A good place to start?
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So...bear with me, I tend to get a little unfocused as my brain tends to wander and rant so...I hope I make this as clear as I can.
I've been aspiring to squeeze into video games and/or comics since I was a teenager. I was always sort of proud of my ability to come up with concepts and stories at the snap of a finger and, after i got out of the military, I began to really focus on bringing my art up to snuff so i can create my own works or, at least, have it good enough to wiggle into a company that's looking for concepts. (To be fair to myself, I've been drawing and writing since I was a kid but I didn't really, REALLY start to focus on it until just over ten years ago)
I guess my question is, where COULD I potentially get my start if my art isn't professional enough yet. I'm getting super anxious about being 33 years old and have yet to really land in a place that'll give me a chance while I work to improve. Now, before you ask, YES, I do my own work on the net to the best of my abilities. I have...problems... (let's just put it that way) but I'm still passionate about this. I still want this and I've had a taste of the inside already. (I used to work as a GM for Gravity Interactive and Broccoli International) So I really want to get back in there but...you know, where? Or what could I do?
God I hope that wasn't vague.
I've been aspiring to squeeze into video games and/or comics since I was a teenager. I was always sort of proud of my ability to come up with concepts and stories at the snap of a finger and, after i got out of the military, I began to really focus on bringing my art up to snuff so i can create my own works or, at least, have it good enough to wiggle into a company that's looking for concepts. (To be fair to myself, I've been drawing and writing since I was a kid but I didn't really, REALLY start to focus on it until just over ten years ago)
I guess my question is, where COULD I potentially get my start if my art isn't professional enough yet. I'm getting super anxious about being 33 years old and have yet to really land in a place that'll give me a chance while I work to improve. Now, before you ask, YES, I do my own work on the net to the best of my abilities. I have...problems... (let's just put it that way) but I'm still passionate about this. I still want this and I've had a taste of the inside already. (I used to work as a GM for Gravity Interactive and Broccoli International) So I really want to get back in there but...you know, where? Or what could I do?
God I hope that wasn't vague.
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Game Dev programs across the world would like game art for their student game projects. Quality will vary. Good example (full disclosure: I art directed on it): The Maestros at USC Games. We had ~25 volunteer artists at any one time
Indie games on places like TIGsourxe or r/gamesevclassifieds.
Make your own game. Unity and Unreal are free, and there's plenty of free game examples and projects. Don't even have to make a left game, stupid small is fine.