Custom CAREER & PORTFOLIO STRATEGY KIT
Launching: August 5th, 2024 | Instructors: Clint and Diana Cearley | Duration: 7 sections (avg. 30 min. each)
THE FAST-FORWARD BUTTON FOR YOUR ART CAREER
While going through the step-by-step video presentations and supporting PDF guides full of examples, you'll put together a custom career and portfolio plan that aims to get you into the industry as soon as possible.
The Guide PDF will aid in assessing your skills, and prompt which direction to consider in regards to illustration vs concept art, and freelance vs in-house. The Illustration Projects and Concept Art Projects PDF's contain 700+ briefs to use as a framework for you to build an engaging and cohesive portfolio around.
We took the very best parts of the portfolio and career workshops and presentations that we’ve been hosting for the last 4 years, and combined, expanded, and streamlined them into one easy-to-follow kit.
Clickable Guide Questionnaire
400+ Concept Art briefs
300+ Illustration briefs
128 slides of the information covered in the videos
1-Page Custom Career Plan
3 THINGS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
1. GOAL
What are you aiming for?
Choosing too many targets, choosing no targets, and choosing impractical targets for your skills and experience will all cripple your progress. The video presentations and Guide questionnaire will direct you towards a specific goal that is in line with your skills and interest.
2. SKILLS
What skills do you need?
Not having the necessary skill for your goal is the biggest reason that keeps juniors from securing work. The kit will help you determine exactly what skills you need, at which stage of your career, and other Swatches courses are available to help you learn any you may be lacking.
3. IMAGES
What images for your portfolio?
Image selection for your portfolio is key. High rendering on off-market subjects will tank your chances the same way as low quality on highly-marketable subjects. The kit discusses this in-depth and includes 700+ briefs to choose from and build a portfolio around.
THE KIT PACKAGE
Most artists (even those out of college) go into their career blind; not understanding the industry, the skills and portfolio needed, or ever putting together a plan for their dream. The 7 videos will provide you the information you need about the industry and building a career so you can make informed decisions. The questionnaire in the Guide PDF will aid in assessing your skills, and prompt which direction to consider in regards to illustration vs concept art, and freelance vs in-house.
A career-stopping mistake many juniors make is that their portfolios are just an assortment of images they tossed together and called a portfolio, instead of being a purposefully created set of images intended to secure specific professional work. To address this, the Illustration Projects and Concept Art Projects PDF's contain 700+ briefs to use as a framework for you to build a cohesive portfolio around. The projects cover varying themes such as light-hearted fantasy, dark fantasy, mythological, science fiction, Lovecraftian, historical medieval, and more! The individual image outlines cover the standard subjects of characters, creatures/animals, props/items, vehicles, locations, and full scenes.
The Kit wraps up with a 1-Page Custom Plan PDF where you'll collect answers and choices throughout the process into a single page that will be your customized plan for building your skills, starting your portfolio, and reaching your goal project or client.
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The Instructors
EDUCATE YOURSELF.
MAKE A PLAN.
BUILD A PORTFOLIO.
BEGIN YOUR CAREER.
Important!
This kit is included as a bonus resource with ALL COURSES, self-study and with feedback. If you have purchased a course since April 25, 2024, then the kit material will be added to your existing course on launch day.
