ray Feb 2020
Lacking direction Greetings everyone!This thread is inspired in part by another thread I've found here but also by my general career situation for the past 18 months. I've studied Game Art and graduated in 2018. I hav…	6 Last	Smiling_Neko Feb 2020
New York / San Francisco rates Does anybody knows how much is the hourly rate of an experienced 3D Designer/renderer in NYC or SF?Mostly interior renderings	0 Last	utiq Feb 2020
Game Design or Game Artist Hello Everyone!Not that age matters but I am a 37-year-old man that has followed the advice of family all my life. You should be a doctor, nurse, lawyer and so on and so on. Through my ye…	12 Last	AlphaOmegaDesigns Feb 2020
Being ignored again after art test. Anyone know why this happens? Yes, yes, I will continue to apply to other jobs in the meantime, but since this kind of thing has been happening to me a lot I'm really getting curious as to why this kind of behavior seems to hav…	13 Last	Darth Tomi Feb 2020
Does chasing a career in gaming make anyone else feel like the industry is toxic? I deleted this post before but I'm reposting it. I'm just curious if anyone else has these thoughts. It takes a lot to even make a baby step in pursuing a career in the game industry,especially the a…	34 Last	Meloncov Feb 2020
Can't land a job after graduating from college. Advice appreciated. Hello. My name is Justin McCollum. As a hard-working, devoted graduate from Indian River State College with a Bachelor's degree in 3D Modeling, Gaming & Animation, I intended to use my skil…	30 Last	sacboi Feb 2020
Portfolio and Career Advice Hi there,I'm an aspiring 3D artist, looking to get into Games doing props and environments. I'm from New Zealand and it's been really tough finding work. University didn't prepare me at all which was…	10 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
3D World magazine article about joining Games Workshop's Warhammer studio There's a 8 page feature in this month’s issue of 3D World magazine about how to join and the sorts of people that make up the team. Take a look…..	0 Last	Matt_Toone Feb 2020
A thought on 3d art referencing and plagiarism Hi all, while I was getting some feedback and critique on this: https://polycount.com/discussion/217196/wip-my-ar-journey#latesta friend pointed out that I've made the 3d model look exactly like the …	10 Last	R4DSUN Feb 2020
Thoughts on using Megascans / Substance Share materials in your environment art portfolio? Recently I've been seeing some differing views from people in the AAA industry about using pre-made materials in your environment art portfolio. Some say it's okay because most AAA studios these days…	3 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
Career Path for a Game Producer/Project Manager I just graduated from college with a degree in animation and game design. During my time there, I ended up managing and organizing projects for games and assignments, and I focused a lot of effort in…	13 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
How to make a small income from 3D modelling? Hello again, people!In recent months I've been struggling with getting some proper work associated with 3D, so I've came here to ask you.How do you make generate income from 3D modelling/texturing/pa…	5 Last	Alex_J Feb 2020
UI/UX Pipelines in AAA? Hi everyone, I'm a UI/UX designer working with startups, interested in what the pipeline looks like for UI/UX designers in the (specifically) AAA game industry?I'm using Figma, Protopie and Invision …	0 Last	tomr Feb 2020
Other employer in the "Collectibles"-Field? Are there any other companies who hire sculptors to create (pop-art) collectibles besides those:https://www.xm-studios.com/https://www.prime1studio.com/https://www.sideshow.com/it seems like those ar…	0 Last	goekbenjamin Feb 2020
Need some help for being hired Hello everyone ! I would have liked to have some advice or opinions on my portfolio to be hired as a 3d artist. Indeed I have always been passionate about the world of video games and I wanted to m…	12 Last	Slassh Feb 2020
Do you opt out or answer to the Equal Employment Opportunity section in an application? I've been seeing this section as part of the application process for a number of AAA companies. The options they give you may be lacking in diversity in some cases. (like in case of Gender)While…	8 Last	sacboi Feb 2020
Reasons I'm going to delete your email (As an employer) I get a lot of email from potential candidates; And for the life of me I try to respond to every one, even when the emails are awful. As part of a conscious effort to take back my personal time from …	35 Last	Andreicus Feb 2020
Any new tech artists need to be aware of for the coming Next-Gen? The PS4/XBO generation saw the rise of PBR shading/lighting, complex vertex/normal shaders allowing artist to animate foliage, create fake depth on geo, even more realistic lighting/cubemaps setup, n…	18 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
Difficulties landing first job Hello PC,I'm a character artist from Spain and these last months I've been looking everywhere for a job without any success. At this point I think I've basically sent offers to at least 30 studios an…	12 Last	NikhilR Feb 2020
How do you train vizualization? Hello. If my english is good enough I think the title self-explenatory. :D I have a problem with proper vizualization when I do hard-surface modeling. Especially when I work with booleans, some shape…	4 Last	Deniell Feb 2020
3D online courses recomendations for certificate Hello and greetings all, i try to applying job in overseas company and luckily i get the job, but have problem with visa creations because i do not have any certificates. so i planning to take some s…	4 Last	AmirHM Feb 2020
GDC 2020 for students & Indies - a microtalk Hi all, Here is a microtalk with Info on what to do at GDC2020 for networking, job hunting, game pitching and so on. It also has some basic insider info learned over the years, watch it now:https://w…	4 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Jan 2020
What are peoples opinions on Artstation websites? I'm interested to really hear the thoughts on Artstation websites, from two perspectives really.Artists who use them themselves, how is the customisation for you? The ease of use? Are there advantage…	5 Last	zachagreg Jan 2020
Hired based off of certain software knowledge? Do studios hire based on what particular software you know? For instance, Substance designer is industry standard but I can get the exact same results in Photoshop using PBR workflow as someone in De…	15 Last	poopipe Jan 2020
Anyone new / just starting want to get together? Hiya, I'm new to this whole scene. Like, really new. I work a boring office job and I'm looking to get into 3D art, i figured it would be easier to learn if I had someone to work with and keep me acc…	6 Last	Ashervisalis Jan 2020
Learning 3Ds Max Hello fellow artists, I was wondering if anyone could point me to a some advanced online course/tutorials for 3Ds Max I would be very thankful. I mean I've found plenty. But my time is limited at the…	0 Last	sima_jk Jan 2020
Is it late to join the 3d world greetings, I don't think its new question for some of you, i'm 38 years old trying to learn 3d modeling, and i take some courses in maya, but i feel im too old and late for this industry b…	3 Last	kod Jan 2020