Really good stuff as always! Presenting your art and yourself is super important. I like to tell my students to think of it as marketing a product. Always take time to make your art look sexy and appealing in the presentation. Make it pop so that people want to click on it. Taking extra time with posing, lighting, composition, and even some post process is super important. Custom thumbnails is also a huge must to stand out, I like to think of it as "clickbait" to tease and lure people in and make them think "huh whats this"
i think another mistake you didnt talk about is spending too much time trying to do original designs. i think more artists need to get used to recreating characters based on existing concept art. that's what you'd do as a character artist in a decent studio environment anyway. you'll be working from a concept image to begin with
Definitely yes. And on top of that it saves time ( creating something new is hard ) AND you have the reference to judge the quality of your work by comparison. I always work better with a good ref to translate into 3D.
This is a great one and you’re 100% right. This may be in the top 3. I have some others I didn’t get too so maybe a more mistakes video needs to happen
Such a good topic as always and lot of helpful tips! Also it was really funny to hear from someone else, that he also takes photos of himself as reference for the final pose :)
I love your videos, Iam not a English native speaker, but your English is perfect, I understand 100 percent,for me is not easy listening at Indian or UK speakers, I don't know where are you from, but you are very clear at your explanation, I have learned a lot, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
There's also this tool called "Rigify" that I've heard makes rigging easier. I think it was a Blender Plugin but not sure. I tend to do it by hand to get practice.
I find it hard to use myself as reference because I have a bum leg/knee, where the knee isn't formed correctly and the femur is shorter than it should be, maybe that's why my anatomy has been rusty lately (I joke) 😁
Great to have you back, my friend! We've missed you! Do you have any resources for Substance Painter? I might not be giving myself enough credit, but I feel like I know enough to be dangerous in Painter, but I'm always down to learn as much as possible. If you have any recommendations, even paid ones, that'd be awesome! TY!
what a bad time to become video game artist. person I know with 20 years of experience are getting laid off. a video on how to get career out side video game industry as a character artist would be nice.
My parents didn't want me to become an artist and pay for art school, so I learned anatomy copying comic books. DO NOT DO THAT. Most comic books have terrible anatomy. Don't copy mangas either, start with real anatomy and THEN stylize. After making around 400 characters I'm still as bad at anatomy though.
when you pose in zbrush, would you pose the high res then retopologize it with the pose baked in, or would you pose the game ready model (at the end of the process)
The demand for junior character artists has significantly decreased over the past few years. This trend is evident with a quick job search-junior positions are rarely posted anymore. Studios are increasingly developing in-house tools to speed up content creation, and with the rapid advancements in AI technology, these tools are becoming even more efficient. As a result, artists can now create game-ready characters much faster, which I believe will further reduce the demand for junior positions. Breaking into the industry as a character artist was already challenging when the field was thriving; it required years of practice to reach a professional level. Today, the competition is even fiercer, as you'll be going up against seasoned senior artists who are at the top of their game.
@gevikshanazari9972 I never see any junior artist jobs anywhere. They always want senior artists with experience on a AAA title. Seems like a common thing in this industry in general, to me.
Where has artificial intelligence been able to produce characters? Some character producing sites work in the same way as editing characters in games. Maybe it can help with automatic tasks, but it cannot replace humans.
@@artofjhill really love your videos they teach me nothing with editing and those cool intros only to telling me just go practice .... But i mean its good for you right? ad revenue- selling courses and showing your portfolio for the 1000 time and people with no talent watch you and think you are some cool artist just because you did the art for b4b What a world we live ... Right J????right? ???
I would also get the book "Anatomy for 3d artist" it has helped me A LOT especially with faces
Starting posing got me a lot more attention as well.
Your return was long overdue king 👑🙌🏾. Welcome back🎉
Really good stuff as always! Presenting your art and yourself is super important. I like to tell my students to think of it as marketing a product. Always take time to make your art look sexy and appealing in the presentation. Make it pop so that people want to click on it. Taking extra time with posing, lighting, composition, and even some post process is super important. Custom thumbnails is also a huge must to stand out, I like to think of it as "clickbait" to tease and lure people in and make them think "huh whats this"
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i think another mistake you didnt talk about is spending too much time trying to do original designs. i think more artists need to get used to recreating characters based on existing concept art. that's what you'd do as a character artist in a decent studio environment anyway. you'll be working from a concept image to begin with
Yeah working with references is very important. Good shout.
Definitely yes. And on top of that it saves time ( creating something new is hard ) AND you have the reference to judge the quality of your work by comparison. I always work better with a good ref to translate into 3D.
This is a great one and you’re 100% right. This may be in the top 3. I have some others I didn’t get too so maybe a more mistakes video needs to happen
@@artofjhill Bro i feel like a mistake now
Yes designing is a different skill all together. No one should be demotivated when they can't do both at the same time, very few people can
Very well-made video, everything shared is so important. It's a video I can now share with anyone looking to improve at Character Art. Thank you!
