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Aspiring artists. Slight thread incoming.
Alex posted an thread about how the skills you have might not be enough to land a job right now. This can really hurt, especially if you feel you've out your all into your work. So I'll tell you how I felt when I heard that myself.. 1/10 https://twitter.com/Beavs/status/1282447325659422721
Alex posted an thread about how the skills you have might not be enough to land a job right now. This can really hurt, especially if you feel you've out your all into your work. So I'll tell you how I felt when I heard that myself.. 1/10 https://twitter.com/Beavs/status/1282447325659422721
I was just out of uni, and despite being proficient at a uni level at 3D modelling I'd dropped that to focus solely on concept art which was my passion. I was being supported by my then gf and I'd heard of an event called Industry Workshops where I could meet recruiters... 2/10
I'd worked so hard on my portfolio, I tried adapting my work to fit the needs of a bunch of studios because I knew all I needed was a foot in the door some way. Any way. And I could work my way up from there.
I'd walked up to a few ADs and asked for some reviews 3/10
I'd walked up to a few ADs and asked for some reviews 3/10
And I got them. They were all pretty bad to be honest, I only heard one good thing about my work. But one of them was so blunt, how I was a way off, it just hit something in my core.
Let me tell you... that first night. I went home, sat next to my gf, and just *cried*. 4/10
Let me tell you... that first night. I went home, sat next to my gf, and just *cried*. 4/10
I thought I'd ruined everything. My (now) wife was supporting me, I'd spent months building a portfolio that I thought they'd like, and it wasn't enough.
I almost didn't go to the rest of the event, I was convinced I'd made a terrible direction in life but I'm so glad I did 5/10
I almost didn't go to the rest of the event, I was convinced I'd made a terrible direction in life but I'm so glad I did 5/10
The rest of the event I found myself talking to aspiring artists, learning how they got where they are.
One artist, Kan Muftic, gave a particularly inspiring demo. So much so even though I am painfully shy I went and told him I had felt awful, but how his words picked me up 6/10
One artist, Kan Muftic, gave a particularly inspiring demo. So much so even though I am painfully shy I went and told him I had felt awful, but how his words picked me up 6/10
He ended up introducing me to all sorts of artists.
One of them, @yumkrill (who's work both inspired and terrified me) would become a friend and someone I would end up working with on one of my dream projects in a big studio. 7/10
One of them, @yumkrill (who's work both inspired and terrified me) would become a friend and someone I would end up working with on one of my dream projects in a big studio. 7/10
By the end of the event, I was re-energized, inspired. I'd talked to industry artists and asked what I should be doing.
I spent the next few months working on studies, producing work I actually *liked*, and within a short time was offered an internship with SixMoreVodka 8/10
I spent the next few months working on studies, producing work I actually *liked*, and within a short time was offered an internship with SixMoreVodka 8/10
That internship would lead to Lead Roles in mobile games, which lead to senior roles in big studios, which after several years has given me the confidence to open my own outsourcing studio with artists I love who always challenge me 9/10
So does it hurt to hear. 'You're just not there yet'?
Of course, believe me, I know. But that doesn't mean you're far.
Make art you enjoy
Network at events, make friends
And I cannot emphasize this enough
*Work on those fundamentals*
You can totally do it!
10/10
Of course, believe me, I know. But that doesn't mean you're far.
Make art you enjoy
Network at events, make friends
And I cannot emphasize this enough
*Work on those fundamentals*
You can totally do it!
10/10
Also, for those who may be interested in what kind of bar entry might have. This was some of the work on my portfolio (Which I now really don't like) when I was offered an internship at SMV
SMV like linework and characters, and this sorta hit that note, so tailor your portfolios
SMV like linework and characters, and this sorta hit that note, so tailor your portfolios
