I'm tired of seeing ppl mocking concept artist looking for work, saying they can't get it cause their art may be pretty, but doesn't solve problems. And while I agree that's important, they just repeat it like a parrot without giving any advice. So here is my personal advice after 18 years of XP👇 - ThreadSky

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social • 6 days ago

I'm tired of seeing ppl mocking concept artist looking for work, saying they can't get it cause their art may be pretty, but doesn't solve problems. And while I agree that's important, they just repeat it like a parrot without giving any advice. So here is my personal advice after 18 years of XP👇

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hjaywatson.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

regulas25.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good info 📌

jrrdofficial.bsky.social•5 days ago

That is so informative it must be true.

sfitzgerald.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom!

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

oozeley.bsky.social•5 days ago

this drawing makes me want to shortlist you for some things, i gotta remember to follow up

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

1. Show your skill set in your portfolio, but make sure to give prio to what they are looking for in the offer. For example, don't give the spotlight to splash art and final renders if they look for developmental concept art. Throw in 1 or 2 pieces of that if you want to let them know you can do it.

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

2. If you have any pieces of work where you collaborated with other departments, include it along with the finals. Art directors love to see those, cause it shows your disposition and experience solving problems and how you empower other's work to make everything better.

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

3. Show variants and processes. Iterations, poses and, if you had to make corrections based on feedback, try to include a small note with that feedback and how it looked prior to the changes. It shows your willingness to adapt your work to the design needs and makes you look approachable about that.

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

4. If you have artwork from your own personal projects, or even fanart, share it! Do a small compilation and give it a page at the end of your portfolio, taking the opportunity to tell them a bit about yourself and let them know you are passionate, and shows your creativity with your own judgement.

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

There are definitely more, but these are the ones I can think of right now. Again, this is based on my personal experience and I can't talk for other artists and what worked for them, but I hope you find this useful!

katahd1n.bsky.social•6 days ago

Does a character lineup need to function as the model sheet for those characters, or is the priority more about showing their personality? Would something like crossing their arms be fine since it obscures the length?

pczb.bsky.social•6 days ago

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thegirlwonder.bsky.social•6 days ago

The way I read your first post, thought it was about assholes who think art doesn't matter because there are "actual problems in the world that need solving".

Can't stand people who think social media should only be used for is doomscrolling and digital activism, and nothing else.

thatcovidinggirl.bsky.social•5 days ago

I thought the same thing for a moment lol. It took reading the whole thread for me to finally read the first sentence properly lmao. 😅

thegirlwonder.bsky.social•5 days ago

TBH glad it's not just me! :)

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh no, not at all. I didn't say any of that in that first post, I don't know what made you think that!

thegirlwonder.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh just the part about the art being pretty but not solving any problems. I figured out the context with the rest of the posts afterwards, but it was just my interpretation of the first post from that first line. LOL

thebreadwyrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

All good haha, it's the issue with text: if you don't read the whole message, you might get the wrong idea out of it.

thegirlwonder.bsky.social•6 days ago

I just wanted to share my misinterpretation. :) I got there eventually.

simonesciart.bsky.social•5 days ago

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ningeko.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌📚🧡

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