04-27-2015, 06:21 AM
Hi Mimimimi,
I´ve read what other users have said to you and i pretty much agree but let me just add my two cents in my humble opinion.
Don´t let depression fill your mind, getting jobs today is not easy, specially in areas like concept art/ illustration.
I´ve heard several artists giving advice about the carrer and about having jobs on other areas while your art does not provide you illustration/ ca jobs.
Heads up; have fun with the fundamentals, work on personal pieces (or projects), do a ton of studies, drawings, if it helps publish some of them, tighten the quality of your work (and from what i´ve seen it´s not bad at all but the industry standards are tough).
if you have the means dedicate some time on a specific course like in Schoolism (3/4 months, not full time) that will pretty much help you improve faster if you work your tail off.
Some advice i can give you as a friend, keep insisting, keep trying, keep working, if you have to have jobs outside of the area, go ahead but don´t lose the fun factor on concept art, practice, studies, fundamentals, composition, colour, values etc.
I´m struggling as well to find work on illustration/ ca/ even other areas, and my country is quite off regarding the illustration/ concept art opportunities, i´m not in my 30´s yet but i have some friends that are and are struggling as you do but they´re in the edition/ 3d department.
PS: I´m not an expert at all but from what i´ve heard by artists, avoid in some extent sites where the lowest bid is made for freelance art, "it´s a race to the bottom".
Cheers! All the best.
I´ve read what other users have said to you and i pretty much agree but let me just add my two cents in my humble opinion.
Don´t let depression fill your mind, getting jobs today is not easy, specially in areas like concept art/ illustration.
I´ve heard several artists giving advice about the carrer and about having jobs on other areas while your art does not provide you illustration/ ca jobs.
Heads up; have fun with the fundamentals, work on personal pieces (or projects), do a ton of studies, drawings, if it helps publish some of them, tighten the quality of your work (and from what i´ve seen it´s not bad at all but the industry standards are tough).
if you have the means dedicate some time on a specific course like in Schoolism (3/4 months, not full time) that will pretty much help you improve faster if you work your tail off.
Some advice i can give you as a friend, keep insisting, keep trying, keep working, if you have to have jobs outside of the area, go ahead but don´t lose the fun factor on concept art, practice, studies, fundamentals, composition, colour, values etc.
I´m struggling as well to find work on illustration/ ca/ even other areas, and my country is quite off regarding the illustration/ concept art opportunities, i´m not in my 30´s yet but i have some friends that are and are struggling as you do but they´re in the edition/ 3d department.
PS: I´m not an expert at all but from what i´ve heard by artists, avoid in some extent sites where the lowest bid is made for freelance art, "it´s a race to the bottom".
Cheers! All the best.