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Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
As said before it might be to early for the OP to care about things like this and he should be focusing on the work, but since it was the original question. brand is a thing and being remembered can be very important especially in the "late game". Big companies and product brands doesn't just change their name because they… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
its 2018, there is no hiding anymore. Building your personal brand is probably one of the most important things you can do. I can't stress this enough. hiding behind an online "name" like a gamertag or forum name (I know, I'm not using my real name here, I created this account 6+ years ago before i realized the importance… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
Your name all the way, I was lucky to join here just around the time where people were changing from nicknames to their real names, so I did the same. Depends on what your goals are, but your name will be like a brand, and you want it to be remembered, and run with it forever. I see some people that use nicknames kinda… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
Hehe yeah I'm not telling artists to spend money on their "brand" just that it's not worth nothing. And your names are totally fine, and are a "brand" as long as you don't change it, that's my only point :) so if you stick to that, it's totally fine. My advice is that if you start from 0 I think it's better to go with… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
When I first started here, I used a nickname just like everyone else was doing. A couple years into it I realized the same thing these guys have been describing already, and asked the mods to rename my account. I've used my real name ever since. Some people recognize the name, it doesn't happen a ton but it does matter. I… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
Blend into the norms of the platform. On Polycount it's normal to have absurd pseudonyms like CrackRockSteady or Amsterdam Hilton Hotel or even poopinmymouth, I don't really know why, I guess it's forum culture, it's always been that way. We tend to have signatures with links to portfolios that have our real names so it's… -
Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
As part of uniting my own 'brand' I suppose, working on getting social media together so I actually have a few places where I'm active in an effort to push my own portfolio as I go forwards, I was wondering about names. Since names are generally pretty important. I don't want to use my real name, because.. partly I want to… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
Yeah, I can only think of a few artists where they're also known for their artist name or nick name. But yeah, nowadays, I would say your full name would be a safer bet. -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
Yes. It's not the Name. People that worry about this are so confused. They worry about "brands." But their only "brand" is making comments. You better do good work. If you do bad work then i dont care what the Fuck your Name on the forum is. If you do Good Work I dont care what your Name is either. But I do want to give… -
Re: Anything wrong with having an 'Artist name' instead of real name for portfolio stuff?
I also have two follow up questions: 1) My name and surname are long together, but my name has a short form. Which form should I use then? (long: Malgorzata, short: Gosia) 2) I'm a girl and if I got married, my surname would change. Should I then change it on my portfolio and websites, or leave my maiden name? As you say…
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