Quick TIps | Creating a professional Portfolio for Illustration and Concept Art

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Hey everyone! This was a topic brought up alot by viewers on the stream and I wanted to atleast get a few broad ideas across. They may seem pretty basic but I see alot of portfolios come across my desk that don't follow a few simple things. In this era, almost all portfolios are digital and sent to someone online.
I hope any of it can help you take a look at your own, and possibly improve it some! :)
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@UmouMais 5 жыл бұрын

thank you Dave! I've recently discovered you through your artstation portfolio and now I'm a big fan of your art. I'd love to hear more from you about the market and working for big companies... thanks a lot once again and I love your art and style! Best regards

@lukeh143 5 жыл бұрын

This video made me finally post my first piece to my artstation account. Thank you Dave!

@castoniatk439 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, Dave !!

@neoncartoon35 5 жыл бұрын

Was really helpful thanks Dave.

@vanessatiziani71 5 жыл бұрын

thank you dave! i really appreciate your help and kindness. I discovered you through crowfall and got a big fan. You gave me inspiration and motivation to work on my own art. You are my art-related idol. Sadly i can't watch your stream cause usually it is about 4 am at my place :/ but i'm looking forward to every video you will upload.

@LeonWWWWW 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful facial expression on the thumbnail haha as always very helpful, hope to be able to watch your stream again one day :) I've been recommending your tutorials all over my facebook groups I'm in^^

@bobbyrebholz2183 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, I remember seeing this the week you posted it. I wrote down the notes on a post-it and stuck it to my monitor. Because of the constant reminder, I landed gigs with Netflix, Netease and other big names. Thank you.

@kristanbenson803 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome - thanks man!

@adl7137 5 жыл бұрын

How would you present your portfolio when applying to multiple companies with different styles? For example Blizzard vs Wizards of the Coast - there's definitely overlap, but not really sure if I should create new art that is tailored to one or the other - or do a blend of sorts.

@j0ca1995 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Dave!

@samiarts7589 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@Njm55 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you❤

@naveenephraim324 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@hughdidit 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. Thanks for your tutorials. I get a lot out of them. A Question about Artstation. Do you recommend having multiple pieces under one image or just a single image for each at the top level (so nothing is hidden or has to be drilled down into)? Thanks.

@bogdanene-doghitoiu 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave! First of all thanks so much for all the work you've been putting here on youtube and on twitch, it is very inspiring and helpful. What is your advice for people who aim to work on some of the bigger projects in the industry but their skill level isn't quite there yet? Should they send sample work just in case they might respond with some feedback or try to get their attention via uploading to ArtStation, and hope to get feedback that way?

@sayanskywolf13 5 жыл бұрын

wooooh love this, i was just thinking about making one thanks dave

@jeremy.mccarter 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Dave. I've been primarily doing graphic design in the past. Recently I've been taking my notes and sketches for a personal project which is more in the realm of concept design. As you can imagine there's a technical barrier while learning the new software evolved. Even if the design is solid, the images are still quite rough in presentation. Would you suggest not presenting the work publicly, until I have something more polished? OR is it a good idea to just show where I'm at then cull posts as your work improves as you said in the video?

@micveyo8968 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use disney/dc/marvel inspired works?

@Harbinger_ua 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, Dave. Thank you for the video. I have a question. What would you recommend to increase visibility of my artworks on Artstation. It makes no sense to me that I can get hundreds of views with simple prop art and at the same time barely make double digits with more complex scenery or concept art. And I'm not talking about likes - I'm pretty neutral about that. So it feels like any of my new art is only visible for the first 10 mins or so while it still is on top of the 'latest' page and then it get's covered by other pieces and there's no way for others to see it and potentially like it to bump it up on the 'trending' page. And if I don't have like 1k followers I can't count on that either. I know some artists just spam comments of well known artists with stuff like 'check out my gallery' and such, but I don't want to go that rout. Maybe you have some other solution. Thank you.

@diavik5200 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for the video, the first tip was the most helpful to me! I would like to ask you a question. You recommend using ArtStation and you've also mentioned that it's best suitable for finished art pieces, how do I include sketches, breakdowns, etc? The university I want to go to has a list of things they want to see in the student's portfolio's. Do I add them in the same post as polished pieces? Will they find them there? Or do I simply post them separately as they ask? It may be a little off the subject, since the video is about applying for a job but I failed to find the answer anywhere. Thanks in regards!

