Artist Roadmap

1. If you could project out past graduation, what is your overall career goal?  

If I were to look past graduation, my overall career goal is to work at a AAA or indie game studio as a character artist. Its been a life dream to contribute to a project that is loved and enjoyed by thousands if not millions of people. I don't care how big the studio is, but a mid-large team would be nice as I would be less likely to wear multiple hats. It another big dream and goal of mine is to help contribute to bringing a game character to life that is or becomes a cult classic that is beloved by many. I would prefer not to work in the theme part industry or for a simulation company but considering the state of the game industry, I will take what I can get so long as I can do some 3D modeling.

2.  If you could project out into starting your career, what sounds the most appealing to you?

What sounds most appealing to me is starting out as a character artist. becoming a character artist is my ultimate goal but if I have to start out as something else like a prop / weapon artist then so be it. I think modeling weapons would be pretty cool, but id much rather make the character holding the weapon. I've never had an interest in modeling vehicles or environments and I don't see myself becoming those types of artists, I am too dedicated to creating characters and everything that comes with becoming a character artist to switch gears now even if I wanted to I think. I would prefer not to be a lighter simply because I want my job to revolve around making 3D models, but I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did work as a lighter, I have to be a good lighter anyway for the sake of making my characters look as good as they can

3. What are some of the top companies that you are interested in working for? 

The top companies I would be interested in working for are Epic Games, Riot Games, Blizzard, Respawn, Airship Syndicate, ID software, Bungie and Insomniac games. I tend to gravitate towards more stylized games. Id love to work on a hero shooter like Overwatch, Marvel rivals, or Valorant. Id like to learn how to get better at realism / semi-realism to broaden my opportunities as well