06-02-2013, 06:05 AM
Don't trust Swedish games companies in general. It's not like we're serious over here.
Depends on skill level but in general just don't ever do work samples/tests. That's what your portfolio is for, if they want to know if you're good to work with they should hire you for one paid asset. This isn't fucking charity.
Also, spending 5-7hours on an illustration is crazy, I need 3days at a minimum for my work, usually spend a week per illus. I know a few people who can do a full hq illus in that amount of time, the dudes with 10 years under their belt.
But it's good you had this experience, like you said, almost everyone has at least one of these and hopefully you've learned to be a business man, not an artist.
Depends on skill level but in general just don't ever do work samples/tests. That's what your portfolio is for, if they want to know if you're good to work with they should hire you for one paid asset. This isn't fucking charity.
Also, spending 5-7hours on an illustration is crazy, I need 3days at a minimum for my work, usually spend a week per illus. I know a few people who can do a full hq illus in that amount of time, the dudes with 10 years under their belt.
But it's good you had this experience, like you said, almost everyone has at least one of these and hopefully you've learned to be a business man, not an artist.