I have had a look at the Freelancer Jobs forums, and I was wondering: Is it really possible to go freelance, especially over the internet, in this sector?
Not really through the Freelancer forums. It seems like a wasteland. I've gotten more freelance jobs from just posting art in Pimping and Preview forum than through the Freelancer forums. As far as making a living yes it's possible. You have to hustle, work like crazy, be self-motivated, and take direction well (sometimes…
Yeah this is a topic I've been meaning to try to delve into. One of my new years resolutions this year was to get into doing some freelance work. Nothing too crazy and overwhelming since I do have a fulltime job as well. But I go home and model literally every night immediately after work so it would be cool to apply that…
downtime sucks and it's been a bit dry of late. had a great year last year( up til christmas), but it sucks right now. The problem with freelancing is that you think you are doing ok , working hard on stuff, money coming in then all of a sudden the work dries up and you have bills and shit to pay. I do love freelancing…
Possible and very practical. There are challenges, naturally, in getting constant work and budgeting, but if you search the polycount forums you should find numerous threads discussing different aspects of freelancing.
odd that you'd expect a JR. position in a studio - I always have the idea in my head to go freelance but only after I have some senior to lead experience under my belt.