Hey guys Chances are you've seen the article I uploaded last week '15 Tips To Improve As An Artist'. Following on from this I've just uploaded my latest article which is in a similar vein. Hopefully everyone finds it useful. You can either view it on my website or view it below Feel free to further discuss this topic…
Really good tips thanks. Most of these I have in mind anyway but I definately need to 1) Get some pieces worthy of putting into a portfolio and 2) getting a domain and putting together a site. Keep these tutorials coming they are great!
I could be wrong, but I think he's referring to consistent formatting/presentation of images/video (borders, small logo, fonts, etc...), rather than consistent visual styling in all the different portfolio pieces.
As I'm trying to improve my own site http://retrodungeon.net/ (Feel very free to help me) I find this list very informative and I'll do what I can to adhere to those rules. At the moment, also, I just gotta get some better pieces in there. Already making threads on this forum for some help. :)
Great tips. Most of these make sense to me, except for maybe the last one. I've seen plenty of great folios with decent sized thumbnails that open full-sized images and I haven't really thought they were a problem. That said, when I finally fix up my website, I plan to totally rip off yours and have 3-4 main links that…
Good read man. Thanks for taking the time to put that together. I was always taught that you are only as good as your weakest piece so I strongly agree with #3. Great read for guys getting ready to put a portfolio together.
Here's some domain tips, you can get a decent host for under $40 a year, and a domain should be around $10. To make checking your email easy, forward all emails to your prefered email client and set up some filters and automatic sorting. You can set up a bunch of different email addresses to have people sort your emails…