this is the positive thread soldier! stop being a cry baby and start being a try baby! Your portfolio is just 2 3d wips! Get 6 or more finished pieces in there, pronto! exclamation point!
Again, couldn't agree more with Hazardous. For every moment of great growth I've had as a student, I had to detatch myself from outside influences for weeks or months at a time to ride the excitement I'd built for the project at hand. It wasn't a sacrifice, it was incredible. Projects don't come along every day that grip…
Seforin,it could be just that the job market is so oversaturated that all of the little intangibles could be working against you. Like the titles on your resume. I think you could have 2 equally talented artist can go head to head for a job but what sort of titles they have shipped or total experience can have an impact on…
joking aside there seems to be a growing discontent with the games industry. You didn't get as many of these kind of threads a few years ago. Personally I never really enjoyed working full time in the industry and have given up even applying now. Freelancing is ok, but I have thought about becoming a plumber or similar of…
As individuals you NEED to have proper PROBLEM SOLVING/RESEARCHING SKILLS. This is something I think isn't taught much/if at all now a days, as answers are hand-fed in most schools and online. When something doesn't go 1-2-3-4 people freak the hell out. This skill can be applied to anything and can make life easier, get…
I could say that "art is my dream" or "I was meant to do this" but really...I said I would do it so..I have to. That's basically my reason. That and I paid $100k for my school, and I don't know how to do anything else... But really, I'm just the kind of person that set goals for myself and so far everything has happened…
Strap in folks, heres my opinion bomb: The core to all of this for me if, youre gunning to be an artist is to shape your life around being exactly that. Reduce as much of the clutter as possible, and avoid all the things that can be used as an excuse to not be doing what you should be doing, which is making art. Not…