Career & Education

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Am I wasting my time with a Games Art degree? Hello new friends, I hope this is the correct place to ask this question, i arrived here from a related post that was similar. Basically, my dilemma is that I've been accepted a place at a universi…	28 Last	taro_29 Jun 2022
Confused Upon Choosing Correct Resources for Environment Art/Design. [{"insert":"Hey guys,\nI am from india ,which means there arent much good schools to teach 3d for industry standards. Can anyone please suggest some good resources to learn environment Art in Maya,U…	9 Last	sacboi Jun 2022
alternative careers? [{"insert":"so what alternative careers have you ever considered apart from computer graphics. I am seriously considering ending my involvement after 27? odd years but nothing springs to mind.\ni sti…	14 Last	Ruz Jun 2022
Concept Artist Journey grey area and uncertainty... [{"insert":"Hello, I'm Brandon .\ni wanted to see if anyone could offer a solution to this weird grey area of my concept art journey I'm in.\n\nso many many years(6\/7) of dedication and training hav…	9 Last	BrandonFCreative Jun 2022
Do concepts rejected by the client belong to me? [{"insert":"No, I didn't think to specify it in the contract beforehand. The client says it's ok, but it's not hard to imagine for me that I use the design somewhere else, the thing becomes successfu…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2022
Its possible to get a part-time job as a CFX artist? [{"insert":"In the past few weeks, I get a bit of free time. So I try to find some extra jobs to do as a CFX artist (like how modeller makes models or developer makes quick scripts and sells them). H…	0 Last	lamp_milan Jun 2022
How long do studios expect you to take on a single model? [{"insert":"I know the answer depends on how complex the model is and whether you have a good model sheet or not and skill\/experience, but what is the general time frame studios general give you for…	12 Last	Neox Jun 2022
How to establish a game outsourcing studio? [{"insert":"Hi,\nIt's been a while since I started working as a fulltime freelancer. I got pretty frequent projects and the payments are also pretty good. I'm wanting to expand my path up as a game o…	7 Last	slovik May 2022
Art Fundamentals - Courses for 3D Artists ? [{"insert":"Does anyone here know any free or paid courses that can help with improving art fundamentals while working with 3D ? \nMy 3D technical skills advanced nicely, but I believe I am lacking a…	10 Last	sacboi May 2022
Part of the big nothing? [{"insert":"@#!$%!\n"}]	13 Last	thomasp May 2022
How to become a Game Tester Hey guys I want to become a game tester but don't know exactly where to start. I want to become a game tester because I want to get connections in the gaming industry. I feel that this would be a gre…	52 Last	killnpc May 2022
I am an architectural designer moving onto 3D Environmental Design. Any advice? What to expect? [{"insert":"Long story short, one degree and 2 years of professional experience later, I am going to move away from my architectural designer job and will study a different career path that will give…	2 Last	poopipe May 2022
Getting into 3D then move abroad ? [{"insert":"Solved thanks.\n"}]	4 Last	Larry May 2022
How to start own remote business [{"insert":"My problem is I don't know how, I've made accounts on artstation and Behance and I've started building a portfolio there but I don't know how to actually get clients\nThe field I'm intere…	8 Last	YashP May 2022
Is it normal to apply to the same company for 2 different (but related) jobs? [{"insert":"Would it be ok to if I apply to the same company for a positions of, for example, texture artist and asset artist? Assuming that I have skills for both. \nOr should I apply for one, wait …	2 Last	Zi0 May 2022
Networking anyone ? [{"insert":"Hey guys new to the site trying to get to know the community would love to just chat and learn from y’all see where your heads are at :)\n"}]	2 Last	Alex_J May 2022
Looking for a game character modeling to animation course. [{"insert":"Can anyone suggest an artist or course to check out for modeling, rigging and animating a game character? I have a little experience with modeling in 3ds max and Zbrush already but I'm lo…	2 Last	brianmumphrey Apr 2022
