The Ultimate Concept Art Career Guide

by 3dTotal Publishing (Editor)

Concept Art Career is a comprehensive guide to launching and evolving a career in the digital art industries, with helpful insights and advice from experienced freelance artists, industry professionals, and studios. Concept Art Career features top tips and articles that teach you how to create a winning portfolio, develop your social media presence, and handle the ups and downs of an art career. This guide is an essential tool for anyone wanting to develop a career as a professional concept artist, and for artists hoping to explore new career options or considering freelance work.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

Published January 2, 2018

About the author

Originally a digital artist’s resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard to review a book like that. The informations given are quite helpful, especially in imagining the mindset concept artists should have. It gives insight into different daily work schedules from the featured artist which was pretty interesting because they differed surprisingly a lot. I knew a bunch of the tips given already, but that's only because I frequently inform myself about that anyway.
Overall a nice and helpful collection of tips from business professionals

[alexander shay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Side note: I entered the exact ISBN of the copy I read, and while goodreads says the book is 288 pages, my copy is only 200. Don't know why my page counts are always so off from what goodreads says they are...

Anyway, I'm not looking for a career in concept art anymore, but back in high school I wanted to be a character artist for video games. So I was curious what a guide like this would contain, and I could even use it as knowledge should I ever create a character of my own that was in the field.
While it is a good basic guide and gives some tips from people working in the industry, it's not as specific as I (and I'm sure others) were hoping. The main takeaways are that you don't necessarily need college/university to get hired, you should make a point of having your own site, and a portfolio to bring with you places, put yourself out there and go to conventions... but while the people interviewed for the purpose of the book do work at specific companies (one even worked at Naughty Dog on Uncharted 3 and 4!) they don't all say how they got into the field. It's not an exact science of course, with hiring people possible over places like ArtStation and such... but I guess I expected more specifics from a book like this.

[Vanya Prodanova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Доста приятна книжка, но и очаквах да бъде такава, така че няма изненади.

Не става напълно ясно с какво точно се занимават concept artists, визирам като примери и малко по-подробна информация, но получаваш обща идея какво правят. Книгата е по-скоро да ти даде някаква основа и от там ако любопитството те хване, да направиш свое собствено проучване.

Както винаги ми беше много интересно да науча повече за конкретна креативна професия, но голяма част от информацията чудесно може да я приложиш към който и да си си харесал креативен път, защото някои неща са базисни и основа, без която няма как. Имаше чак насоки за писане на автобиография, което беше много странно, но и приятно.

Книгата наистина е чудесна като първа стъпка и хронологичните линии с ден от живота на различни concept artists ми бяха любими, но останах с усещането, че книгата доста се опита да тушира всъщност колко напрягаща и изискваща е работата и никъде нямаше информация за заплати и такива неща, което е може би най-важното и няма как да наречеш книгата ултимативен наръчник ако пропуснеш да говориш с конкретни суми.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the best guide for all who are interested in the concept artist career path. From those who have just become familiar; those who have no idea where to start, and even those already in the concept art industry who are looking for tips, tricks and resources to further their career.
I would honestly say that this guide is invaluable, and I have learnt so much from my first read. This is definitely staying close to me!

[Oscar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels more like a collection of articles than a book, but the directions on how to focus your portfolio as well as the daily routine of a professional artist do make for inspiring reading.

[Renata Candeias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really, really nice :)

[Erika Reyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read for those interested in the industry or those looking to make a lateral shift within the industry.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to keep on my shelf. There's lots of practical advice and professional concept artists featured in here. I will be returning to this book a lot.