Tysm
thank you for the great tips again J !
Great video, really needed this! Your videos have leveled up so much🫡
Thanks!
Montage is on such a high lvl! Thank u so much for ur effort for videos on this channel despite they don't get much views :(
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Such a good topic as always and lot of helpful tips! Also it was really funny to hear from someone else, that he also takes photos of himself as reference for the final pose :)
Haha you gotta do what you gotta do
Your videos are so inspiring! I’m excited to do your class!
I love your videos, Iam not a English native speaker, but your English is perfect, I understand 100 percent,for me is not easy listening at Indian or UK speakers, I don't know where are you from, but you are very clear at your explanation, I have learned a lot, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Great tips as always! Thank you for all the useful content you're sharing J!
Of course
There's also this tool called "Rigify" that I've heard makes rigging easier. I think it was a Blender Plugin but not sure. I tend to do it by hand to get practice.
It is a free pluggin that comes with blender. CZcams channel CGDive is known to have an excellent in depth tutorial series on how to use it.
I find it hard to use myself as reference because I have a bum leg/knee, where the knee isn't formed correctly and the femur is shorter than it should be, maybe that's why my anatomy has been rusty lately (I joke) 😁
Great Tips! So important.
I had to laugh when you said those are some BORING objects🤣. Awesome as always.
You are amazing. Thank you sir
Actor Core is a free auto rigger that does a pretty cash money job for getting some nice posing or even animations
great video, lots of good tips!
please don't disappear my king as my will to live and motivation perishes with you🙏
Thanks for the new video J! Always stoked when I see a new one of your videos on my feed. Great info as always! Hope you're well!🥳
Thank you man. I’m good, hope you are too
Great video
Yes!! He's back.
The king is back!
Always amazing videos 🔥🔥🔥
🙏 glad you liked it
Well said 👍
excellent advice. Thanks!
Anatomy for sculptors is a great book.
So good
Stellar!
Welcome back J❤
Thanks man
Great to have you back, my friend! We've missed you! Do you have any resources for Substance Painter? I might not be giving myself enough credit, but I feel like I know enough to be dangerous in Painter, but I'm always down to learn as much as possible. If you have any recommendations, even paid ones, that'd be awesome! TY!
The ones you provided were great too, but looking for a comprehensive one that gets into the weeds a little.
i really want to learn to make characters from scratch incase these addons are high priced or not available anymore
I just realized your characters look a lot like you.
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I know what im going to do today..
what a bad time to become video game artist. person I know with 20 years of experience are getting laid off. a video on how to get career out side video game industry as a character artist would be nice.
Let's goooo
can this work for 2d character artist? any tips on that?
Presentation makes a huge difference no matter what
@@artofjhill beside that part?
quick
My parents didn't want me to become an artist and pay for art school, so I learned anatomy copying comic books. DO NOT DO THAT. Most comic books have terrible anatomy. Don't copy mangas either, start with real anatomy and THEN stylize.
After making around 400 characters I'm still as bad at anatomy though.
we still using art station?
Best public art portfolio website for entertainment business. Literally everyone’s work I review for potential jobs is on there. So yes.
@@artofjhill Well not since the whole Ai thing happened. At least for illustrators.
when you pose in zbrush, would you pose the high res then retopologize it with the pose baked in, or would you pose the game ready model (at the end of the process)
You’d pose the game ready model at the end
Do you think AI will replace character artists in a few years?
I don’t know but I don’t think so
The demand for junior character artists has significantly decreased over the past few years. This trend is evident with a quick job search-junior positions are rarely posted anymore. Studios are increasingly developing in-house tools to speed up content creation, and with the rapid advancements in AI technology, these tools are becoming even more efficient. As a result, artists can now create game-ready characters much faster, which I believe will further reduce the demand for junior positions.
Breaking into the industry as a character artist was already challenging when the field was thriving; it required years of practice to reach a professional level. Today, the competition is even fiercer, as you'll be going up against seasoned senior artists who are at the top of their game.
@gevikshanazari9972 I never see any junior artist jobs anywhere. They always want senior artists with experience on a AAA title. Seems like a common thing in this industry in general, to me.
Where has artificial intelligence been able to produce characters? Some character producing sites work in the same way as editing characters in games. Maybe it can help with automatic tasks, but it cannot replace humans.
Would it kill you to crack a smile bro
Yes
@@artofjhill😭
hey J how is paying rent going on?
🙃
@@artofjhill really love your videos they teach me nothing with editing and those cool intros only to telling me just go practice .... But i mean its good for you right? ad revenue- selling courses and showing your portfolio for the 1000 time and people with no talent watch you and think you are some cool artist just because you did the art for b4b
What a world we live ... Right J????right? ???
Every video from J is an instant classic🤌 Thanks man!