Applying for internship portfolio
polycounter lvl 9
Hi guys! So it's time for me to apply for an internship position somewhere (I'm really hoping for DICE). And i wanted to ask for some feedback and general tips and stuff I should be thinking of when applying for an internship.
questions:
(1) Should i change the header from "Environment artist" to "3D Artist"?
(2) What should i do with my weakest category in my portfolio?
(3) I know that i have a really bad presentation skill, but is there any good tips on how to present stuff in general, like what I should think of when doing the presentation and so on?
(4) What should i spend more time doing? Texturing, Modeling, Rendering or over all polishing?
PORTFOLIO
http://nestorov.se/index.html
Thanks!
questions:
(1) Should i change the header from "Environment artist" to "3D Artist"?
(2) What should i do with my weakest category in my portfolio?
(3) I know that i have a really bad presentation skill, but is there any good tips on how to present stuff in general, like what I should think of when doing the presentation and so on?
(4) What should i spend more time doing? Texturing, Modeling, Rendering or over all polishing?
PORTFOLIO
http://nestorov.se/index.html
Thanks!
Replies
1. Doesn't matter
2. Cut if from the portfolio.
3. When presenting art work, keep it simple.
The black text w/ your info on the top right should be white. Right now its really hard to see.
The cut corner is kinda of weird. Doesnt add any value.
Why would you do that?!
I would say texturing.
The only map you showed doesn't really show whether you know what each map is for. (I am not saying you don't, just that it isn't visible).
Your work is good...that invisible/ unfindable contact info though...
1) Doesn't matter, at all. I go between the two, but really, as long as your work rocks- you're fine.
2) Depending on how weak you feel it is, most of the time it is best to just cull it or replace with better work
3) As far as your Tatiana environment goes, I think you are really presenting it all wrong. Generally, as humans beings, we tend to "Look up to" things we admire and "Look down upon" things we despise. This is actually a quote I am borrowing from someone said here on PC. It has been a valuable lesson that I have learned. When presenting your environment shots, generally you want to be from a persons ground perspective looking up at the structures you have created. It seems that all but one of your shots are from a very odd "floating" angle that just doesn't do your environment justice. Often artists get too caught up in wanting to show off too much of their creations at a time, trivializing everything in the process. Get in close. Show off set pieces. That is my advice. Of course, there are exceptions though. If you build a piece that was made for a top down perspective then most of the time you want to show it off in that manner. But most of the time, ground perspective is best for a nice beauty shot.
JustMeSR:
Yea I've heard that my texturing need some more work overall, but i'm really working hard on it, but true maybe a better presentation would be needed when it comes to texturing..just wondering, how to present what each map is for? Show the whole map?
RogelioD:
Interesting, I made a screengrab of a more "fps" view, and it looked alright. I didn't view it in that way before...feels kinda dumb now to take shots from some sort of a birdview when the environment is a fps/3rdP. Thanks!!
Like this?
Looks way better to me! Really shows off your solid work! I really think it "grounds" you into the piece. Makes it feel "alive"
Also, when speaking, speed kills. When you get nervous, you tend to want to get it over with quickly, rushing out your words and often skipping over sections. Relax. Breathe. Taking a brief pause to gather your thoughts won't kill you. Try to speak at a measured, steady pace; many people who have problems with stuttering can improve by deliberately speaking slowly. Avoid using blank fillers - 'a','aww', 'um' are the common ones in English; your mileage may vary in other languages - instead, just stop speaking until your thoughts are gathered.
As to your website itself, I'd lose the fat font. It's fine for your name - it adds some character - and marginal for your title, since that goes with the name, but pretty bad for the body text. Your primary concern for body text is readability; sure, fonts can show creativity, but nobody is going to look at a brilliant portfolio and say "gee, I'd like to hire this guy, but he's using Helvetica"; they might, however, put aside the site at first glance because it is difficult to read.
I'm seeing a lot (over a page) of blank space between "FN FAL" and "Hard Surface". Whether it's just my browser (Firefox) or was intentional, it's not a good thing. When people see that much blank space, they assume they've reached the end or the site is sloppy.
The banner for the FN FAL should be replaced. Aside from the black background - which is usually a bad choice - there are inexplicable blobs of red & white. Also, it's more common for weapons to be presented pointing to the right - really a carry-over of reading from left-to-right. (Looking at the project page, the inexplicable blobs are from an out-of-focus, almost black background. I'd lose the background in favor of a neutral gray or a subtle gradient. I'd avoid background images unless they actually relate to the object - a sky for a plane, for example.)
Videos really have limited use to artists other than animators & F/X. If you want to keep them, then I'd move them to the end of the page.
You should have some blank space between individual images - roughly the same vertical border as the horizontal border.
Rather than use the generic - and over-used - "Sci Fi Environment", why not give it a proper name? "Reactor Room Aboard the Karl Gustav" seems much more engaging than "Yet Another Generic Environment"; it helps draw people in by implying a story.
In your night shots of Tatiana, you might change the artificial lights to the more common orange of arc sodium lights. There also seem to be several pools of light with no discernible source.
Many of your objects in the Hard Surface section lack textures.
You might want to get an e-mail address from a common provider rather than using the one from your school; schools have a nasty habit of closing accounts when you graduate.
I made some updates!
DWalker:
What i meant with question 3 was how to present models and work. But really interesting to read, i will think about that next time i talk to a human being...
Ye the blank space between the FN FAL and the Hard Surface stuff was just some weird stuff...i really don't know how it made it like that. Fixed now tho.
I use the school mail because i won't not loose any of the mails..(if i get any mails). My personal email is a mess....so yea..
Thanks!