My office mate and I were both once professional illustrators. Many of the illustrators we know are trying to get into games. Maybe they know something.
I'm currently doing illustration (of a sort) for casual online games. It's typically backgrounds, menu systems and placeable sprites for cartoony-looking mini resource management titles. There's quite a booming market for that stuff..
yeah i was thinking of going back to doing wildlife stuff which is what i did before games.
may even do my MA in scientific illsuatration if I get the chance.
just a bit frustrated with games stuff of late. need to spread my wings i feel.
I tried to get into the illustration market for the past 3 years.
My only advice is to make a collection of work and then pimp it where ever possible the real world. Pimping illustration online has had little to no effect but when I put under peoples noses in RL on hard copy, I often get some leads or even work. Going to parties concerned with art or design really helps build up contacts.
Also signing up with a good agency can get you mountains of work without even lifting a finger. I got a 10 month contract to make pixel art illustrations last year, just on an off-chance from idly phoning my agent when I was bored one afternoon.
cool, cheers hawken. I was thinking of doing some samples and as you say signing up with an illustration agency. I was thinking of stuff like toucans ,flowers/nature scnes using zbrus,max and pshop.
I did do illustration stuff years ago, but didn't get very far as a I was n't that good then
I've been interested in this lately. I know some friends who are doing illustrations for small contract work. I feel I would have more success moving back to more traditional works, than constantly trying to keep up with new and sometimes useless game tech.
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may even do my MA in scientific illsuatration if I get the chance.
just a bit frustrated with games stuff of late. need to spread my wings i feel.
My only advice is to make a collection of work and then pimp it where ever possible the real world. Pimping illustration online has had little to no effect but when I put under peoples noses in RL on hard copy, I often get some leads or even work. Going to parties concerned with art or design really helps build up contacts.
Also signing up with a good agency can get you mountains of work without even lifting a finger. I got a 10 month contract to make pixel art illustrations last year, just on an off-chance from idly phoning my agent when I was bored one afternoon.
PM me if you need any specific advice
I did do illustration stuff years ago, but didn't get very far as a I was n't that good then