@timk7508 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave, would you include more design breakdowns in your portfolio that you send to studios? On your Artstation profile I see a lot of flashy nice stuff, but not so much of the exploration stuff like silhouettes, sketches, variations and so on. Thank you for the videos!

@sporemound2475 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dwave Gweco

@invis6965 5 жыл бұрын

Think you can go over rendering different materials like metal?

@badashanshenma9331 5 жыл бұрын

COOL

@RedGinger6 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I've heard it's better to show the "portfolio" website on Artstation, rather than the regular one. You can play with the website builder and change the layout of the site a bit, so that the images would be shown as their regular format(vertical/horizontal). Opening every single artwork on the regular site or judging it by the square crop can scare off a lot of ppl:) Dave, would you consider making a portfolio review ?:) Have a great day!

@Najebanski 5 жыл бұрын

You already have some great work there! I just became your 900th follower :P

@wiqxas 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, thank you so much for those advices ! I haven't find my own style yet, so I've a little question : What shoult I put in my portfolio if I don't target any special company ? I mean, if I like to draw many styles, and I don't realy care if a company wants me to draw this or this style. Should I show everything, should I group artworks by style, should I show each style on a different plateform, or should I just put the most popular style ? ^^

@rachsamiebun4706 3 жыл бұрын

It's been 2 years but please answer this question 😭

@wiqxas 3 жыл бұрын

@@rachsamiebun4706 After all this time I found some responses that, I hope, will help you ^^ Nowadays I think the most important is to show your best work and keep consistency in your portfolio. If you have many styles, show them all only if you are as good in everyone of them. If you aren't, just show the ones in which you are the best. And also, there is very few artists who are insane in a large range of styles. Generaly, with time, we find one style and some process we are more confortable with and we just get more pleasure with it. Finding your own style means that you need, firstly, to have very good basics in art. Then, time will do the job ;) Those 2 videos talk about this kind of things, so be sure to check it :) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLSnYLh3tKy2k2w.html - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/it92gtRp0c_Dn3U.html

@rachsamiebun4706 3 жыл бұрын

@@wiqxas thank you so much, truly I appreciate it! I will get to practicing much as I can to improve on my skills.

@streeker007 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I have been told by my teachers that you shouldn't add artwork that has characters from preexisting tv shows or comics etc. in your portfolio. I noticed that you have a digital painting of Samus in yours, so I am wondering when is it acceptable to add such paintings in a portfolio? Do all paintings in a portfolio have to be 100% original works?

@itsyaboinadia 3 жыл бұрын

in a vid by trent kaniuga, he mentions that for some companies it could be helpful to demonstrate that you understand their style and can draw it really well, so for that case it might be good to redraw some existing characters kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLd9pbmc3LaYhaM.html

@JuwanBuchanan 3 жыл бұрын

Dont listen to teachers. They're dumb as shit. Most companies especially DC and Marvel dig fanart of prexisting characters, especially if you have a unique take of that character.

@An.Unsought.Thought 2 жыл бұрын

@@JuwanBuchanan Yes, but it is important to note that your portfolio should still be focused. If you were applying to Insomniac for an upcoming game, then yeah concept art of those pre-existing Marvel characters (like Wolverine for the upcoming Wolverine game) could really help. But for other companies like Blizzard, the style is most important. They already have their current day characters designed and implemented in the game. Doing different skins or outfits for those characters could still be helpful. But its probably more helpful to show that you can make new characters of a corresponding WoW race, in the stylized Blizzard style. So it definitely depends on the situation.

@Sohasorouri 2 жыл бұрын

Fan arts are actually quite essential. No matter how professional you are seeing how an artist recreates a preexisting character gives you a lot more insight on their capability. Many artists are only good when working on their own characters and that can be a real problem when working for a studio that requires you to do something different. Producers need to avoid that kind of error as much as possible so fan arts can actually help them a lot with deciding who they want to hire.

@endless_dreamer_ 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! I have a question. Is this only specifically for digital art? I do surreal photography but also do some digital art. Will this platform be good for this? Also will be be great for someone (not a pro) to start with?

@Katchdraws 5 жыл бұрын

ARG I was looking forward to portfolio reviews and then i totally missed it x_x RIP

@aero-sumit2056 3 жыл бұрын

hello dave, i have a question. i have bunch of works that includes illustration, concepts characters etc. my question when i have many finished pieces of concepts that ar eyecandy in nature and some technical works such as turntables, sketches etc which looks ugly in terms of presentation. wht shoiuld i do? because both are important. please reply. thanks

@gabriela9044 4 жыл бұрын

So does that mean I should use something like Instagram to archive cut pieces/ upload art that I created but isn't on the level of my portfolio?

