03-19-2014, 07:22 AM
Thank you. It's awesome to hear that me posting helps motivate others!
Not sure if you are more interested in the freelance stuff or the "how to apply for a job" thing, so I'll just dump a few links I have collected in my bookmarks for both... although I guess application is not much different from any other job... so I don't have much for that. I'd say look out for job offerings and apply if something appeals to you.. or look for companies you like and just send an application even if they don't have open positions (don't know from the art field - but in the area I studied, many companies don't even tell anybody they have an open position because they get enough applicants who write them anyway).
How to price your work / Freelance / Money related:
Freelance rates and salary: http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryGameIn...ance_Rates
http://www.cegur.com/Pricepages/IllustrationPrices.html
http://www.katsbits.com/articles/how-muc...g-work.php
http://zero2illo.com/figures-to-help-you...-projects/
Contract templates: https://www.docracy.com/doc/showalltagge...=freelance
Infos about freelance related things by Noah Bradley (not free): http://www.theartoffreelancing.com/
Sample contracts (and more): https://www.artpact.com/
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook (I do not own this so I don't know if it is any good): https://www.graphicartistsguild.org/hand...practices/
Freelance living general things http://daverapoza.blogspot.de/2010/02/fr...iving.html
Portfolio and finding work
getting a job as game artist: http://www.cybergooch.com/tutorials/page...rt_job.htm
What Does A Successful Concept Art Portfolio Look Like? http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthr...p?t=178548
General advice & linklist how/where to find jobs and clients: http://artanecdotally.tumblr.com/post/17...art-advice
Overview over game developement companies worldwide: http://www.gamedevmap.com/
http://howtonotsuckatgamedesign.com/2014...ncept-art/
9 Steps to a Better Portfolio: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=...87h4T7JFJA
Edit: Just stumbled over one more link about writing a resume etc:
http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2007/...on-resume/
http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/illus...resources/ (a few more nice articles)
Not sure if you are more interested in the freelance stuff or the "how to apply for a job" thing, so I'll just dump a few links I have collected in my bookmarks for both... although I guess application is not much different from any other job... so I don't have much for that. I'd say look out for job offerings and apply if something appeals to you.. or look for companies you like and just send an application even if they don't have open positions (don't know from the art field - but in the area I studied, many companies don't even tell anybody they have an open position because they get enough applicants who write them anyway).
How to price your work / Freelance / Money related:
Freelance rates and salary: http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryGameIn...ance_Rates
http://www.cegur.com/Pricepages/IllustrationPrices.html
http://www.katsbits.com/articles/how-muc...g-work.php
http://zero2illo.com/figures-to-help-you...-projects/
Contract templates: https://www.docracy.com/doc/showalltagge...=freelance
Infos about freelance related things by Noah Bradley (not free): http://www.theartoffreelancing.com/
Sample contracts (and more): https://www.artpact.com/
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook (I do not own this so I don't know if it is any good): https://www.graphicartistsguild.org/hand...practices/
Freelance living general things http://daverapoza.blogspot.de/2010/02/fr...iving.html
Portfolio and finding work
getting a job as game artist: http://www.cybergooch.com/tutorials/page...rt_job.htm
What Does A Successful Concept Art Portfolio Look Like? http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthr...p?t=178548
General advice & linklist how/where to find jobs and clients: http://artanecdotally.tumblr.com/post/17...art-advice
Overview over game developement companies worldwide: http://www.gamedevmap.com/
http://howtonotsuckatgamedesign.com/2014...ncept-art/
9 Steps to a Better Portfolio: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=...87h4T7JFJA
Edit: Just stumbled over one more link about writing a resume etc:
http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2007/...on-resume/
http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/illus...resources/ (a few more nice articles)