Building an Online Presence With Your Game Art Portfolio
summary
Practical playbook for an ArtStation portfolio: have at least one finished in Unreal scene with camera flythrough and GIFs, include topology/wireframes and full texture maps from Substance Painter/Designer, show material slices and a breakdown of layers, and list tools and pipeline steps so recruiters see no smoke and mirrors. Prioritize a striking thumbnail (viewer gets about two scrolls), keep work truly finished, and bonus points for destructible props and reusable asset libraries that demonstrate pipeline thinking.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:52The State of Mind
- 5:59Reactive Marketing
- 8:27Problem Solving
- 10:59Building a Following
- 11:30Red Flags
- 14:30Major Tips
- 17:28Sketches Studies
- 19:05Smoke and Mirrors
- 21:43Thumbnail
- 22:40GIF Images
- 23:50Assembly Lines
- 24:44Particle Effects
- 25:34Topology
- 26:33Analytics Sheet
- 28:20Station Learning
- 29:18Be a Person
- 30:35Make a Description
- 33:20Take Care of Yourself
- 35:07Having a Good Life
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