I'm not sure when a having a portfolio is justified. I've seen many portfolios like Lonewolf's that are absultely stunning. I've also seen many portfolios that are, lets just say not the best. My question is, at what point should I consider putting my work on a website and putting my name out there? Should I just start…
Don't post the time an asset took, in a studio you are going to be shoved into a pipeline, shown the general workflow and tools, and given sometime to get up to speed. The quality and time spent on a portfolio piece is going to be a lot higher than on SM_generic_game_prop_18.
I'd wait until you feel you have enough quality pieces. Putting up sub-par work on a portfolio (rather than somewhere you can get critique, like polycount) seems to be getting the cart before the horse.
yeah it never hurts to have your work available for people to see, but i think the most important thing is to constantly be evolving your portfolio based on feedback you get. ive seen quite a few people make their website and then linger on the work they have there for about a year or so wondering why they havent gotten…
I would agree with Bek that you should wait until you have a solid batch to put up. After that it's important to maintain it and continue to update and wash out old work. I occasionally revisit a lot of portfolios belonging to people I used to go to school and work with, and many of them remain stagnant and outdated, which…
Thanks guys. I'll probably wait a few months once I have a few more polished pieces. I was, however very bored tonight, so I did a quick layout of what my portfolio could look like. I'm going for a very simple, yet pleasing look. I'm not trying to be fancy or make it look gaudy, but I'm also trying to make it look…
@ScottMichealH I should write a resume soon...I should probably find out how, first. @Oniram That sounds like a good plan. Do you think there is a number of projects I should have in my portfolio at all times? I see some with maybe 2-3 pieces, but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Edit: Here's the new version I omitted…
@Oniram, slosh sounds good. I'm not sure what they should consist of, though. Some people have told me to not become the jack of all trades and the master of none. They told me to pick something and get really good at it. I was thinking of doing a few guns, but that seems like too little variety. Maybe I should work on a…