Are there too many 3d artists out there?

[sifu]

There seems to be a flood of people jumping into 3D?

Im just worried about getting a job? What do you guys think.

will we all get jobs??? =(

[ozz-2005]

are there too many webpage designers?..
same question...thing is..if your good..you shouldnt worry about it...make a web page with your work on it..perhaps you can enter some work into some contests and or into galleries...this will at least put you on a map...then if people like your work theyll go to your webpage...( perhaps even an employer..?..) there are many ways of getting a job..2 weeks ago some guy was making a scene of a building and when he lit the scene he had jaggy shadows...(he fixed the problem in the end)..but he put his problem on a forum and guess what...some employer dude was looking for lighting artists ..stumbled upon the guys work and offered the guy a job.

there are many people that are trying to brake into the industry...a lot of them also give up...
instead of worrying you could be spending quality time refining your demoreel..

heres something to cheer you up

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-M-K-

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[maos52]

You spoke my mind ambient...

[mestela]

I'll just add my 'me too' to this thread.

If it were a numbers game, then no studio would be hiring, as they'd have plenty of fresh graduates from any given 3d school to pick from.

However just about _every_ studio I know of is desperate for talent, yet can't find anyone. Having a diploma from the [insert name] school of 3d and a maya t-shirt does NOT get you a job, yet that's what 99% of the 3d animation community seems to believe.

Having a reel that doesn't suck will get you a job, simple. Doesn't even have to be drop dead killer, just not sucky. Don't worry, if you're driven, you'll find work.

-matt

[dwm]

Because the barriers to entry are pretty low these days (any windows 2000 machine with a geforce 1 can run Maya well) I think there's a lot of people out there who are trying to make it in the industry. Unfourtunatley I find that most people make the mistake of believing that knowledge of a 3D app will get you a job. We get tons of demo reels at work, and by and large most of them suck. What employers look for is a good eye, and a strong artistic sense, and the majority of people don't have this. People model how they draw. If you can draw well, your models will look good it's as simple as that. The market is flooded with 3D 'artists' who might know how to push a few buttons, but really can't make anything look GOOD. My advice is to take the time to go through a formal art program first, find out if you have any talent, then consider moving into a new medium - CG. Then watch the doors open...

Just my thoughts.