I need to make money with my non rendered 3d models I use blender to create 3d models but I don't have graphic card to render my models, and I don't have money to effort new pc.So if there is any way to make money with my 3d model please help me.thank…	4 Last	sacboi Apr 2022
how find my way for VFX in game engine [{"insert":"hello my friends\nto be a vfx artist in game industry is it necessary to learn something like bifrost,real flow,Houdini phoenix FD or something "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true…	2 Last	sacboi Apr 2022
Recent US immigrant. 3D Job searching advice needed [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/25LVA5V91IQG\/evgeniia-rechkunova-cv.pdf","name":"Evgeniia_Rechkunova_CV.pdf","type":"application\/pdf","size":1…	4 Last	Meloncov Apr 2022
Has anyone gone to 3DSense School in Singapore or Online? Could you share your experiences? [{"insert":"Hello, I am currently searching for an artschool to improve my 2D Concepting\/Illustration Skills or my 3D modeling and sculpting skills or both. I've come across 3DSense and it looks qui…	19 Last	ELIXA Apr 2022
[Concept Art Portfolio] Questions regarding polishing up client work [{"insert":"Hi all, these are probably phenomenally stupid questions.\n1) I worked on a theme park project, the express timeline given was pretty breakneck, so as a result, the concept art works I se…	5 Last	123artguy123 Apr 2022
How much concept art should I look for when working on a portfolio project as a 3D artist? [{"insert":"So when creating projects for a 3D artist portfolio I know it's often a good idea to model off of someone else's concept art (especially professional concept artists). That way I'm demon…	3 Last	BagelHero Apr 2022
Discussion for experienced 3d artists: The 80/20 rule for modeling [{"insert":"What are the 20% of your techniques\/procedures\/tools\/etc that give you 80% of your results? What would you pick if you had to boil your work down to the most important principles that …	3 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2022
Is my portfolio good enough to find a job? [{"insert":"Hi! \nI'm 18.\nFor about 3 months it will be 1 year since I have started learning 3D art.\nI will finish my school in about 1 month and I there's no way I can get into a any college cause…	2 Last	kikix Apr 2022
What type of environment modeling project should I do? [{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"TL;DR: "},{"insert":"I want to model a quality environment for my portfolio. There is a specific job I have a sort of a goal (I know it's unlikely I ever will g…	2 Last	Meloncov Mar 2022
Tips on how to study effectively - the topic that never dies [{"insert":"Hi to you people of polycount. I am a novice 3D artist, and I am 27 years old (a bit old) . I recently came out of a 3D graphics school, let's say 6 months ago, and I spent this time deci…	2 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2022
What are some effective methods for improvement? (Mentorships?, etc.) [{"insert":"Hello I'm looking for some "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"effective"},{"insert":" methods to continue improving my skills as a 3D Artist. I recently graduated from university a…	2 Last	oglu Mar 2022
Career path after becoming Senior? [{"insert":"Hey... just wondering what about the games career path for a character artist. From what I understand if you're a senior character artist the next step would either be Lead or Principle …	1 Last	poopipe Mar 2022
Resources on retopology for rigging? [{"insert":"I am currently working on a commission piece for a 3D character. This is my first time doing character work, and I've found enough resources on anatomy and whatnot, but I haven't found m…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2022
Qwertyuiop .	49 Last	thomasp Mar 2022
Mentor? [{"insert":"Hey everyone. I recently took the plunge and have started teaching myself to be a 3D generalist. I would like to know if there are mentors available that I could meet with to help with my…	2 Last	Larry Mar 2022
Going Freelance, need to cull old projects and questions [{"insert":"Hi everyone!\nAt the end of this year my contract will be coming to an end with probably no possibility for extension as I already worked there max term, so I was thinking of going freela…	6 Last	Ruz Mar 2022
Survey 3D Modeling Techniques, university thesis project [{"insert":"Hey there,\nI am currently writing my Master's thesis at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany). As part of the thesis, I have a short survey for all 3D artists out there. \nThe…	3 Last	Gab3De Mar 2022
