14 Sep 08:44
--Just don't get frustrated, and keep on learning and improving
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14 Sep 08:43
--sure, just assuming competition among freelancers with similar portfolios/goals
14 Sep 08:43
--By the way, there is still a lot of jobs out there and the (film and games) industry is growing.
14 Sep 08:43
--factors like availability, location, budget, and network etc etc all comes into play of who hires who
14 Sep 08:43
--well maybe we can help? pick our brains meat, ideas can come from anywhere no?
14 Sep 08:43
--What inspires still is Brad Rigneys journey. The guy had a lously upbringing with no education but still managed to break new ground as a late bloomer.
14 Sep 08:42
--Hell if I knew it 12 years ago I'd be golden. I've tried nearly all other creative disciplines - editing, web design, rendering ugh. Now I end up in conceptart/illustration - by far one of the hardest disciplines to get reasonable results from.
14 Sep 08:40
--just look at the first page on artstation. there are hundreds of artists ive never heard of every day and they are years away from where im at. before im getting hired, its their turn; its that simple
14 Sep 08:40
--Art's a lifetime pursuit... You'll just keep improving. Sigh, if only I knew the right thing to do 12 years ago.
14 Sep 08:40
--If you look at the star students who got scholarship before they started Art Center, you'll notice that they were almost pro even before their studies. I've noticed this with (some) FZD students also. It's an interesting trend to note.
14 Sep 08:39
--but for the breaking-in-part.. standarts have risen in the last couple of years and they are continuing to rise. its getting harder and harder to get decent jobs because everyone else has gotten so good
14 Sep 08:38
--So when I did do university before withdrawing I was kind of lost because I could do the finished product but I didn't address the constructs being taught, and was penalised for it.
14 Sep 08:38
--That way lies madness Em.. I'm kind of avoiding the books and study guides right now, and just picking them up when I need to know how to do a specific thing, I was buried in too much info
14 Sep 08:37
--@RP: Yeah, agreed. I had a year in art and foundations... It was one of the best years of my life, haha.. But I have such a long way to go.
14 Sep 08:36
--just try to keep that in mind when texting, its very easy make ppl misunderstand you
14 Sep 08:36
--@Book yeah. I'm going through a lot of study guides, lesson plans and tutorials lately and have come to terms with the fact that I'm nearly entirely self taught. I went to school and did things sure but I've never -learned- the fundamentals. It's just sort of develeoped my assumptions I guess if that makes sense.
14 Sep 08:35
--its fine nous i jut thought you were a dick because i never met you and had no idea how to interpret what you were saying. text alone is terrible at communicating that.
14 Sep 08:34
--I've got it now. I'm going to repeat this to myself every morning until I get hired: WAKE UP WORK HARD - STOP BEING A LOSER.* (*Disclaimer: Genuine note to self, no trolling intended).
14 Sep 08:34
--there comes a point where bank account numbers become meaningless, but until then they define a lot of your freedom
14 Sep 08:34
--@Jan yeah. That's a common goal. I think confidence and stamina are the main two obstacles.
14 Sep 08:33
--My biggest fear is that I'm frozen and can't improve anymore, somehow. It's an uncomfortable fear to have.
14 Sep 08:32
--Loving what you do, whether it's the whole work to live or live to work conundrum, that's something internal and can only be addressed to an individual not an industry.
14 Sep 08:32
--i think for almost anyone here doing satisfying projects and having enough income from that to pay your rent would be a major milestone and personal success