I have a WIP in my portfolio as it's in a pretty polished high poly state, but has been on hiatus for a few months. It's still worth showing off in my opinion. For really WIP stuff or things that aren't that polished, I have a separate blog page for posting WIP stuff.
Personally, I think it is only valid to show the WIP if you have the finished product, displayed in a tiered fashion. For example, you would have Gallery Section -> Thumbnails -> Fullview -> WIPs, allowing people to look at the finished products and only look at the WIPs/Workflow of the piece if they want to, and otherwise…
I agree. So long as your portfolio isn't WIP. I mean I got a couple in mine, but everything else is finished, and the one's that I consider WIP could easily be passed off as "sculpts". Now, I still haven't landed a gig yet, so what do I know. *shrug*
ahhh, risky business. I had a seperate wip gallery that I used on my last job hunt and I believe it did factor into me getting turned down at one place. I've actually found that it's the other way around. If you have a wip gallery save it for the "grunts", it's a bit similar to passing your sketchbook around. I don't know…
I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts about this subject. I more than often see people dissing others for having wips in their portfolios. I can understand that they do it if the portfolio in question only has WIPs on it but one or two images? Is it so bad? The reason I'm wondering is because I've heard more than…
I don't have an issue with it either, so long as it's on a separate page. I would put all the finished work right in their face, but have the W.I.P. in another page. If they want to look at it, they will go there. I think the only time it hurts someone is if they have 1 or 2 finished pieces and they start showing WIP's to…
I've had interviews where I showed my sketchbook and passed it around. They enjoyed it. I think it gives a bit of an intimate look into an artist's thought process, and people appreciate being given that view. I think it's the same with WIPs. However, I'm sure this will work alright at some places, and be a detriment at…