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Getting into game development, education for game artists, working in a studio vs. freelancing, life/work balance, managing your career.

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Portfolio review and best pages to get freelance jobs

Hi, I would like some feedback on my portfolio and recomendations of pages to do freelance jobs, either selling 3d models or making projects for a client (which i find extremely difficult at least in…
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sacboi

Only 1 Week Left to Register for CG Master Academy

The Fall 2019 registration period for CGMA is coming to an end in just 1 week. CGMA has been providing accessible and affordable online arts education for almost a decade. Master artists in the Art, …
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cgmasteracademy

Do 3D Artists need to be good at Substance Designer?

I hope this is the right place to ask.   There is a bunch of different software for 3D Artists to learn and are advised to learn. As an aspiring game artist, I have learned 3DS Max, Ble…
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PastyPict

Competitions for 3D artists

The announcement about the 6-th annual contest for the best car render. This awards event is the largest in its niche. All 3D artists cantake part in it! It's enough to create a car model, fittable e…
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Kevinn

Art School from Cubebrush anyone?

Hi everyone. Is there anyone who bought Art School course from Cubebrush? I've been looking on this long time but I couldn't find anyone who would talk more about this course. I know there are lots o…
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Deniell

Best recruitment letter ever

Haha. Best recruitment letter, ever.Hi Eric,    I am looking to hire Two or Three Main Senior Artists. I am the CEO of ____ Interactive Games? My company developing games in unity3d. Are yo…
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Eric Chadwick

Stylized or real is best selling in industry?

hello my friendswho had experience in character art to let me know what would be the best choice to work in character art industry?to make more money?tnx 
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Cazpher

Best options (schools, courses, masters) to become a 3D Environment Artist.

Hi everyone¡ Currently Im finishing my game design degree and at the same time working as Level Designer for a casual games company.I really love 3D environment art and since a lot of time ago I was …
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Taylor Brown

Art tests for 3d character artists jobs

I am curious what these art tests are consists of ? I contacted a lot of companies to get an art test to see how it goes but they said it  doesn't work like that, that's why i wanted to ask…
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animativespace

How to Plan for Success -- lessons from the military

This essay is split into two parts. The first part I talk about a method I learned to use in the military to help achieve mission success. In the second part, I break that same methodology down and a…
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Alex_J

focusing only on 3d clothing

What do you think, can you do outsourcing freelance jobs only as 3d clothing artist (let's call it like that). So you can focus only on clothing for characters. I know there are not job positions lik…
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focus_method

New student environment artist looking for advice

Hello, fellow creative minds. I am a student studying to do 3D environment design in videogames and fairly new here. Currently, I have 8 months left until I graduate and want to finally push for my s…
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Bedrock

Okay. So what does a junior character portfolio look like? (show and tell) *hired or in industry*

So what should a junior or entry character artist portfolio look like at the very least to not get laughed at. I feel like a lot of pros are too vague on this when people just want a to know if they …
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ScopeDragon

Career Advise - Should I take Cgma or Cg spectrum online course?

Hi, I'm Elias and I'm based in Cuiabá, Brazil. But I’ll move to Toronto, Canada soon. I work in an advertising agency as Art Director. But I’m studying 3d to become a Game designer. Although I d…
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elias_degasperi

Career advice PLEASE HELP!

Hello! My name is Nathan, I’m a recent graduate and frankly a little lost right now on where my career is heading. I’ve applied to several jobs already and have gotten no responses so far. I’d like t…
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aibato97

Next Project to get the job. Any pros that could give me advice ?

I have been struggling to find out what I should do for my next project to be able to get a 3D Environment job in Europe. I currently have two ideas. Idea nr.1 To make a modular tram with trim s…
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halldor

Where to find freelance jobs?

Hey, so for couple of days now i was trying to find some freelance job postings. I have tried my luck on big platforms like upwork and freelancer but the whole thing seems really scummy and overwelmi…
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Eric Chadwick

Forums for critiques on weapon 3D weapon models?

Hi all,I'm currently working on my first gun and wanted to know, apart from Polycount, what are some other places to post to get critiques/feedback on original weapons? I've posted to CGSociety and B…
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Shrike

Applying for CMF grant. Exp and opinions?

Hey guys, just looking to gather some opinions here. Anybody applied for Canada Media Fund before? NatGeo grants? Any others?Im working on a kid targeted educational adventure game about wildlife and…
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Ashervisalis

Content & product creators: What selling platform are you enjoying the most? Most income?

Gumroad: Love the email list functionality, discover feature gets me a few extra sales as wellArtstation: Finally implemented free product function. No mailing list, but I find its a handy platform s…
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Ashervisalis

New 3D environment student seeking industry advice

Hello, fellow creative minds. I am a student studying to do 3D environment design in videogames and fairly new here. Currently, I have 8 months left until I graduate and want to finally push for my s…
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oglu

Anxiety when learning and getting overwhelmed

Hey, So i wasn't going to post this but i really wanted to get it off my mind and get it written down, so basically as the title suggests every time I do 3D I start to get overwhelmed on the problem …
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lockey1995

Which package is most beneficial to learn for freelance?

I'm currently a self-taught web designer/developer, and I've been freelancing full-time for about 7 years... And I'm really burned out.I have some experience in CG (3dsmax and Blender) but I'm far fr…
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sacboi

Does a hiring season exist in the games industry?

