Damn some of you guys are young. 27. Got my first artist job at 18, but remember reconstructing Castlevania in cardboard at 8! Game art not as fun these days? It's better than ever!
28, first paid gig 2007, freelancing/contracting since. Was told I had about 2 years XP from a recruiter... Been editing 3D and textures since 18, Quake 3 Arena made me do it!
I'm 18, been working on my skills for about one year. Applied for internship, but havn't worked in the industry/freelance yet. I do character art for a popular game mod www.pvkii.com (plug), which I enjoy and learn alot from. Hope to break in before i go uni.
29 Just graduated and looking to grab my first gig soon. Started out at AI Dallas in 98, not really something a fesh out of highschool 18 yr old can afford living on their own... took time off, classes here and there and transferred into UTD. Getting a late start, but I'm fairly optimistic.
We've got a few guys around 27-30 in our game art course here. They pretty much always complete the course start to finish, as opposed to younger (18 year old) students that don't even make it past one semester. I think at that age you've got a lot more discipline and determination to finish something properly.
24 years 4 years of Giant useless tuition bill 3 years exp in the industry Since I was in kindergarten I had said I wanted to make video games for a living. Was lauged at about it all the way up to the age of 18 when I left high school and persued into it. Still had my mom to that day saying that you will never get…
21, just shy of 22, went to school when I was 18 and just graduated. Ive wanted to be an artist since before I can remember, and loved games since I was probably 14 or 15. my boyfriend is 27, hes been in the industry for about 6 years, he went to a college in Vancouver and worked his first job at EA sports as a character…