Tips For A Creative Career
This was my talk for EGX 2023 about how to get into games art and how to have a long creative career.Feel free to watch this talk or just scroll down and look at my huge list of resources that will hopefully help you into games art.
This is a collection of the best resources for getting into the games industry. These are the industries biggest supporters with everything from mentorship programs to portfolio websites to apprenticeships to scholarships all wrapped up and ready to help you!
If you're thinking about university I really recommend you check out The Rookies university rankings, and the screen skills website to help guide you in choosing the right Uni course for you!
Wanting to do some self led learning?
I really recommend the following courses, starting with free tutorials on art station learning, before moving on the paid courses.In my opinion once you've got the basic skills from free tutorials moving on to a subscription service will give you the best value for money for the amount of quality education,
Free Online Learning Resources:
Budget Online Learning Resources:
Subscription Learning Resources:
Pricey Learning Resources:
Two maps of all the games studios in the UK and Worldwide
Jobs boards that specifically cater to games artists.
Recruitment agencies that specifically cater to games artists.
Free Mentorship Schemes
Paid Mentorship Directly From Artists
A host of other opportunities to enter the games industry.
The Two unions that support games workers in the UK:
Some Great Games events in the UK and EU