I was from India, you really ought to consider your options with getting permanent residence in the west before you do a program and depend on a company to hire you. While this site does tend to stress on the importance of a portfolio in getting work, there are several factors that influence that from the hiring market to…
@EarthQuake Thank you for the eye opener....... Though I still believe i will be going after artistic aspect while learning designing skills along the way....... I will thrive to become as good as those artstation portfolios you mentioned. I know it will be near to impossible but still, I'll give it my all. As for the visa…
Hello, A bit about myself : Though I am an engineering student I started learning general 3d art as an hobby....i did look into both technical and artistic aspects and found myself indulging in 3d character art mostly ( love it).....so I have decided to learn it seriously and pursue it further down the line........ Coming…
If you want to focus on character art, getting a traditional art degree would be a very good idea. Life drawing, painting, anatomy, sculpture, these are the things that will really help you get good at character art. It's possible to start from scratch and jump into zbrush and get good eventually, but having that…
Sorry for the late reply.....was having a hard time finding the degree program that i can go for.For now i have decided on a BVA degree program(4Y).......it is kind of a mix up of traditional art and 3dart fundamentals / life drawing / environment / sculpting / hard surface modeling are some of the subjects coveredand…
There are a couple routes you could go here. I agree with @EarthQuake , if you want a hope of getting a US/Canada visa, then an actual degree is going to be essential. it might be annoying and seem like a waste of 4 years if you feel you can teach yourself online, but them's be the breaks. I am a big fan of knowing the…
You could consider a traditional art degree rather than a game art specific degree in that case. A traditional art background will likely suit you better in the long term anyway. Most game art specific courses do not really prepare you for a career as an artist, they just show you where the buttons are in the software and…
The biggest problem you'll face is not being Indian, but being good. For a company to consider sponsoring your visa, you need to be really, really, really good. No companies go through this process for entry level artists. When I say good, think Glauco Longhi: https://www.artstation.com/glaucolonghi Alex…
@PixelMasher @EarthQuake Thank you very much for going out of your ways to write these detailed comments.....really appreciate it. Route#1 seems to be the better option after a bit of research, guess I will join a masters degree programme for fine arts or design (1 year to go) and use that time to improve myself as an…
Maybe just raw 3d art is not your best bet, a lot of 3d tasks are being outsourced to india and china so there would not bee much need for them to fly someone from one of those country with that skill because they want good artist there too. Maybe if you would go more towards a design concept you would stand a chance. (Not…