I think it took me about 18 months from from zero artististic / 3D knowledge to being a contract outsource artist. Then a couple years more to hit AAA.
https://activision.jibeapply.com/treyarch/jobs/ART000187 If you do not meet all the requirements but have a seriously kick-ass AAA quality portfolio please apply!
Hi , my name is Hasan and I am a self taught 3D Character Artist with 6+ years of experience . My previous experience includes everything from lowpoly mobile models to creating real time AAA characters/outfits/props (HighRes/LowRes/UVs/Texturing) for games like Remnant 2 , Delta Force Hawk Ops and Forza Motorsports.…
Definitely agree with removing the school projects. With the Futurama one though, it could be in your best interest to polish it or recreate it to an AAA standard.