So what are most peoples job roles who use this forum?

Just what I needed, thanks for that.... Nice to see it used in that industry.

Hi there,

I am new to this forum so I apologies if this is in the wrong section

I have come to a stage in my career where I want to become a concept artist in the gaming industry. I have worked and studied in architecture and interior for the past 8 years... Now I need a change.

I already have good knowledge in sketch up, vray and photoshop. I would like to use these skills to help develop fanstasy environments for a portfolio to get into the industry. Just wondered if there any artists on this forum who do a smilar thing and could offer me advice and if I was to develop this portfolio will this help me get employed? I can also hand draw so should I do a mixture of the two along with photoshop touch ups.

My initial plan is maybe to concentrate on environments first then maybe go into characters later on.... Will this be beneficial?

Any help will be greatfull plus I live in the west midlands so any possible links or contacts in this area would be I even better!