How long should a modeling art test take?
polycounter lvl 6
Hey guys,
I got an art test to do for a potential job today. I basically have to model two things. They are fairly simple in design but one design is very detailed, the other object is a rough sketch and cant see the other side of the object, so I have to use my creative freedom on it. What time frame would be good for two objects. I was thinking 2-3 days, I don't want to rush it and make it look sloppy though. What do you guys think?
I got an art test to do for a potential job today. I basically have to model two things. They are fairly simple in design but one design is very detailed, the other object is a rough sketch and cant see the other side of the object, so I have to use my creative freedom on it. What time frame would be good for two objects. I was thinking 2-3 days, I don't want to rush it and make it look sloppy though. What do you guys think?
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If I were handing out art tests where I work. I wouldn't care about the time of the person doing the test. Just as long as the quality speaks louder to me despite it took long or short to do.
not having done an art test before i'm curious about the 40 hours part. Do you mean they say to make it in normal work hours (8hours a day) for 5days, or do you mean 2 days of crunch, or do they simply give you free rein and you tell them how many hours it took to make at the end of the project? : )
Take your time and work smart. Try not to end up in a situation where one part of the test is completely overdeveloped and the other suffers greatly for it.
Good luck!
Never been my experience. If a candidate was unclear about anything, I'd want them to message me as soon as they could. Asking questions and not knowing isn't a weakness.
Recently Ive done two back to back 40 hour environment tests. The 40 hours were the maximum allowed time to be spent on the test. How you spend those 40 hours is up to you, there wasnt a due date, they didnt dictate how I used my time.
How do they know you actually just spent 40 hours doing the art test and not 42 hours if there isn't a date? It feels like a lot of people would just lie about how many hours they spent working on it and the guys being honest would suffer from it. I can understand that if people spent 200 hours working on the project it would eventually tell when he gets to a real life situation on the job, but if you just worked 1-10 more hours it might not show.
I think the 40 hours is there to show you what they expect in a weeks worth of work hours. Spend your time wisely and do your best. Sure people might lie, but its also hard as the one giving out the test to demand something by x due date when people are working on it during their free time. If the quality isnt there, lie or no lie, thats what matters. I dont think 2 extra hours is going to save a failed test.
When you start focusing on speed you should already be able to hit the quality level, other wise focusing on speed is a useless exercise, no one wants to hire someone who cranks out crap but does it really really quickly. So focus on quality first and through practicing quality you will find ways to become faster.