seeking info on creating my profolio

turbojoys · Jan 2010

greeting all ... i m new to the forum ... and i always want to hav my own online profolio to showcase my works but i dont know where and how to start ...

what exactly do i need to do to set up an online profolio?? what would it cost me??

forgive me if my questions seem too stupid

Tom Ellis · Jan 2010

There's a fair bit of info on here about portfolios, search the forum and you should find some info.

The general aim for a portfolio is to display your best work in an instantly accessible form, avoid slow loading content and Flash if you can. It's the art itself that's most important!

Check out this podcast for some great tips on portfolios:

http://gim.acanaday.com/?p=93

I personally use DeviantARTs portfolio system. It's JScript based so it's a little slower than straight-up HTML, but it looks good, and very easy to set up / add to.

http://portfolio.deviantart.com/

If you purchase a domain name and hosting, you can direct it to show your DAPortfolio like I do, again it's a little slow loading but it works ok.

My portfolio is a bad example of what is 'good' since I haven't updated it since setting it up and the images need resizing, sorting etc. But you get the idea of what the DAPortfolio and the domain redirect looks like.

http://www.creationtwentytwo.co.uk

Hope that helps.

Ben Apuna · Jan 2010

Two oldies but goldies.

[General Discussion] - Your Portfolio Repels Jobs

[General Discussion] - Setting up a quick portfolio site

Ah my 666th post :poly130: \m/

mLink · Jan 2010

"Your Portfolio Repels Jobs" is such a helpful read, I definitely advise reading it a few times.

Also, if you're looking for a free quick-to-setup site, there's carbonmade.com. I haven't personally used it, but it looks pretty nice and easy to manage.

turbojoys · Jan 2010

thank you guys ... that helped me alot .... and i just happened to set up one from devientart.... is there a limit on the number of gallery for the free user?? coz i can only hav 4 now then i cant see any more buttom that i can add more

anyway ,,, here is the link .... feedbacks are most welcome!
http://turbojoys.daportfolio.com

DarthNater · Jan 2010

Work looks good, I would really wow people with a nice welcome image rather than just the word welcome haha. Maybe do something like a montage of your work or you're favorite/best piece.

turbojoys · Jan 2010

DarthNater , that s exactly what i m gonna do .... thank you for your reply

ioster · Mar 2010

Hi - I checked out your DA site. Maybe you already found work somewhere, but if you didn't, there might be some room to polish the presentation. Someone recommended the games industry mentor podcast already - I was in the discussion. I built a template portfolio that will force you to trim some fat out of your current portfolio. For instance, you have 16 shots of the DA armor. That's bigger than the recommend size for an entire portfolio. You could cut it down to a high poly and real time render. You could also include the texture sheet, but that's about it. If you want to take a look at the site, go here:

www.isaacoster.com

Good luck!

roosterMAP · Mar 2010

blogspot is what i use for now. its great! and freakin easy!

vcortis · Mar 2010

Hey turbojoys you can buy really cheap domains and webhosting now and days. I suggest getting a site that is really easy to remember and type in or find online. I just use my name so therefore http://victorcortis.com Easy to find and remember as long as you know my name.

In addition to that, I use Wordpress because it lets me know how many people viewed my website each day, what pages, and where they were referred from. It's pretty useful information. For instance I know that 90% of all my traffic comes through polycount lol

seeking info on creating my profolio

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