yeah, juniors are absolutely fucked. It sucks, we need to do something about it because all the people who built this industry are probably semi-retired already. Escaping sounds nice but then there'd be no new good games coming out
The field isn't brutal, it's the massive mismanagement the games industry has been through. For instance I'd be perfectly happy staying as & working as a 3d artist if I were at a theoretical company that paid a fair & normal salary with regular raises, vacations and benefits that every other industry gets, and that didn't…
Hi! I thought to make this thread to discuss what to include in a portfolio presentation and how much is needed to start applying to job opportunities. I've noticed a lot of variation in portfolio content and presentation and have collected a few examples of artist portfolios at various levels. To start here is my…
that's the stockholm syndrome thing. for the employer who follows psychopathic model of business it's good if labor is competing with each other over stupid shit. Doesn't matter what it is, the effect is that employer gains leverage. The more desperate employees get the more wages will drive down, and then those "rock…
Thanks for the feedback! Were there any specific characters you compared for quality? I was hoping my work fell close to jakob hill's quality though I do hope to aspire to slipgatecentral's level one day. I did choose these particular characters because they had never been done before so I was hoping that they would be…
I've been involved in the hiring loop a couple of times and know some recruiters, so I can give my perspective on some of the areas you might be confused about. This is some advice I've given to students or people struggling with their resume or portfolio For this one, I think what they are trying to say is: Look at people…
Thanks! This does help, 8. I'm mostly looked at Grasetti and Slipgate (Vadim B.) portfolios as something to aspire to even if I don't have the work experience to back it up. For the moment I'm trying to get my porfolio closer to jakob hill since it seemed to be the most balanced of the 3 and reflects the level I'm a For…