career guide

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Looking for a mentor/ career advise for a beginner 3d props/environment artist Hello!My name is Diana. I have been developing in 3d for the last two years with ups and downs. It started with a 3d generalist course then a lot of youtube self-help videos, then tiago klafke's envi…	2 Last	muratpasaDi Dec 2023
Art Director's Hiring Tips If you're an aspiring artist, a beginner looking to break into the industry, a junior artist eager to level up, or even an experienced pro -- here's a youtube show I found which I think you'll a…	0 Last	CrazyBlueBerry5454 Sep 2023
Red/Green Flags of Art Tests? Well, I just took 2 art tests in the span of 2 weeks and unfortunately, I was unable to progress to the next stage for both of them. This kind of reminded me of those cases where a company asked thei…	1 Last	neilberard Sep 2023
Think Tank/Vertex School in my career path [{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Where I Am"},{"insert":"\nI'm an Environment Artist who's worked at an indie game startup and then indie film startup for a total about 3 years before leaving. …	2 Last	NikhilR Mar 2023
Asking for portfolio review and career advice [{"insert":"Greetings all, I hope you guys had a great time on the first week of this new year :). \nI would like to ask for some opinions and insight in here regarding my portfolio and career as a c…	3 Last	constantinuslupus90 Jan 2023
Career Path from a 3rd world country [{"insert":"Hello. I've I'm a self-taught 3d game environment and props artist and I would consider myself still learning but in two years or so I would want to start Searching for jobs. Unfortunate…	17 Last	poopipe Aug 2022
Can I become a AAA 3D Environment Artist with Maya? I have looked into some of the job openings for multiple studios and most of them offer 3DS Max. While I can use both Maya and Max I really prefer using Maya. Is it possible to get into Maya or most …	6 Last	scottycharly Sep 2021
Alternatives to Movies and Video Games for hard surface artists Hello Polycount community,I spent some years studying subdivision surface modeling, by practicing concept designing and vehicle/props modeling, although upon searching for jobs, I've noticed that the…	4 Last	SnailOff May 2021
What to say about your work projects in your portfolio? I have an artstation portfolio. I"m in the process of getting ready to upgrade to a plus or pro membership and build a website. I do notice for each project you can type a description. What's should …	6 Last	Taylor Brown Feb 2021
Pre-Industry Artist (help!) Hey guys. If you would be so kind, I need some advice. So recently after doing some self-search, I figure that I want to be working in the game industry. I'm totally new to this thing, I don't know m…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2021
I can hardly manage my job and my time meant for learning 3D. What should I do? Hello,Recently I started working as a 3D generalist at a graphics studio. The job is great, no issues at all with anything. The money is good, work hours too, office etc.Everything about it is just g…	8 Last	Alander787 Dec 2020
Having trouble breaking into the games industry, where can I improve? Hi,I've been trying to break into the games industry quite recently and I've been having some trouble with having my work stand out compared to other applicants. I was wondering where I could improve…	7 Last	sacboi Sep 2020
Guide to Game Art Applications - Part 1 - Portfolios and Job Postings Guide to Game Art ApplicationsI recently celebrated my first anniversary in games and I've been reminiscing about my pre-industry days. I remember the struggles of casting out job applications and th…	4 Last	kierangoodson Jul 2020
I Feel Like My Job Is Killing My Creativity... I just got a "dream job" at 3D-related company. It's good, I like it there, everything is great.But when I get home and I want to do my 3D stuff, I just can't. It feels totally strange to me, I feel …	9 Last	sacboi Jul 2020
Game Design or Game Artist Hello Everyone!Not that age matters but I am a 37-year-old man that has followed the advice of family all my life. You should be a doctor, nurse, lawyer and so on and so on. Through my ye…	12 Last	AlphaOmegaDesigns Feb 2020
How long should I spend on one model? HelloI am trying to build a portfolio and was wonderinghow long would you say I should take to try finish per modelIs there a time frame I should follow?models for games like a ATM or gun model	14 Last	Alex_J Dec 2019
Okay. So what does a junior character portfolio look like? (show and tell) hired or in industry So what should a junior or entry character artist portfolio look like at the very least to not get laughed at. I feel like a lot of pros are too vague on this when people just want a to know if they …	20 Last	ScopeDragon Sep 2019
2011 Game Developer Career Guide Game Developer magazine has released their annual Game Career Guide and its priced just right for you... free. Some of the contents and wisdom of this edition is potentially redundant to a lot of y…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2011