Art test question - is this normal? (Long post) [{"insert":"So I recently have been going through applying to a few jobs for a junior position. Some of which i've had good reception and made it pretty far but ended up not landing the job (no probl…	20 Last	Benjammin Feb 2022
I have a Game Art interview tomorrow for a college, what questions to expect? [{"insert":"\n"}]	0 Last	kxemm Feb 2022
How to introduce a 12yo kid to 3D? [{"insert":"My friend have a 12yo girl that draws really good, is very good with math, and was making questions about 3d printers. I was wondering if there is anything that she could tinker too see i…	3 Last	sacboi Feb 2022
Principal Artist Vs. Lead Artist [{"insert":"Hello,\n\nI've been trying to find out some information on the role of a Principal Artist Vs. a Lead Artist.\n\nI've seen some listing for roles which were Principal\/Lead Artist as well …	4 Last	poopipe Feb 2022
What did you struggle with getting right at your first job/internship? [{"insert":"Title: this could be helpful for new people, to pay more attention at\nFor me it was 'simple' props. I was being asked to do simple stuff that convey the message with the shapes (like ben…	0 Last	Larry Feb 2022
Artschool Suggestions with a focus on Digital 2D/3D CharacterConcept/Illustration/Modeling/VFX? [{"insert":"I think a bit of preface is helpful beforehand, I am a North American Hobbyist 2D\/3D character artist, I enjoy creating character design and translating my designs into a 3D gameready fo…	7 Last	ELIXA Feb 2022
Reaching out to 2d artist asking permission to post a 3d version of their work [{"insert":"Hey, slightly odd situation but I found a 2d concept of a character and decided to make it in 3d just for a portfolio piece. After I finished the 3d piece I emailed the 2d artist with th…	4 Last	Finnn Feb 2022
Coming from an Archviz background and trying to land a job on a Videogame studio [{"insert":"Hey guys, It's my first post here, so sorry if perhaps this is in the wrong section or inflict any rules. \n\nSo, I'm a 3D artist (27yo) working for roughly 3\/4 years in the archviz indu…	4 Last	andereberna Feb 2022
AAA Game Studios and Character Workflows [{"insert":"Hi\nHopefully this is the right place for this... But does anyone have any links, or know of any sources, of character artist's workflows for studios like Rockstar, Naughty Dog, id Softwa…	3 Last	DustyShinigami Feb 2022
1000-1500 tri character - reasonable timeline? [{"insert":"Hey people!\nI'm a hobbyist gamedev\/artist who's thinking about doing low poly character work on a freelance basis. I just finished this model here, 1184 tris & 128x128 res texture, and …	4 Last	basementApe Feb 2022
What are the work hour estimates for props or environments in game studios? [{"insert":"I'm guessing it will depend on the complexity of the prop or environment, but can anyone tell me actual examples of something they worked on and how much time it took? \n"}]	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Advice looking for ArtSchool specializing in 2D/3DConcept/Illustration/GameModelling/3DAnim&Render [{"insert":{"emoji":{"emojiChar":"💬"}}},{"insert":"Hello, I'd like to keep things brief if I can but I think a bit of elaboration might be helpful. \nHere are my Portfolio sites: \n"},{"attributes":{…	0 Last	ELIXA Feb 2022
Is it worth it becoming 3D Artist? I was around 16 when I started getting into modeling and it was fun when it started and it's still fun now, it's just I don't really know if it's worth the trouble becoming a 3D Artist, I don't want …	22 Last	UWCommentor Jan 2022
Do i have to do grooming to be a candidate for 3d character artist job ? [{"insert":"Hi,\ni find myself struggling trying to do grooming of the characters , also xgen is buggy af.\nTrying to make realistic hairs with haircards is pure hell.\nIs it ok if i avoid this par…	7 Last	Neox Jan 2022
Importance of mentorship for starting out in game art? [{"insert":"Hey all,\nI'm a 3D artist who'll be graduating from uni soon, and the search for my first job has me extremely stressed. I'm in the boat where I feel like I'm doing everything on my own, …	4 Last	Neox Jan 2022
How do you sum up your years of experience? [{"insert":"I started working as a 3D artist while I was already in university, but it was not consistent. I'd generally do a few months at a time for periods in which I needed more money, afterwards…	3 Last	poopipe Jan 2022