NOOXY Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 to all the talented, skilled & experience users..How do u persue a career as a cg artist? what do u have to major in or study to become qualified and skilled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jophus14 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I was wondering the same. Most people say the your portfolio is key to getting a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOOXY Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 well i know your potfolio is very important but surely u need to be majoring in some sort of subjct...art & design..animation.. illustration....any cg artist in here will to share the path they took to getting where they area now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I took autocad training (followed by 3dsmax training) after being laid off from an industrial maintenance job. Worked for about 2 years as a mechanical designer (Mechanical Desktop) then went to work for an architectural firm as an autocad drafter. I have since wormed my way up to 3D modeler/renderer/drafter. Soon to be Emperor of the World! Sorry, got carried away. But the moral of the story is that there are many paths available to lead you where you want to end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Denby Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Without everyone putting forward there own career path, it's appropriate to say you do not need qualifications at all (in fact there aren't any !) All you need is the Software, the passion and a good visual sense...oh, and practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylmyers Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 it's appropriate to say you do not need qualifications at all (in fact there aren't any !) All you need is the Software, the passion and a good visual sense...oh, and practice. I dont know if I would say no qualifications. Thats kind of demeaning to the profession we all love. after all Passion and Practice are qualifications in themselves. As well as a sense of design, color, lighting, Being able to visualize and in work in 3D space on a 2d monitor (this one is the worst for some people). Some poeple this comes natural to, For those that it doesn't, however, formal training is essential. My major was in computer animation with dreams of being a gaming modeler. Through a round about way, I ended up in interior design. But, I wouldn't have been able to get here by pretending to know what I'm doing and faking my way through it. (something else I see alot of, all marketing, no talent) Most firms you will work for are going to want to see a college degree, not necessarily an animation one, but they want to see you are not a slacker and have that accomplishment. if there are really no qualifications, anyone could do it. It would be like getting a job at McDonalds flipping burgers (no quals for that). It is hard work getting into this industry, and I'm sorry, but I take it rather insulting to say there are no qualifications. -Kayl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Denby Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I dont know if I would say no qualifications. and I'm sorry, but I take it rather insulting to say there are no qualifications. -Kayl I'm talking about FORMAL qualifications ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOOXY Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 I've been drawing for an architectural firm for almost 5 years and recently switeched jobs to do full time illustrations for another firm..but is more of an interior disign field ..or art field to get the concept of colors lighting etc etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 For the time being this is really kind of off the charts as far as careers go. You can do as long as you can ... well as long as you can do it. If you can create a good image on time for a good price you have the skills needed. You can model in many different programs - render in different programs as long as it gets done. Most of us came from cad backgrounds but not all. 10 years from know things may be different, we may be required to have diplomas from C.Nichols school of A.I. but for now knowledge and a fast cpu are what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doujay888 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 What we all do for joining the CG world is our love and passion of art. Set first your priority,inclination and skill, well, your question might be how? Art and Design is broad and splits into different discipline. Architecture, Interior Design, Fine Arts, Industrial Design/En'g, Mechanical Eng'g etc. Architecture has a variety of specializations ie: Urban Architecture, Landscape or General as in all fields. If you wish to do CG works on structures, buildings, landscaping etc. all of this falls into Architecture. It is best always to have a technical know how of which field you prefer. Having a degree is always an advantage. However if you have a limited budget in financing your education. Take up a diploma course in Building technology or Architectural Drafting. Since both course also offers training on autocad as part of the curriculum. Learning doesn't end after college or after completing a degree or course, it's a continous process. Find your path and it will lead you on the right track. Architecture Built Me! not the software! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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