Concept Art Jobs / Can you get one without knowing someone? 

Thank you for being so honest! I am really considering majoring in art and perusing this work. You gave me a lot of food for thought!

Nice of you to bring up this point, connections, connections, connections...it's so true !

This was so important, it will help me with important decissions! Thank you for sharing

I am watching it 3rd time in a role just right now.. Thank you Robert

Thank you so much for this advice! I meet a lot of interesting and successful people in my travels... I just need a few more years of practice to develop my skill. Your videos have been really interesting thank you for putting in the time and effort :)

great video. i'll join back on the facebook group soon. haven't been able to draw much in the past couple days.

Thank you very much for the advice. I just subscribed and one day I will be a successful artist.

Spot on advice!

love your content man!

very nice, found your channel and it has a lot of amazing content! 👍

your right its sooo hard toget a concept job as for somone so far away in tunisia even tho iam friend with alot of artists

Totally agree with you mate, the amount of experience and knowledge i've gotten by speaking to industry pros! I never though i would ever have someone on my Facebook that worked for Lucasfilm or 343 studios. CONTACTS! SO MUCH! I'm also gonna start vloging! YAS!

this is useful. Thanks

I can't thank you enough for taking the time to inspire us. Getting into this career path is by far the the most challenging feat I have ever faced. We need a pat on the back from time to time. Quick question: Do you know if it's true Riot only hires LoL player's? I've heard both, yes and no. I was about to apply, but eventually decided to hold off until I could get a solid answer. Anyway thanks again. Cheers.

Hi! Do you consider providing a little portfolio review? Thank you! You mentioned gdc. In the country where I'm at, we're limited to these kinds of events. We have otakus and weaboo events and it's really a killer because I'm not an anime person. Keep rockin these videos man!!!

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I guess I'm lucky since I'm starting out in the modern age... I have an ArtStation and I've entered pieces in these online art contests through Discord, through which I have actually competed against real freelance artists who saw my work and I was able to converse with in the chat rooms. Some of them follow my social media here and there, and the hosts of these contests also follow me.That's not something that would have happened fifteen years ago.

Hi Rob I live in the Netherlands and is currently going to school to be a Game Artist. I want to know if it's the same thing here in the Nederlands. Do I have to know someone to get a concept Artist job?

Hi Rob! I'm trying to break into games, what's the best way to get an affordable portfolio review? I have no money to travel and I feel awful asking people for free ones online. The only other ones cost 1000$+! That's more than double my rent!

Ayyyy Rob Buddy!! u Know me right? XD

I think I met you at Lorne Lanning's studio working on Abe's Oddysee? Indeed that was a long time ago. Guess what I'm not in US anymore. I'm though back at NCsoft in S. Korea. NCsoft in LA or their members stabbed me in the back, even the recruiter got in the action. I think she's over at the studio that makes Titan Fall. Anyway, being back at NCsoft is a proof that if one has the tenacity they can pull through. Aside from knowing someone...a lot of people won't tell you is that the same people could also talk crap about you...out of spite. I've had some run-ins and some I regret but as an artist - you're pretty much on your own...that's why concept artists especially like to buddy-up with another artist or a group of artists. For the aspiring concept artists - not only do you have to have the chops....you're going to make some choices in life. This coming from someone who did concept art close to 35 years, and believe me I've seen lots of dramas during those years. Some clients don't even pay or say they don't have any money. I'm only saying this because I met Rob Brown, and he too has seen lots of crazy stuff over the years.

Great video! Do you have a streaming schedule i might have missed?

Hi I have been working on my portfolio for concept art and I'm currently trying to think about what studio I want to get into, but a lot of times I look up a Company I am interested in, it doesn't seem like they are hiring. So it gets me wondering, should I still try to shoot for that studio even though it doesn't seem like they need any more artists. If one's portfolio does become strong enough, but it obviously looks like its geared toward a specific studio, will other companies still consider that artist?

This is depressing but I'll give it a shot!

Great video, as always! I'd say another cool website for portfolio is cgsociety.org . Arstation on the other hand is said to make it really easy to customise a custom profile page on artstation domain in the future, so it's going to be even more awesome in the future!

Ah- Networking! My one weakness! Actually not so much a weakness as it's more of I just don't know what to say.

Polycount helps. Forums sketchbooks.

Does knowing someone means being friends with them?

What do you think of behance.com?

cgplus is also another new site.

yolo

Okay...8:20 This topic of "carrying" oneself, and behavior....I hear this commented now and then and I kiiiiiiiiiinda understand? ? ?...... in terms of mistreating people and such. I get it. ...but the whole idea of 'don't be an a-hole' or "carry yourself well".... Every time I hear this gestured, I tend to think: isn't that an absolutely subjective concept? I've seen an entire class at a very famous art school in Sarasota turn on a girl because no one in the class liked who she voted for in politics, to the point of hate...and she was actually a pretty cool chick IMO. I was afraid to defend her because, hell, I was afraid of the class...I mean they really acted like she was an a-hole. She just disagreed. On the flip side, I have seen military personnel who fit the description of "a-hole" and yet, deep down, they would be the most dedicated person to a team. So at some point, shouldn't we stop making broad, ambiguous statements like "don't be a jerk" or an "a-hole" or "behave"? ..cause frankly, everyone has different definitions of what entails these labels. BTW, great video overall, no beating around the bush, I like that. Sadly, someone people (especially in this generation) would misjudge your confidence as fitting the not "carrying yourself" well. I would disagree with them.

Well, i live in a country that only has one game studio that could be considered succesful and i am painfully shy which means i'll probably have to take a massive step outside my comfort zone and actually move abroad and miraculously be able to talk to people without dying inside :/

Crap :( I can't go to any of those places, damn you latin american concept art scene! Oh well, Artstation hype is my only hope :P