Hi guys! I just did another TweetBlast on Art Tests. Here that is! ARTISTS! Art Test Tip #1: NEVER be afraid to ask questions. It's expected! However, a) DON'T ask just to seem clever, and b) DO try to ask them all at once. ARTISTS! Art Test Tip #2: Follow directions precisely. You'd be astonished how often this DOESN'T…
Oh, we also did a CrunchCast last night -- two-year anniversary! -- and went over all these portfolio and art test tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J_vPQuBYbU
At first glance, I'd have no way of knowing that. Realistically I'm only going to be looking at portfolios of people I want to hire that aren't employed. If you have a successful art test in there, if I'm seeing your folio to consider you for a job, it's still going to look like a failed test. That may be too negative a…
I think its a pet hate but I would add: wait a bit before you post it to the internet...I have seen completed art tests on Polycount before we got to see them in the studio they were meant for.
Wow! Thanks so much for all the positive comments, everybody! :D I'm really glad the tips are of use. I haven't had such a concentrated pack of resumes and portfolios to review before, so it was fun taking notes and blasting all the info out all at once. Twitter is such a terrific format for focused thoughts. Since so many…