Let's talk about the different platforms people use for art. Requirements: - The platform has a significant number of posters- A significant subset of posters are good- users have identifiable accountsOff the top of my head:- instagram- artstation- twitterI know plenty about instagram and twitter's vibes/ecosystem, but I'm curious about artstation. It seems like there's a lot of really high-quality work there. Like a linkedin for artists. It's almost demoralizing because there's so many "looking for work" bios on people with pro-tier work.
Make your own website, link to it off your social media page. Artstation is done.
Most of the current industry artists (at least in backgrounds for animation since that's my area) use their own websites and Insta. They post stuff on X or Bsky but the bulk of their work is on their sites including really good resources and tutorials. I know Eyecager has some great resources on their site and they've worked on some pretty big dick projects recently. Artststion is very much for illustrators and a dumping ground for art blasts( not that it's a bad thing). Let me fill you in on a secret when it comes to "Looking for work". Most people currently working in my area have zero online presence aside from their websites and have done so for a long time. Looking for work is a meme on Artststion. You go to studios. They don't come to you anymore. This isn't 2005 where artistic talent is rare online. They got their jobs by applying to various studios with a multi disciplined portfolio with a single area of focus (Eg BG painter, BG layout and BG design)I know an artist right now working on invincible and did Vox Machina with less than 1k followers on Insta
Patreon is pretty good even as a free user. It's a bit like old Tumblr.
>>7711929>I know Eyecager has some great resources on their site and they've worked on some pretty big dick projects recently.Whoa, thanks. That website has really high quality resources. Do you know any other sites like this?
>>7711939I'm phone posting right now but Thomas Romain is good too. His site is gone but just look up Thomas Romain perspective tutorial and there's a gold mine of info. A lot of bg stuff is just rehashed painting knowledge though
OP here>>7711929>>7711943>>7711939yeah this. Super insightful post, would love to see more examples of personal portfolio sites of people who are successful and working.
>>7712194What kind of job are you looking for in terms of industry portfolios?I can hook you up with a lot of the background artist portfolios.
>>7712235I'm not actively seeking a job rn, but I want to see what success looks like. I've been grinding figure fundamentals, blender, some landscape, some houdini and some coding for a decade and I can kinda make whatever I want, but it feels too 'open'. Do I want to make 2d animations? Sculpt? BG painting? sexy mograph particle sims? It's all lots of fun but I gotta decide what to work on to completion for portfolio to position myself best.
>>7712385Sounds like you need a structured project like making a solo small game, animation or comic. Or just do what I did and kind of force yourself into it by financially committing to a course
>>7711915>Make your own websiteAre there reliable free web hosts?
>>7714927I won't share. Because I want you to fail.
Deviantart, Pixiv, Twitter, Instagram, NewGrounds and Tumblr are what I use and that's the order from the most interactions to the least interactions
