Some questions

Sabata · 07-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Hello everyone.
I am new here and I am a complete noob at 3D art.

For a while now I’ve been thinking about Game design (Art) and wanted to ask some questions.
Well as I said before I am a complete noob at 3D art, so the first question would be, its not too late to learn right? (I am making 18 this year)
I am thinking about going to some art school and study game design for my future… I wonder if this is a good idea, and how hard it is to enter in one? Another thing is, how much time do you study 4, 5, 6 years?

Any guidance appreciated.

thanoz · 07-01-2008, 07:38 PM

The Good news -

It's never too late to learn. I knew a guy in art school that had never used a computer before and it was a computer animation production class covering Maya, Director, and After effects. He got super pissed all the time at how fast stuff went, but he stuck with it, did twice the work of everyone else and eventually became pretty good. Anyone with tenacity and an iron will to continue down this path has got a decent shot.

The Bad News -

The industry is super competitive, there's outsourcing of art jobs to China right now, there's a million people that want to work on games that are applying (that shouldn't), and you'll likely not become rich unless you own a game company.

As for education, do 4+ year Bachelor's degree program if possible. Unless you're just plain a wizard already, 2 year programs have very low job placement rates. Even if you do college, start picking up books and tutorials now and start teaching yourself.

Every successful person in this industry works more than 90% on personal projects outside of school-work. Jump on that boat now and start learning from books and tutorials until you can help work on a game mod. Figure out what college you want and join that too.

requiem2d · 07-01-2008, 08:47 PM

Thanoz is right with the both sides he's portraying. Additionally if I remember correctly the average career in the video game industry is 5 or so year, i.e. high turnover which could dbe due to many factors; monetary compensation, high working hours or job uncertainty everytime a project ends.

Good luck to you.

07-01-2008, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sabata New Artist 1 - 0	Some questions Hello everyone. I am new here and I am a complete noob at 3D art. For a while now I’ve been thinking about Game design (Art) and wanted to ask some questions. Well as I said before I am a complete noob at 3D art, so the first question would be, its not too late to learn right? (I am making 18 this year) I am thinking about going to some art school and study game design for my future… I wonder if this is a good idea, and how hard it is to enter in one? Another thing is, how much time do you study 4, 5, 6 years? Any guidance appreciated.

07-01-2008, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
requiem2d Senior Member 2,183 - 498	Thanoz is right with the both sides he's portraying. Additionally if I remember correctly the average career in the video game industry is 5 or so year, i.e. high turnover which could dbe due to many factors; monetary compensation, high working hours or job uncertainty everytime a project ends. Good luck to you. __________________

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07-01-2008, 07:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
thanoz Frequenter 106 - 28	The Good news - It's never too late to learn. I knew a guy in art school that had never used a computer before and it was a computer animation production class covering Maya, Director, and After effects. He got super pissed all the time at how fast stuff went, but he stuck with it, did twice the work of everyone else and eventually became pretty good. Anyone with tenacity and an iron will to continue down this path has got a decent shot. The Bad News - The industry is super competitive, there's outsourcing of art jobs to China right now, there's a million people that want to work on games that are applying (that shouldn't), and you'll likely not become rich unless you own a game company. As for education, do 4+ year Bachelor's degree program if possible. Unless you're just plain a wizard already, 2 year programs have very low job placement rates. Even if you do college, start picking up books and tutorials now and start teaching yourself. Every successful person in this industry works more than 90% on personal projects outside of school-work. Jump on that boat now and start learning from books and tutorials until you can help work on a game mod. Figure out what college you want and join that too.