@Nic762 2 жыл бұрын

When I want to apply to an art school for character design/game artist etc. do I have to do different art styles in my portfolio or can I stick to my art style and improve in that ?😅

@TheGombino 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like you never check out your notifications and messages on Artstation ahahah

@saiyajingengar1811 5 жыл бұрын

Would traditional artists who apply into the industry be lower than someone who is digital?

@Solaxe 5 жыл бұрын

Probably. Concept art requires you to draw efficiently and share ideas and change them quickly and on the fly (for example color palettes, textures). You can't do that with traditional media

@cathychats 3 жыл бұрын

Is it only for professional artists and concept art?

@astrobirds3679 3 жыл бұрын

How much should I charge per piece??

@StarlightAkari 4 жыл бұрын

How can we tailor our work for certain companies if we present our portfolio on ArtStation that’s being shared to multiple companies when applying to jobs?

@DaveGreco 4 жыл бұрын

This is actually a great question. And something I have to think about going forward.. as we start to use more broad website portfolios.. instead of printed ones we present. I think we can tailor our artstation portfolio as well, with some small branching out of other styles. You can show your diversity, while there is a clear look your own style. I think this deserves some more diving into and one I definately think we should take a look at.

@StarlightAkari 4 жыл бұрын

@@DaveGreco Thank you so much for replying as this is actually something I've been thinking about for a while now. For example, I love vis dev feature film work and game concept art. If I apply to Disney and Blizzard, I definitely need two portfolios. Yet these days, many job applications I've looked at want to see portfolio sites only, and not a PDF of your work. I agree that ArtStation is a fantastic site to use and would love to talk more about it sometime if you'd like. I'd be very interested if you decide to make a video at some point discussing this semi-contradiction as well!

@natesdraws2533 5 жыл бұрын

Yo so like, I understand being "good enough" is just poor mentality, but realistically a better question would be "am I fast enough?" Cause Ive only been drawing for about a year and i can probably clean some stuff up. Ive only been drawing and i dont know how to render quite just yet, but if i were to make a finished art piece id probably take a few days to even render out a character design hmmm...

@Solaxe 5 жыл бұрын

the thing is do you want to be an illustrator or a concept artist

@calebgroncki6045 6 ай бұрын

“You’re going to be judged on your worst piece.”

@sacredgold2339 5 жыл бұрын

Do you want to do illustration work for children's books? ;)

@joecooper8527 4 жыл бұрын

Never knew artstation was a thing.

@un3ownarts565 5 жыл бұрын

Which art school did you go to?

@Solaxe 5 жыл бұрын

none

@un3ownarts565 5 жыл бұрын

didnt he say he graduated from some art school or class?

@LordCharlesStickEm 5 жыл бұрын

He went to Ringling

@flline1379 4 жыл бұрын

ohpoorromeo my artstation - check my works plz

@Hadoken. 4 жыл бұрын

Some advice here is good within certain parameters, but at the same time this exposes a few ridiculous realities that are more a result of artists being slave-like pussies rather than creative and ballsy individuals. One’s ability to grasp and apply the fundamentals with consistency ought to be enough. This logic that one ought to be dickriding Wizards of the Coast or Blizzard doesn’t do good to anyone but these companies, because this guarantees them they are getting imbeciles that want to be slaves for them rather than professionals to do work for them. As a result these artists don’t develop their individuality, especially within the company, are more dependent on working for their chosen company because what are they gonna do if they are fired, and lastly all they can do when they are 100% the same as anyone else within the company is be good yes-men kissing the boss’s ass hoping that will get the raise or promotion instead of the skills. Think about it. How often do you see Blizzard posting they need entry level artists? It’s always mid or senior artists and art directors. Are we supposed to believe they have no one willing to take up the job who is also in the company, knows the ropes, the style and the people? Of course not, but how can anyone trust to one of their internal staff a job of this type when they are all indiscernible? This corporatist logic applied to the very last has also resulted in all games and movies looking the same, because you no longer have artists who are individuals looking to work as professionals with their own voice, but fans of products who want to slave over them and create fan fiction. So, despite the advise being solid, I think it’s high time younger artists take different advice.