Yea I agree that art tests don't need to be automatic. One big reason to have an art test is if your studio is doing a different style of art than the main body of work in the applicants portfolio. Then you want to see if they'll be able to hit the ground running and adapt to your style.
I have mixed feelings about art tests. Most of the time, it's pretty clear from a portfolio whether somebody has the skill. I've never seen somebody with mediocre portfolio take an art test, then have results like "WOW!". Good people do well with art tests, bad people do bad. I think they should only be administered when…
So I applied to an AAA company here in the UK. Got an email saying I was on to the next stage and would I do an art test. So I worked on the art test for 3-4weeks, a few late nights, until the dead line and handed it in. Now its been a month since I sent it off and I still haven't heard anything. I have emailed them 3…
It could be the fact that many studios HR dont have time to deal with the tons of people taking art tests let alone all the in house studio work they have to do. Remember HR's job is not mainly about art tests, that is a small fraction of there job. They are Human Resources for there studio, the employees at there studio…
Thanks for the replys. Move on it is then! I guess I feel a tad annoyed that they didn't even respond to the emails I sent. Just to let me know they received the files, or just to say I didn't make it this time. (the HR dept asked me to do the test and sent me the files, so thats why I've been contacting them). I may give…
its fucking rude..if you take the time to do an art test for a company..they need to send you a no thank you..and I don't buy..the "I was too busy" bullshit..it takes maybe 20 minutes to put together a catch all form letter that says we appreciate your time and effort, but we have decided to pass. I'm not saying you should…
Yes it is extremely rude for HR not to respond. Unfortunately this in the norm in this industry. Like others said, move on and keep making more art for your portfolio, that is the single best way to get work as a game artist. We have some more threads and resources about art tests, and about the hiring process in general.…
HR just tend to be really busy... Even internally communication can be slow at times. If there's no reply after such a period, you most probably didn't make the cut, and it's time to move on. Try to find out if your art-test can be made public (I know ours can be), and get some feedback on it!
It literally takes a minute (even less) to write an email saying "Thank you for your interest but we're looking for a candidate with different skill-set. We wish you best of luck in your job search". If they can't do that, why make a job posting and send out an art test in the first place? Some people are getting lazy as…
I wouldn't lose hope, I've had a similar situation recently where I spent 4 weeks on an art test. I kept emailing HR but was getting no reply. I eventually got word back a month later and the whole hold up was because of a question I asked which needed clearance from the publisher. They choose not to email me because they…