Nuclear Arbitor wrote:honestly, that's kind of what i expect out of the former soviet union :\ it's got a reputation... it's a problem though in other places as well. i'm in school for game design in general, with an art emphasis, and it's been pretty clear for a while that that's how the industry operates in the united states. you're probably going to have to move in order to get a good job but moving before something comes up is pretty dicey, especially if you don't have a lot of money.
as for making contacts, that's really tough when you can't deal with people on a personal level. it's much easier in person but also doable online, although it would probably require a forum as sites like deviant art are basically showcases and ego builders...
Well, as funny as it may sound we DON'T have schools specialising in that field you going for (hell, the first digital art class started in 2010...). At most, we have traditional art schools and even those are quite outdated and stuff... like if you'd walk into the '80s, really xD People got caught up in their petty affairs and we all basically focus on month-to-month survival. Even if its not said out loud, but people in my country are already resigned and indifferent what happens around them x)
And I got pretty much fed up with this. And I want to switch.
Yea, thats the main issue here. Making contatcs personally, it always has a more lasting feeling then conversing with people over the internet. However, thats what I can do only now. Nobody in my family is an artist, so they cant really give support in that regard, so I'm on my own in this.
Yeah, noticed that quality of DA recently. Its quite an ego-builder and show-off place. Altho I did get most of my commissions though there, I feel I'm missing out on the most important part: building contacts.
Now, this may sound a bit funny, but I really have no clue where or how to start that xD I did try on various sites, game forums, ect, (like conceptart.org, DA, Tumblr, and so on), but these are not really the places where you can get the crutial contacts that I'd need. Most likely conventions like E3 would get me a lot closer to such, but conventions like this... I dont know any of in Hungary to be held. Sure... there are various AnimeCon and whatnot xD
I've been to Lucca once, to the Game and ComicCon held every year. Back then I was drawing with pencil on paper
Regardless, I did manage to get some cards, but yea
I'd need to go on such places more often, but I lack the funds X)
The only relevant gaming company left in Hungary after Black Hole Entertainment closed its doors is Crytek Hungary. But its way off my league to try there XD I'm not that good enough yet
Too bad you can only go to internship programs while you are studing in school :/ (or if you can, I just missed that one
) Such an opportunity would be golden for me, since I could have hands on time with pro's on the field and learn anything I can get my hands on =)
All I know about digital drawing now is because of Deviantart and other online places that I could snatch some ideas
But I'm at the stage when I'd like to have somebody who shows me the ropes and tricks of the trade. Its really hard to learn and study on your own
Especially when the art teacher comes in the first time when I was in collage and says she wont teach anything, she will just correct our mistakes what we make whe we are drawing live models or other set up things.
All this in 3 1/2 - 4 hour a week -_- Yeah... thats basically nothing ^^ So yea, what I know now is a mix of everything I could find on the net
The good old advice "pracitce-practice-practice" gets quite old when you dont know how or what way to train your skills further? And its a bad idea to learn something stupid. It takes a lot more time to un-learn it x) Hence why I'd like to get into some kind of art department in a gamind company
I'm a fast learner =)
Too bad there were no internship programs in my school :/ It would made a world of a difference if I could've done that actually
But sadly, artists in this country keep their contacts on a tight guard, not willing to share them :/
So its quite an interesting proposition to live off of art in this country xD
And yea, I want to move to a foreign country =) English based most likely ^^; Since my german is... not up to par
yet
And right now I'm saving up to have enough money to move ^^ The only question that remains is the good ol' Where?"
@Barrogh --- Yeah, noticed the laying offs at CCP, especially after DUST 514 went offline. A shame really, was a good idea, but the implementation wasn't the best x)
I'm not picky actually. I know every company has its ups and downs. Some has more downs xD But first I'd need a leg into the art industry. Right now I'm at the door
Just dunno which door to knock on
P.S.: apologise for the wall of text
