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TS_Falcon · 12-09-2007, 03:35 PM

ahh yes a new site, I do this all the time too :P I like the color scheme, it seems coherent and classy. Content wise I would keep the Hologram thing, The shack, The toilet and the couch and sweet tooth.

The other stuff I would either toss or go back and refine. In the case of the ammo box The texture is pretty solid on everything but the bullets. although its an art test piece, so be wary that if lots of ppl start posting BSG art tests it will kinda blend in. the italy piece suffers from scale issues and texture/lighting issuses as well. Its a bit bright and the textures dont jive with each other, like the ground is not a great color to go with the lighter yellows and peachy colors.

If you are looking to get hired asap, I would do a bunch of smaller Environment "diorama" kind of things, like a corner with a building, some props and a piece of ground, that way you can pump out a bunch of pieces with a ton of various styles in no time. That way you can show your texture ability, modeling ability and most importantly your ability to do different subject matter. I would do a sci fi piece, a grungy urban area, perhaps a stylized hand painted kind of look like crash bandicoot. maybe a historical location like assasins creed style or something. Basically do something other than a lot of portfolios you see with scifi scifi scifi.....and defintaley dont be afraid to work from concept art from other artists (with permission ofcourse) It gives you a consises ability to know what you are making and even better, it shows potential employers that you can look at a piece of concept art and translate it into 3d...VERY important.

finally, dont worry this long winded spcheel is coming to a close, Look at the studios here in vancouver and see what kind of games they make, and focus your stuff towards that. Like for example : Radical makes both photoreal (prototype) games and stylized stuff (crash bandicoot). Next level tends to make stylized art with more hand painted textures. well good luck man, im sure you will score a job in no time.

12-09-2007, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
TS_Falcon Artist 35 - 7	ahh yes a new site, I do this all the time too :P I like the color scheme, it seems coherent and classy. Content wise I would keep the Hologram thing, The shack, The toilet and the couch and sweet tooth. The other stuff I would either toss or go back and refine. In the case of the ammo box The texture is pretty solid on everything but the bullets. although its an art test piece, so be wary that if lots of ppl start posting BSG art tests it will kinda blend in. the italy piece suffers from scale issues and texture/lighting issuses as well. Its a bit bright and the textures dont jive with each other, like the ground is not a great color to go with the lighter yellows and peachy colors. If you are looking to get hired asap, I would do a bunch of smaller Environment "diorama" kind of things, like a corner with a building, some props and a piece of ground, that way you can pump out a bunch of pieces with a ton of various styles in no time. That way you can show your texture ability, modeling ability and most importantly your ability to do different subject matter. I would do a sci fi piece, a grungy urban area, perhaps a stylized hand painted kind of look like crash bandicoot. maybe a historical location like assasins creed style or something. Basically do something other than a lot of portfolios you see with scifi scifi scifi.....and defintaley dont be afraid to work from concept art from other artists (with permission ofcourse) It gives you a consises ability to know what you are making and even better, it shows potential employers that you can look at a piece of concept art and translate it into 3d...VERY important. finally, dont worry this long winded spcheel is coming to a close, Look at the studios here in vancouver and see what kind of games they make, and focus your stuff towards that. Like for example : Radical makes both photoreal (prototype) games and stylized stuff (crash bandicoot). Next level tends to make stylized art with more hand painted textures. well good luck man, im sure you will score a job in no time.