Hey all,I'm wondering if there is a season or period of time throughout the year, in the United States, that hiring and recruiting kicks up for the game industry? If there is a high time when a lot o…
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Eric Chadwick

Starting Graduate School - Advice?

Hey everyone, I am happy to say that I have been accepted into UCF's graduate school FIEA. Tomorrow is my first day and I would love some advice on what I should focus on during the 16 months I will …
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AustinLabarbera

Agile development or other methods for project organization?

Hey guys, I'm asking for a lot here. You people who have worked in game or software dev professionally, can you give a rundown of Agile development (or whatever your methodology is) in absolu…
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poopipe

What problems do new 3d artists from India face while applying for jobs.

Hello,A bit about myself :Though I am an engineering student I started learning general 3d art as an hobby....i did look into both technical and artistic aspects and found myself indulging in 3d char…
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seigearts

Closed Moved to the Fickle Falk: Is character modeling in SW like 3DS Max, Maya, Blender old fashioned?

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Eric Chadwick

UX/UI Art roles in games, questions.

Hello All.I'm interested in becoming a UX/UI artist. I've looked around this site, but most of the information is slightly dated, and industries move very fast in this day and age. Any information an…
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CopyWheelEye

think tank online... anyone currently doing or already completed ?

hey guys i have intermediate skills in VFX i have done 2 year certificate course in Arena animation which isn't great still got what i paid for i am thinking of going for further studies  &…
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seigearts

Any developers here dealt with NoGravity/Fat Dog Games?

Is they legit, or what?
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Alex_J

Starting a personal 3D routine

I recent start work on Maya and don t no went on I want o start work like an environment or only animation, first, I want to try to discover out what I like more to work but now I want to learn a bit…
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Beezmon

GameDevJobs.io - Completely Redone

Check out https://gamedevjobs.io  Just finished completely redoing the site.  I posted about it a year ago when it was first made.  Now it's much easier to filter jobs and narrow down …
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starlord

Should a character Artist specialize?

Hi,I am trying to become a character artist and I am wondering if I should focus on a specific type of character or theme. I feel like there is so much..  Sci-fi/hardsurface type characters, Cre…
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elcucuy

Closed Moved the Odiferous Oats: Starting again from scratch. Is Blender a good option now?

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Eric Chadwick

Closed Moved to Sheepish Shart Throwbake and Shitfreaks: Creating Game Art Environments: Game of Thrones

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Eric Chadwick

List of Development Funds, Festivals, Associations, Game Jams, Meetup's, Scholarships.....

Feel free to update the List - Associations, Development Funds, Festivals, Game Jams, Meetup's, Scholarships and much more.....In case any one breaks the Google Doc I have attached it to this post (s…
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littleclaude

Are business cards that go against the norm a good idea?

Hey, Im in university studying animation and everyone in my class is trying to market themselves and have made business cards among other stuff. A lot of people have made different shaped cards to tr…
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PixelMasher

Sole Trader or Limited Company - UK

Hi guys,I just wanted to know what I should pick between Sole trader or a Limited Company (details on why one or the other would be better would be greatly appreciated).Thank you!
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joebount

Environment Work for Film vs Video Games

Are there environment artists for film or is there just 3d modelers?Hi everyone I recently got into 3d modeling about a year ago. An have spent most of the past year learning software and what paths …
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User_Generated

Should I be good in multiple areas or just one or two?

This is going to be a really dumb question but is it better to market yourself under one or two disciplines when job hunting e.g. 3D character animator or as multiple different area e.g. 2d/3d animat…
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Biomag

Dressing for Game studio interviews.

I wanted to hear some opinions on what to wear to an interview at a game studio.The last studio I interviewed at, I felt I was over dressed since while I was wearing a formal shirt and trousers with …
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Jonas Ronnegard

Selling your first commercial 3D Asset?

Hi All,I'll be selling my first commercial3D asset soon and I had a few questions.I wanted to know, how I would go about getting my modeling software commercial, specifically, I'm using a student ver…
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neilberard

Gnomon

Hey guys!I know this is a pretty common topic online, but I'd love to hear your opinions!I'm just about finishing up my first year as a junior modeler in the Toronto animation industry and I've reali…
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maximumsproductions

Why you shouldnt work with clients like Foxie Games. [Personal Experience]

This is a post explaining my experience working with Foxie Games and how you shouldnt devaluate your craft.Important points!1. If the client offers ridiculous payment for your work, compared to what …
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Eric Chadwick

Creative assembly internship

Hello there!Is there anyone who is doing (or recently did) the creative assembly internship? Because I contacted with them a few weeks ago and I'm currently waiting to apply for the next season posit…
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Bubucela

Closed Moved to the Three-Armed Shriekface: Demoreel feedback

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Eric Chadwick

Survey for 3D Character Artists

Hello everyone!For my master thesis I'm in need of some help. I'm researching the usage of certain software by 3D character artists for different art-styles. If you're a 3D character artist, could yo…
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Deydranos

Old faggot want to be 3D Modeler.

I am 30 old, i know most of you are younger or i have no idea how old are you. I decide to become 3D Modeler, before this, i was working as front end developer, i never liked coding and i thing got o…
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Biomag

CGMA Complimentary Student Portfolio Reviews

      We understand every art student has different individual strengths, experiences, passions, and ideas. In light of this, CGMA offers complimentary portfolio reviews…
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