Guild Wars 2

Hello.

I feel a little shy asking, but I really want to improve my work and tenure it to place that I’d like to work at. And obviously, being an avid lover of this game so much I went back to play Guild Wars 1 just to fill in on the lore, I want to try my hand at applying at Arena Net.

However, my style is very different, though I feel with some practice and brushes for photoshop, I could start my path towards a career at Arena Net? I have my bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation.. but what now? What else can I do? A paper won’t speak for itself! I have to prove it!

I definitely have a lot of questions and concerns… but I really would like to attempt this goal. Do you have any tips for me? What I should work my portfolio out to? What I should try to put in? Tips for how you create work for Guild Wars 2? Anything to help me out?

My most recent completed work can be seen here: Rin’s Deviantart

Sketches and other shenanigans related to GW2 on tumblr: Rin’s Tumblr

Portfolio Website: Chamille’s Art

Thank you so much for your time. Sorry about asking this on the forum, but I’m not sure where else to go! I’m just looking for pointers, ANY pointers, to get me started in the right direction!

Is that your work Rin? Wow, that is really good! I can’t give any tips or advice on Art since I’m no pro but I can at the very least compliment and admire your work. It’s really good.

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/jobs/

My gift to you, OP. I’ll remember this day when I see your lovely art in game. c:

Eep! Thanks guys! .///. I appreciate it! and Seven, I saw! That’s why I’m asking! I’m working on fixing up my portfolio and working towards a good application to ANET

Thank you guys! ^__^

Rin.8035:

Eep! Thanks guys! .///. I appreciate it! and Seven, I saw! That’s why I’m asking! I’m working on fixing up my portfolio and working towards a good application to ANET

Thank you guys! ^__^

I don’t know if you know, but you can sell character art for gold in the community creations forums. You should look into that, because if you’re reasonable, people will gladly pay.~

Apparently the only open position in the art team is an “art production manager” and they require you to have at least 5 years of working experience. =(

Anyways, your drawings are awesome.

That’s amazing, please send that to me when it’s coloured so I can wallpaper it

There was an art livestream by Anet. Maybe you can glean something from it.

I don’t know about ANet, but this level of skill ought to guarantee you work somewhere.

I don’t know how you “sell” yourself in the game industry, honestly, but my best hunch would be to start contacting lower-tier or indie studios that are just starting to work on their next game, get that experience under your belt, then try again with the AAA’s.