Domo Origato

[jujubee]

"You're wondering who I am. Machine or Mannequin. With parts made in Japan. I am the modern man. I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin. My heart is human. My blood is boiling. My brain IBM.

The problem's plain to see. Too much technology. Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize."

-Styx '83, Mister Roboto...



I've also posted a very simple animation. It's my first and nothing special:

comments are welcome.
www.lunarstudio.com

[asango]

"intruder! intruder!"

haha. omg, is that the toy robot from the horribly cheesey 80's flick "loverboy"?

[jujubee]

heheh nope. Though now I kinda look at it it reminds me of that pizza movie you're refering to. I created it based on the new robot from SONY, called the Qrio. It's going to be part of a composition for a magazine on evolutionary technology.

[Psy]

jujubee, where do you get your jobs from?

[jujubee]

why, are you hiring? I'm unemployed. to clarify- someone else is going to take this model, probably strip it of all the mats, and tweak it for their composition.

[Psy]

oh, you and i are in the same boat then.

just seems like you have tons and tons of work from your job. seems that that is not the case.

[jujubee]

heh psy. well if you looked at my website, most of my previous jobs were production and print related- not necessarily graphics. I created all those images within the past two months- some of them were based on old 2d engineering diagrams I had worked on years ago. I've had a lot of clients in the past in regards to page production (quark production artist shitznat). and I kept accruing them through creative agencies- now contracts have expired and I get called up but I kinda want to escape that path if possible. it pays the bills but it can be rather boring...

much rather have a job doing this. more fun indeed! personally, we should all band together here on this forum and create one uber studio!!!

[3dform]

Where you from jujubee ?

robert

[jujubee]

New York originally.

Suprised noone has commented on any of these images yet!

[3dform]

Well, just asked because it's a nice image and becaues you said you are jobless.

Hm, a frend of me is living in NJ and working in NY. She is learning Max because her company want's her too. She says that job's are less good paid know but still there are a lot to find if you are good.

Well, I think it's all better then here in germany at the moment...

if I only could get a greencard...

robert

[alexcho]

arigato gosai e-mas

[Psy]

any chance you could help jujubee and me get in contact with her, i graduate in spring and have been looking all over the northeast coast for jobs with 3dsmax.

[jujubee]

3dform- I'd much rather come see Germany!

thanks for the compliment. I'm not nearly as good as some of you guys but hopefully with the help of this forum I can get there eventually. It's intimidating to post work in a forum. Some of your photorealistic and NPR work is very inspiring. And your tips and suggestions are remarkable.

As for the states, 3D on the East Coast is just not predominant. There's a few game studios and some advertising agencies (which utilize 3d) around the East but beyond that, nothing which stands out. It'll be a joy when a company hires me only to find out that I'm asking them to buy a new computer with Windows, Max, Vray, Power Booleans, Poser or RPC, Speedtree, and some HDRI catalogues... Let alone the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, and Dreamweaver... It's like asking them to buy a new Hyundai. How much is that price tag?!? They'll crap their pants.

To whomever is jobless- perhaps I can suggest some of my job-finding techniques here. I'm really not desperate for work as I have been mainly focusing on ironing out my portfolio these past few months as well as to better myself by learning some new technologies such as PHP and MySQL. It's hard to do that when you're working 9-5 and have a raging girlfriend to keep up with. When I do actually go to actively 'look', I'm not going to be all too worried (hopefully.)

As for finding the jobs, I think first and foremost it is mandatory to have a website with the URL right on your resume. I know so many employers that just toss out a resume if they don't see a link right at the top. There's just too many to look at and they'll get glossed over. When I freelanced at Atari, I saw over 300 resumes sent in just half a day. When I worked at a pertoleum engineering firm and we posted for another artist, I saw over 800 in one day! No one has the time to look at that stuff so you end up just tossing the ones that dont have a URL. Seriously, keep it down to one page. And try the postal service in conjunction with a cutesy letter and a spritz cologne/perfume- emails are so commonplace now that they don't stand out as much. Ideally you could also provide a demo reel presentation of your work- even if it's just a slideshow in VCD format. I did this with Stainlesssteelstudios and Rick Goodman (Age of Empires) walked right up to their door and slipped him a package. Kind brazen but they called me back later.

As for working on your own I believe you have to be somewhat krafty/gifted with marketing and style. Style/technique first and foremost. Also doesn't hurt to be personable, speedy, trustworthy, and reliable. Unfortunately I'm not much of a sales person. If you've got some serious cash and half the talent you can enter the various stock art arena, Directory of Illustrators ($2500 min.), and Communication Arts for example. That'll get you the publicity. You can also take advantage of all the free online galleries out there. The links never hurt. Try out webshots.com and smash that one and only Bryce user (though you're looking at some long-ass render times lol- take a peek if you don't believe me...) I've been dying to do that but have been too lazy. Then if you really want to do like some of the pros do- start directly contacting art buyers/directors at medium to large companies. Unfortunately, this entails alot of research. One company that takes care of this guesswork is Adbase. But it's awfully expensive for someone who is jobless or fresh out of college...

Here's another tactic/approach that I hadn't thought of until I seen someone do it with a pretty low skill level. My friend went on to to some volunteer non-profit websites and saw some organizations that needed artists for several projects. She wasn't working at the time and wanted to give back to society. Non-profit work always looks good on a resume plus it'll make you feel like a Saint. She's probably gotten more work down the road from having volunteered herself while unemployed.

Anyways I'll stop talking. Free advice is always good advice even if it's bad advice. Perhaps I just shooting myself in the foot by broadcasting some of my simple secretive war tactics. I just wanted to throw out some useful/helpful ideas out there to help out people in dire straights- God knows some of us really need it.