Short summary of what they said: - Show best work first - ArtStation is a Go-To place for portfolios/reels - Keep work quality consistent - If you use music in your reel, don't do metal, dubstep or country roads stuff - Always include your contact information (email, website, ...) - At 22:50 they show their reels - Reels should be around 1 - 2 minutes long - Especially for models, choose a lighting setup that shows everything you would like to show of your model (don't go crazy with lighting) - Show some range (character modeling, anatomy sculpting, hard surface modeling, etc.) - Inlcude breakdowns of your work Very important: Keep it simple! :D
Don't be like me and spend 8 months making things and just slapping it on a art site. Actually make sure you present your work well and in a clean manner to make sure its not off putting to whoever you are presenting to. I've been experiencing difficulty with my portfolio and keeping it at a consistent quality, a simple reminder was all I needed. The work is done all it needed was to be presented well (Except the things that really needed fixing). Seriously guys don't be like me and big thanks H&N for all the advice!
Thank you so very much for this video! When I was making my first show reel, I hunted for a decent portfolio tutorial that went beyond always show your best work first, and make sure you only show the best of the best work you have.
Guys, once again, great video! You make a perfect team! Thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge and information with us. My favorite channel on youtube!
I love the video. One comment, when I interviewed with Volition (developers of Saints Row IV), I showed my ArtStation reel and portfolio and I got DRILLED for not making my own website. I definitely think it stopped me from going forward in the process. I still have my ArtStation portfolio but I am making my own site as well.
I started watching u for ur sculpts just watch cause i had 0 clue what software u use and how to use zbrush U give great advice and info The thing is i dont get critisism very good but if i want to excell in any art field i have to And i know u speak bare truth Hurts some times but the things u say are real
It's still so strange to me when someone's requiring reel for SCULPTURE, for example. I understand reels when it's on point, like with animation, simulation and all of that stuff, but just WHY FOR A STATIC THINGS? We live in 2018, you literally can upload your super-dense model to a web-viewer like Sketchfab or Marmoset viewer, so whoever wants to look at that could literally see it from any angle. That's kinda point of 3D, isn't it? Reels seems to be so anachronistic for this purposes.
Showreel takes a 1-2 min and shows the best representation of your works - it's short and it's all in one place. Clicking around links (on who knows what devices) to view your model "in detail" is something nobody has time to do. You are not the only one applying for that job.
It seems like the better you get the harder it is to get better. sort of like weight training in a way. the more you lift the more you have to do to make gains.
Hello guys, thank you for sharing this info. I have a huge question. Ever since I graduated from school I've been getting a steady stream of freelance work from different clients and I am happy about that, however, I have not been able to secure a position within a company. Have you seen a case like this before? I am wondering if there is something wrong with my portfolio. I am making a good living as a freelancer but I would like a more secure position.
This is really helpful. I haven't tried character modelling yet, and I'm not sure if I need to learn it. I want to focus on environments. Do you have any comments on what I should focus on to show range as an environment artist?
Hey guys! I wanted to say thanks for all your tips. They are definitely helping me along my journey. It's so many things to take note of but I appreciate videos like this for artist everywhere. With this being said, I like product design and eventually I want to start a freelance/consulting business using my skill set (modeling and animation) but I want to explore different 3D industries such as games, film, automotive, and advertising. When applying to companies who are not particularly AAA companies would you say these same rules apply? Also based on what I want to do what do you suggest I model or animate certain things? I guess I'm just looking where to start?
Here is a small question, when buidling your portfolio and all do 3d artist use linked in as a source of connection? I duely appreciate the advice in getting in this carrer and it has helped me build my portfolio tremendously , exspeacially since my portfolio was awful before this but the one problem i have is how to get those connection, im sure you had a video about this suvh as the internship video but i was curious if there was more ways other than that. But amways i really loved this video thank you so much, im truly greatful for all the helpful advice you have been giving for the longest time
I am putting my best work in my portfolio. But I feel like it isn't that good. I can tell it still has the looks as a beginner. I mean I technically still am. Should I hold off making a portfolio and get better or post my best work as I go...?
this video was amazing! and very helpful,Can you show me technical/art details or procedure to make a character and final presentation of it as a showreel?thanks.
