Recently I've been seeing some differing views from people in the AAA industry about using pre-made materials in your environment art portfolio. Some say it's okay because most AAA studios these days outsource materials and smaller assets anyway. But others say it's a deal breaker because it doesn't show you can make every…
Depends on the focus of the portfolio piece. If it's an environmental piece where you're trying to demonstrate compositional skill then I don't see a problem - the challenge is where you put the stuff, not where the stuff came from. On the other hand, If you're trying to demonstrate texturing ability then slapping a load…
Thanks for the tip. I changed it to your suggestion. My recent environment gained more attention than I thought it would, so I started sending out applications again. I read a tweet from a senior environment artist saying Megascans were a red flag on applications and that has me concerned. I've been having a hard time…