HiddenStones

Senior Material Artist diving into the world of hand-painted styles 🌱Exploring the art of hand-painted styles. On a quest to blend the essence of Ghibli

[HiddenStones @InsideTreeGames]

@MichaelG_3D I think you really need to finish it of you want to start to make a new portfolio piece. I see you work on it for so long. I really think it will be worth it on your portfolio when it will be finish

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@MichaelG_3D If that part dont need to move a dont see Any problems

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@MichaelG_3D 3D print toys

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@elonmusk Neuralink Baterry. Why not use the Brain electricity to make it work instead of a battery.

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@godotengine GameEngine should be neutral and be outside of Politics. I dont understand why people fight so much about not woke game or woke game.

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@katieemmaw Can you remove the Orange I cant see the wireframe

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@Tuatara_Games I am so Happy some people still use UE4 I am not alone

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@MichaelG_3D 10km Run
100 pushups
100 sit-up
100 Squad
10h Studying
No matter what do that everyday

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@AndreaG_3D @UnrealEngine @gumroad You should make your own indie game with that Style :O

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@MichaelG_3D You should make your own indie game 😮

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@MichaelG_3D Fin the purposes why you really want to work in the video game industry keep Grinding

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@MichaelG_3D Step 1 stop speeding time on Social media/Party/Video Game/Movie and work on your
Step 2 work on your portfolio everyday like 8h even if you dont want
Step 3 Work on your portfolio
Step 4 reach the quality of a Senior Artist
Step 5 Apply for studio that match your portfolio

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@BenPielstick @MichaelG_3D Senior dont get hired for the same price of a Junior wtf are you saying... If that real well the industry will collapse soon

[Jade Law @jadel4w]

I’m not doing any portfolio reviews this year and ending my mentorships.
Apologies to those I didn’t get to but here’s things I found myself going over multiple times:

> Most of you were graduates. Your universities failed to prepare you for the industry. Most of you didn’t know basic industry workflows and the most common thing was to point you to YouTube/discords to help you learn things that should have been foundational. Your degree means nothing when applying for a job and if you don’t have a job within 6 months of graduating consider binning everything you have and starting over fresh.

> 32/38 portfolios I reviewed were from artists that had no idea what they wanted to ‘be’. Nobody actually had a conversation with them as students about what sort of job they really wanted. This should be the first thing to consider when building your portfolio. You NEED to be passionate about the work you do as it shows in your art.

> The reality is that there is soooo few entry level jobs right now and I had to tell most people they simply weren’t good enough yet. It’s competitive but not impossible. Nobody had been honest with them before. Being an artist does require some thick skin, you need to be realistic about your skill level and if it’s at all useful to a quality team. Don’t let it put you off. Keep improving, keep doing art. The only way you won’t succeed is if you give up.

> 3/4 great pieces is better than 20 mediocre pieces in your portfolio.

> generalists are useful in most teams but don’t see it as ‘master of none’ but being adept at a broad range. Being kinda mediocre at everything doesn’t mean you’d be a good generalist.

> few studios will give a junior a visa. If they do it’s usually for specialists.

> blender is fine.

> if you post work on a public discord and don’t take feedback well, chances are the professionals in those servers will notice and write you off if they see you apply to their studio.

> fanart is fine but stop slapping big franchise logos on your art to make it look official in the thumbnail.

> Don’t model from AI generated concept art. If you use human made art you can contact the artist about their intent if somethings confusing. Most concept artists love supporting 3D artists.

I’ll add to the thread if I think of others

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@MichaelG_3D A little bit tired 😅 a worked really late on my personal project. But It was worth it. In a couple of months, I will able to present

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@thecrimsondev A was see a video on YouTube about having a delay with blueprint for multiplayer. The guy just redo everything in C++ to be sure the framerate beetween player was consistent

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Unreal Engine is Dangerous
#UnrealEngine
#gamedev

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@orb_3d I need to find a way to do the same inside blender :O

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@MichaelG_3D The hard answer is you need to work on your portfolio everyday without day off until you break in the industry.

Compare your work on Arstation and continue to develop your skill of Art every day no matter what. You will grow so much

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@Aidan_Wolf How can you enjoy the grind to become a Artist if you cheat?