I just made a screen name that contains my last name. Easy to associate screen name with real name, website URL doesn't seem too strange if seen on a resume or business card... seemed like a good idea at the time. Edit: Keep in mind, there are lots of options regarding your name when getting married. You don't have to…
If you have a really common name then using a distinct online handle is the way to go. My name is extremely common, and I've met many people with it throughout my life. It's so common in fact, that years ago my mailman had the EXACT same first/middle/last name as my father, his eldest son had the same first/middle/last…
Hello, I'm a student in my senior year as a game artist and am stressing over something really silly (imo). I personally don't feel comfortable using my real last name professionally for a couple of reasons. 1. If I get married my last name will change 2. My full name + .com brings up someone else's portfolio which…
I think there are a lot of high quality game artists that are famous within our community that don't use their real name. Only a screen name. I would imagine that when they show up to interviews, or people see their resume, it brings the same "YOU`RE ____?!?!?!?!" response. So I say follow your instincts. If you don't want…
i use my real name because my nickname sounds like a 12 year old non native english speaker made it up, which i did but then again not a lot of people have my first name and my very dutch last name in the art community
Pen name for me. I can think of at least four other 3d artists/animators that share my name, and a dozen others who are painters/illustrators/photographers.
"I would totally skip over a portfolio if it had a pseudonym instead of a real name." ...said no one ever. I think your plan sounds reasonable. In fact, my own portfolio has my online name larger than my real name: http://www.juantwo.com/ I don't know your name, but Juan Martinez is both more common and boring. It's…
Thank you everyone for the awesome replies. Polycount is awesome (: This makes me feel a lot better about using a pen name. I've been noticing a lot of portfolios having sort of a studio name but then their full name underneath it. I don't think I want to take that route though. Now the next step is deciding between two…
I prefer to use my real name as well. Tho I'd avoid using last name on its own for the reason you stated above, it's prune to change. There's a few variation I can use for myself tho - pchong, panupatc, panupatchong, I'd mix and match that personally. I also have an alias - direwolf - tho I don't try to connect it to my…