Hey, Greetings from Brazil. I'm studying 3d modelling for a while (eight months) while coursing Digital Games (most programming parts course). The course itself introduced me to the 3d world but I feel it's kinda holding me back for now. I spent so much time and effort doing homeworks and other stuff that I don't want to work with, like creating databases, online applications, Programming for mobiles. Would be better to quit the course to focus myself In studying 3d to become better on it? There are no specific graduations here to those who want to be 3d artists, so I would have to do online courses and kinda learn by myself. And it looks like there are a lot of things to learn yet and I can't learn faster because of the time I spent here. Kinda feels like a snowball. I try to learn, notice that there are 5 other things to learn(modelling techniques, optimizations, UV' s, Texturing ....) Sometimes I even feel stuck, not knowing how exactly evolve, what to improve. does anyone feel or felt the same?
Sir one doubt iam struggling for doing sculpting I need any drawing skills because drawing will take time to get is there possible solution sir please replay me as soon as you can.
Oops. Made my portfolio on wix. Though I didn't know about artstation at the time and by the time I did know I'd already spent days on it. I could still switch right now, but the portfolio is for a college scholarship and the deadline is coming up and I'm not sure I'd have time.😧
We dont really have a lot of current work, as we've spent the last many years building FlippedNormals up. We might make a film-reel at some point though!
Hey guys, the link to the sample demos in the description can't be accessed anymore. I'd like to have a look at them though if it's still ok :) Thanks!
Are you guys some kind of spies? I'm making my Demo right now :P I hope the cookies aren't a thing to aware about. Thank you for all the efford you have put in this video they are helping a lot!
*starts closing all the windows and blinds and changing his ID over the web* oh cool! some new kind of Santa going over FlippedNormals now. Christmas sale leak?
It really depends on what you want to show. For real time assets, marmoset is fantastic - but if you're going for film work, I'd say it's probably best to render it out properly. /H
Why Pros don't apply these rules? I've seen a lot of reels from pros that literally show shots of the movies they've worked in but that finished shots are made by a team of people and they don't even make a little breakdown focused on their specific work. I hate that reels, a lot of spoilers but no breakdowns.
Once youre working in the field, you rarely get breakdowns from the studios, and the only thing you'll have to show are the final sequences. It's not ideal, but the best we can do. That said, people should always have a reel breakdown, as it's impossible to know what they did otherwise.
I'm not gonna use Wix to create a portfolio site, even for Freelancing. Besides ads popping up, it also shows your file names of the images you've uploaded which is not good at all.
Depends entirely on what you want to do :) If you want to become a modeler, we'd say have a minimum of 4 high quality models showing different skill-sets.
At least, yes. And make sure they are good and varied. This is an example of a really good portfolio for a character artist. www.artstation.com/antoineverneycarron
Hello. You guys have an astonishing content! But stop show us a static picture around hour! It is extremely boring! No offense 😀 I'll keep watching you anyway😀
@@FlippedNormals guys it's not literally static, just when you're discussing some interesting topic I usually sit on the chair and watch or look closely at the screen of my smartphone not to miss something important and see the main page of artstation, which I can see every morning, around hour😁 I meant perhaps here is the reason to show us your faces 😉 It is not some hate comment just an advise to do your channel more attractive.
If we have a person as the president of the strongest nation in the world and he is appointing people that have no idea how the system work (when hes got 350 million Citizens in his hands) what makes an art studio so special (different) than beign a president of a nation.. Politics is everywhere. Thats live..
Due to the support this channel has shown for the Nazi regime in Ukraine, I am closing my subscription. Please keep politics and propaganda out of the Industry.
what if you are sleeping with the bosses dauther, do you need a killer reel/portfolio. I dont know guys, life is run by politics. its always who you know in this world wether you have a poor reel or a killer one. benefits come first.. you are telling us that if your newphew, friend or family comes asking for a job you will not hire him/her?. thats cold as ice! cheers lots.. hahahahaha
@Keep Rocking! well, if trump can put 320 million Americans on the hands of low or no skill people. I dont know why you cannot hired the same for your company.. lol How in the hell you want others to grow or learn if they dont get opportunities to gain experience..
That’s not how it works at any half decent studio. Studios need modelers who can model and animators who can animate. If you are not getting hired, it’s due to your work...unless you’re 50 and above...sometimes there is ageism in the industry.
Isn‘t a killer portfolio somehow a collection of evidence against you and who‘d I need to show such a portfolio to get hired? Questions over questions that might be answered in the video now. I‘m at least curious.
