Career & Education

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

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Studios and non-public portfolio Hi guys. Just registered because I need advice from community.When I apply for a job in certain studio is it possible to give them link to non-public portfolio, like for example shared dropbox folder…	8 Last	radiancef0rge Nov 2016
Freelance rates questions Hey Guys :) How's going?I'm having some serious doubts about the right amount a freelancer should ask when you get a Freelance job.Actually i have read the wiki, lots of very useful information there…	2 Last	bob3636 Nov 2016
Blender Market Did you know there was a Blender Market?... not a small appliance store, but rather a store for Blender 3D artists to market their creations. Not just models but all things Blender, even their …	6 Last	kaptainkernals Nov 2016
Working on freelancer warning One warning for freelancers out there working on Freelancer. As soon as you accept the job, freelancer fees percentage money is being deducted from your account automatically. So unlike on other site…	8 Last	Zack Maxwell Nov 2016
Freelance: how much game art vs. others? This discussion was created from comments split from: Question On Making the Decision to Go Freelance.	9 Last	Rurouni Strife Nov 2016
Freelancing with lousy internet I recently left the US to live on a tiny island and found the internet to not be entirely satisfactory. This isn't currently an issue since my plan on moving out here was to focus on my portfolio to …	10 Last	samnwck Nov 2016
Looking for work and know Unity? Check out Unity Connect Anybody looking for work and who knows Unity should check out Unity Connect, currently in beta. It has 122 jobs posted across all disciplines. They want to make it easier to find people w…	0 Last	RyanB Nov 2016
How long does freelancer get paid after he complete his work in polycount? Pardon my question, in polycount, how long it took to get paid? it's been a few days since he last contact me. I email to him but didn't get any reply this few days.	8 Last	Ruz Jun 2016
Dissertation ideas about envrioment creation out of concept art Hello! I am going to write a dissertation on my final university year and I would like to ask You for a little help if you have already been through it. My plan is to create 3D environment out …	9 Last	lpanic Oct 2015
Freelancing - worth creating an LLC to protect yourself? Any disadvantages? I'm staring to work with longer and more substantial contracts, and it occurs to me that in a worst case scenario, if something goes sour for whatever reason, I could be sued. Is it worth it to start…	33 Last	Sandbag Aug 2013
I want to be animator Yo guys and girls, I am new here, and i really need your best and bad advice to become an animator. Since i done to work as graphic designer, i want to change my career in animation. And i want to b…	15 Last	Bellsey Oct 2012
Freelancing Help USA Ok guys, I've never freelanced, and since I was doing taxes, I was wondering, how do taxes work for freelancers in the US? I read on a website, that freelancers get taxed about 48% of their eranings …	15 Last	Paul Jaquays Feb 2007