Wait so you want to spend 4 years just to say you went to college and graduated? Do you plan on ever leaving the country? I highly doubt your parents would kick you to the curb for pursuing your dreams... I'm sure they'd still put a roof over your head, I'd be a bit worried if they wouldn't lol. I'm not trying to sound…
Typically (might not be the case in your country, but it should be most of the times) if nothing else is stated in the contract the jurisdiction is based on where the service has been provided, not where the money is coming from - so it would be the freelancers location. Now the thing that you can do is sue him in your…
There's so much out there for you to learn on your own. Way more than when I was a kid I started playing with this stuff when I was 12 and did some ok things up till late middleschool. Some of it as good as the work I've seen from people straight out of college (scary right?). I got a lot of help in high-school though and…
Exactly! Learning this now and getting more of a confirmation and having asked questions to my doctor while I was in high school I am pretty upset with my parents for not really pushing the issue. I excelled at many things but struggled with so many others. I just couldn't do anything to hold my interest long enough to get…
Working with outsourcers can be quite difficult at first, especially when you are having to give feedback that isn't always positive. The only advice I can give is for you to remain polite and keep it how you would want to receive feedback. But ultimately remember that you have hired this person, and are presumably paying…
Sorry to revive this thread from the dead, but I thought some people might be interested in an update. I have decided to not extend my contract with the company because we could not find a good solution to this. They simply don't like it when one of their employees is working on his own game in his free time. We did try to…
Why do you want to be a 3d artist? It might seem like it would be more fun than being a well paid engineer or a programmer but in the end it's just a job like any other, except you get paid less and working conditions are probably worse. I personally never wanted to be a 3d artist. I wanted to be a GAME artist so that I…
Personally do not see age making a large difference in ability to be a skillful artist. I personally was in the industry at 17 (turning 21 in a few days), just takes dedication. My suggestion is to put your head down and find a specialty. Sounds like you enjoy environments, so start reading and watching tutorials and…
The industry is not really telling you what to learn. It's just that most studios are using Zbrush over Mudbox. Both apps do what they are supposed to do, sculpt but they approach it from different angles. Mudbox is really an extension of Maya where a lot of overlapping functionality can be seen. Zbrush approaches things…
Still not dead, but after the last update I got a job (sadly not in the videogame industry) and I've been quite busy with that but it's a small freelance thing and will be over soon. Still I got a small update on the project, been working on few small props and a bit of in-engine stuff. This is the tutorial area, until the…