Advice for a newbie student

[Kanga]

You want to be a bit careful with expecting others to ‘prepare you’ for anything. Also a philosophy of ‘there is only so much I can do with my spare time’ wont really advance or aid you. You are already 20k down the tubes and I only see one picture in your gallery.

Designing and building functional characters takes a lot of practice and there is a big amount of technique tied to that work. There is much competition because it is a small market and really talented artists produce great work in a short time. Very motivated students stand a chance of finding employment. Unless you are very well connected if your folio sucks you are going to find it very tough indeed.

[system]

You want to be a bit careful with expecting others to ‘prepare you’ for anything. Also a philosophy of ‘there is only so much I can do with my spare time’ wont really advance or aid you. You are already 20k down the tubes and I only see one picture in your gallery.

Designing and building functional characters takes a lot of practice and there is a big amount of technique tied to that work. There is much competition because it is a small market and really talented artists produce great work in a short time. Very motivated students stand a chance of finding employment. Unless you are very well connected if your folio sucks you are going to find it very tough indeed.

I’m just going to say, because there only is one picture in my gallery doesn’t mean I have other pieces of work laying around. I just haven’t updated anything because I’m busy with school. :curious:

I don’t know… one tries putting their foot in the right direction only to find that its actually a pitfall trap. :banghead:

[Polaroid29]

If you are going to be in a lot of debt anyway it would be ideal to be physically at a school making connections with peers and recruiters.

This is in my opinion one of the most important parts to consider. Honestly, the classes are great and I’m learning quite a bit, but I’m reallllly getting my money’s worth by being able to get direct, instant feedback in person from my teachers on not just my class work, but also my portfolio, and to me that has been such a huge help so far. I feel like going to art school online really defeats the purpose, especially when you can just get Digital Tutors tutorial dvds for a very small fraction of the cost.

I know you’re attending AAU online right now, are you not able move on campus? I would give their financial aid department a call and really grind them about your situation and if you are persistent enough, you should definitely be able to work out getting some state money to help.

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