Contact professional game artists for portfolio tips
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Hey all,
I almost finished with my website, but as all new comers in the game industry I need portfolio guidance from professionals.
Anyone knows which artists are willing to help by simply revising my portfolio and tell me what they think about it?
Much appreciations,
Salim
I almost finished with my website, but as all new comers in the game industry I need portfolio guidance from professionals.
Anyone knows which artists are willing to help by simply revising my portfolio and tell me what they think about it?
Much appreciations,
Salim
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1 in 10 might take the time to do it, so don't take it personally if not everyone replies, but definitely act on the feedback they give you, it will really help you, and show you actually value their time
hope this helps, good luck!
again thanks a lot.
https://www.salimmatta.com/
The walls and floor are really flat it looks a bit bland. And some of the edges / corners seem too sharp, like on the archways. I'd recommend getting some small bevels going long those edges, they will look better once they're more rounded. Nothing in reality is a sharp as a polygon. For the floor maybe have a few tiles that are missing, this lets you add some depth and variety. You could also throw in some small props, pieces of litter or small chunks of rubble, that sort of thing. Something to break up the scene and add some interest.
One technical question concerning the floor. When it comes to create a floor with a missing chunk(s) as you mentioned, what is the best technical approach to model it? should I model it as one piece? Or modular?
Many thanks,
Depends on the size of the environment. Deferred decals with normalmap are a great way but you can also model it. Of course it is ideal if you can re-use stuff. Usually every technique is used at some point in a game level. Next time you play a game look at the level and figure out how it´s made. It´s all there.
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The second picture is better. There are alot of interesting things in the back, so thats good but the front is rather empty. i think you need to play more with composition and camera angles. maybe show more of furniture with all the goodies in the back so there is less empty floor visible.
Third one is also not that well composed. That blurred log in the middle of the screen, his buddy the second blurred log in right and the rather low quality water in left takes almost half the screen.Some blur in foreground is ok, but half the screen, i dont think many would look further.
The fourth pic is 50/50. It might be ok, but for me I have hard time understanding what am i looking at, all the dark colors and blurs leave only very little actually distinguishible features to look at. Like i said, it might be good since I am almost compeled to click the link to figure out what am i looking at, but If I had option to change the pic, I'd soom in abit more on the face.
Inside all the projects you are doing the same "mistake", first picture is always (except the bug creature one) are all "uninteresting". You are at risk, that people might not even scroll down. Even worse, they may close the website all together.
So without the above mentioned things to the main 4 pics, I would also change the grouping all together.
First show the old house (change the first pic inside too, since those rays of light look abit ehh, rather than wow).Then show the the bug project. After that it's a tie between diorama and lebanon. Although I'd give diorama a slight edge, since it has more "purpose" to me. Lebanon seems abit unfinished, lacking, seems like there should be more to it. Something like old house scene.
Anyways, no offense intended and gl with your portfolio.
What you have said is 100% logical and right, and btw all these projects are pretty old now, I need to remake one final kickass project in order to publish it, and of course I will take all notes you gave me seriously, again thanks a lot