29 Jun 15:12
--I have for projects that werent my own but what im working on now is pretty much exactly what i would like to work on
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29 Jun 15:11
--Not saying it's consistent, but it seems to get a wide audience. Definitely ArtStation for more AAA stuff
29 Jun 15:11
--I am curious Nicholas, I am by no means a working professional, but have you started and finish personal project for the very thing you wanted to do?
29 Jun 15:10
--but im really looking forward to it, i think its gonna be something that hasnt really been done before as a challenge and it can be really useful for your personal growth as an artist
29 Jun 15:10
--So do you guys get a lot of gigs from connections? thats what i struggle with the most but everyone says thats how you really break into mid to high tier paying jobs with good companies
29 Jun 15:09
--yeah, it's coming next month hopefully. i really want to make it good and also do some example pieces or a blog about it before it starts, but i got tons of stuff to finish before i can get to that
29 Jun 15:07
--I think one thing one can do is initiate personal projects for the thing you want to do. (Perfect example Ihor Caisne his latest series of Field of Thorns)
29 Jun 15:07
--Man it totally depends. With this one I was at a book signing event for White Cloud Worlds volume 3 which I was published in recently, and I met some friendly peeps at it. She said they were looking for an artist, and I just showed them the book. They hired me soon after.
29 Jun 15:06
--Congrats Amit. And Jan weren't you the one that spoken about the idea you wanted to start?
29 Jun 15:06
--and yeah Jan I was thinking of doing redesigns of pathfinder characters but im sort of torn on which publisher i want to target
29 Jun 15:05
--haha it's ok none needed. Randomly happened lol...although by random I mean I worked frikkin hard for this client over and above on a previous gig and they just doubled it without me asking
29 Jun 15:05
--how do you find those contacts, through other contacts? the only ones i tend to find are studios with an online presence and they're usually booked out or way above my skill level
29 Jun 15:03
--i'm doing 6 fanart pieces for games workshop atm to get into it so i really nail the art test, really tough when you notice midway that something that you like doesnt fit their ip and you need to figure out how to get there, but it's a ton of learning