Just want to say about the whole respect towards artists thing. If someone(like a coder or even a fellow artist) doesn't respect or like you then fuck 'em. As long as you can work with someone in a professional manner thats fine. Respect is earned and is not automatically given to you if you have a Masters or a Doctorate.…
And they're also all indie producers. This pretty much forces them to be well-rounded as they can't just hire legions of artists and coders to work on their respective components whenever they need polishing. Of course this does prove that being well-rounded is good, but I doubt they started that way, they probably had to…
No, but I did google a little bit and it seems tech artists make about 10K more than regular artists. Any normal pro-level game artist could pick up basic tech artist skills in a couple months if they felt like it. But really what I'm talking about is learning enough to appreciate what another person's job is. Mutual…
Yeah my personal experience has been different (and severely limited), but I certainly agree that regardless of where you're at, education is important. It's true that where I'm at right now (bottom of the totem pole) I have to do a lot of stuff outside of my job description to help save the ship from sinking (or…
Sorry man, I tend to disagree with that quite strongly. Respect should be earned with hard work on your craft and not throwing money and time at what everyone else does. If your colleagues don't take you seriously then either you're not good enough of a professional or a person. Or they can just be mean. But it has nothing…
There have been countless "should I go to art school threads." The answer is no. Don't waste your time or money on any art or game school. With that out of the way, you may want to get an education. Here are some reasons: If you're an artist, all the coders and business people at your job are probably vastly more educated…
@oXYnary I studied at a community college in the DC area and Corcoran School of Art for two years combined after that VFS in Canada. I have known people from mica, art institute, emily carr and a few other places I cant recall. I focused mainly on foundation in my first two years and that really saved me when I came to…