02-21-2014, 06:09 PM
Could I just add to JJ's point, which I mostly agree with but I think the emphasis on study is one that is overly belabored in the "developing artist" circles. Of course study and development is important, but the main reason for doing art should be that you enjoy it. If all you are doing is study for some false goal of "landing a job" then you aren't actually doing yourself any favours. Instead, do the study for sure, but don't let it become the only way that you are practicing your art. Pick a personal project that gets you excited and then tailor your study towards it. Two things happen. 1. Your study actually starts to fulfill a greater (achievable purpose) and 2. You end up loving and being more satisfied and fulfilled with the process of creating and what you are doing.
I believe if you do this long enough, your portfolio will really benefit from it :)
Oh another thing I forgot was, that studios really want to see linked work. So if you can show a series of concepts from one project, this really gets their juices flowing. Why? Because that is the ONLY way studios work, in projects..so why show them a whole bunch of totally unrelated individual concepts...instead show them a world you created.
I believe if you do this long enough, your portfolio will really benefit from it :)
Oh another thing I forgot was, that studios really want to see linked work. So if you can show a series of concepts from one project, this really gets their juices flowing. Why? Because that is the ONLY way studios work, in projects..so why show them a whole bunch of totally unrelated individual concepts...instead show them a world you created.