08-09-2014, 05:37 AM
(08-09-2014, 03:17 AM)Fueras Wrote: I have friends/know a lot of people in Los Angeles (I went to undergrad there) who work in the video game industry as artists, or as designers, and your artwork is just as good if not better than many of theirs
hehe this is common misconception - you really don't need to be on Dave Rapoza or Feng Zhu level, to get a good job. Internet just make it look like there are awesome geniuses on every corner, but they are not. Also if you are still undecided about the path in your career just learn to paint as good as you can. I know there are many opinions in that topic, but the better you can paint just real life object, the better artist you are overall. If you are more flexible artist, you are more worthy employee.
Best medicine for all your fears about art would be reading/ listening to Art&Fear http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3...ht=audible please do if you never heard about it! :D
(08-09-2014, 03:17 AM)Fueras Wrote: I'm afraid of regretting not having gone into some sort of illustration/artistic field and at the same time the even worse regret of completely screwing up my life by trying to do so. I love art but I dont want to be poor and destitute. i don't want to be stressed out and hating my life for the sake of a job.
I know too many ppl and i'm really sorry for them who chosen "well payed job" which they hate, and they are not well payed at all, and regret that they didn't went for stuffs that they loved. At the same time, friends who have passion and devoted to uncertain career do not complain about it! Your job is 75% of your life, it would be better to enjoy it instead of counting days to your retirement :D Seriously if you have degree in biology use your knowledge in art. Check artist like James Gurney who illustrated dinosaurs for many year for national geographic, or Terryl Whitlatch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo6TZsvRJ-4 who have degree in paleontology and is awesome creature designer! Or go for children illustrations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJzBjR65...gsUGCFIzZA seriously sky is the limit, don't let fear to overwhelm you!