How to live away from home ? - Page 2

Shadow71 · 05-16-2008, 06:45 PM

rich parents

Addi · 05-16-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by irishlostboy

i have lived in over fifty houses in the first 20 years of my life. i really hate moving. but sometimes you just have to do it.

nomad much?

OP, have you drawn up any finance tables? I'd imagine the quality of the school vs the area it is in, will force you to make some compromises. You have to be realistic about how much debt you're comfortable taking on, that said, moving away from home and into new surroundings will be a great new experience so go for it!

irishlostboy · 05-16-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Addi

nomad much?

my mom liked to travel. took us to newzealand when i was seven. we travelled all around it staying a month here, a month there. came back to ireland and she kept the habit.

ArtistoftheFuture · 05-17-2008, 02:09 PM

why all the sidden talks about vacations? I am talking about how to get a temporary shelter for studying at another state

Craig Lewis · 05-17-2008, 02:41 PM

Nobody mentioned vacations.

sarge mat · 05-17-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by irishlostboy

Ireland is all "blobs on a page, with fancy explanation" jobs.

Indeed, Indeed. You should see some the stuff they have hanging around my college, it’s sad some of those people don’t realise they have wasted two years of their live.

Addi · 05-18-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sarge mat

Indeed, Indeed. You should see some the stuff they have hanging around my college, it’s sad some of those people don’t realise they have wasted two years of their live.

I knew I should have taken that McDonalds Degree

sarge mat · 05-18-2008, 08:34 AM

lol. They have a degree some where in england for selling beds.

thanoz · 05-18-2008, 04:56 PM

I moved from Texas out to San Francisco to go to the Academy of Art Uni, and I can tell you that the school-based dorms might be worth looking into if you have a good deal of money to blow - always compare with apartment prices on Craigslist.org, check shared options. I started out in school-based housing, cost a ton, had some of my stuff stolen by the school's "cleaning" people over christmas break (who did NO cleaning btw). The clear advantage to that school is what has already been mentioned, lots of teachers that work in the industry. They've even got some Pixar people who are still working at Pixar while teaching - since Pixar is somewhat local to the bay area.

So just to summarize - check with the school's housing programs, check their prices via phone/internet whatever. Then compare to the Craiglist.org postings for shared housing/apartments in that same local area and see what you can afford.

If you're on the fence about going to Cali or going local, that's also ok, I've worked with many useful and talented individuals at the companies I've been at who have gone to the various Art Institute schools strewn about the country. The bottom line is though, getting ready to be job-worthy is 95% your own work, teaching yourself, working on amateur mod projects, and even posting in these game-artist.net forums in the competitions. You might already know that stuff, but I've known way too many people that clearly didn't hear it enough, expected school to make them ready "oh just next year they'll teach me..." being the attitude. Be more ambitious than the program that your school has to offer or your chances are slim, no matter what the school.

FYI, I'm having a great time working as an enviro artist professionally now, extremely rewarding work. Just get ready to have a sore Wacom finger from 10 hour days of photoshop painting....

ArtistoftheFuture · 05-20-2008, 11:35 AM

you know, i really agreed with you thanoz, as a future artist, they have to get more than just what they got from of the classroom. like going into real game company and work part time as an apprentice on whatever they need you to do there. some small company dont really matter what school you went to, but you need to show them that you got what they want. but school is where you get prepare so, it is important at the same time.

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05-17-2008, 02:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
ArtistoftheFuture Artist 40 - 0	why all the sidden talks about vacations? I am talking about how to get a temporary shelter for studying at another state

05-18-2008, 08:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
sarge mat Senior Artist 769 - 31	lol. They have a degree some where in england for selling beds.

05-18-2008, 04:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
thanoz Senior Artist 106 - 21	I moved from Texas out to San Francisco to go to the Academy of Art Uni, and I can tell you that the school-based dorms might be worth looking into if you have a good deal of money to blow - always compare with apartment prices on Craigslist.org, check shared options. I started out in school-based housing, cost a ton, had some of my stuff stolen by the school's "cleaning" people over christmas break (who did NO cleaning btw). The clear advantage to that school is what has already been mentioned, lots of teachers that work in the industry. They've even got some Pixar people who are still working at Pixar while teaching - since Pixar is somewhat local to the bay area. So just to summarize - check with the school's housing programs, check their prices via phone/internet whatever. Then compare to the Craiglist.org postings for shared housing/apartments in that same local area and see what you can afford. If you're on the fence about going to Cali or going local, that's also ok, I've worked with many useful and talented individuals at the companies I've been at who have gone to the various Art Institute schools strewn about the country. The bottom line is though, getting ready to be job-worthy is 95% your own work, teaching yourself, working on amateur mod projects, and even posting in these game-artist.net forums in the competitions. You might already know that stuff, but I've known way too many people that clearly didn't hear it enough, expected school to make them ready "oh just next year they'll teach me..." being the attitude. Be more ambitious than the program that your school has to offer or your chances are slim, no matter what the school. FYI, I'm having a great time working as an enviro artist professionally now, extremely rewarding work. Just get ready to have a sore Wacom finger from 10 hour days of photoshop painting....

05-20-2008, 11:35 AM	#20 (permalink)
ArtistoftheFuture Artist 40 - 0	you know, i really agreed with you thanoz, as a future artist, they have to get more than just what they got from of the classroom. like going into real game company and work part time as an apprentice on whatever they need you to do there. some small company dont really matter what school you went to, but you need to show them that you got what they want. but school is where you get prepare so, it is important at the same time.