[Irina's application]

will do so ASAP. i am also going to be out of town until around august 20th, so i apologize in advance if i don't reply before then.

[Irina's application]

hey everyone, i'm just checking to see how my application review is going.

 

cheerio!

[Irina's application]

aha, so that's how you quote. brilliant. I'm checking out the Theif series right now, darkness_falls gave me the link.

 

If you are interested to learn modelling as well, that would also be a big bonus. Good drawing skills are quite helpfull for this because you can do your own concepts then and work from them. But I guess learning how to do textures might be a good start and give you a basic insight as to the needs of a game.

sure! I'm interested in learning anything.

[Irina's application]

Sadly, I have neither Photoshop nor a Wacom tablet, my friend has suggested it and I think I will look into them. Thanks a lot for the advice, it's great to know that people have been in my mindset and situation before - and gotten out of it successfully and trust me, your tips are quite useful, especially about "internalizing" what I'm drawing (wow!). I will check out the Thief concept art ASAP.

[Irina's application]

hello everyone! sorry for not replying sooner. thank you for the comments. let's see (apologize again, i have yet to figure out how to quote...):

1. The question though is, can you create textures? -sparhawk

-Yes, the thing is I can paint and draw very realistically; this goes for people, scenery, and inanimate objects or buildings. So I believe I could do any texture you throw at me decently.

 

2. Are you good with interior design (of all kinds from fancy and posh to ancient dust covered and crumbling)? -sneaksiedave

-Actually I've never done those, but again, I think I could recreate anything from furniture to windows to weird lighting as long as I have a reference to start from.

 

3. How are you at architectural drawing? -Springheel

-I haven't done loads of architectural drawing but I've been doodling in class and I can do perspective quite well. I think the main thing is that I need practice stretching my imagination so that I can think of, create and draw crazy/awesome buildings or other architectural things.

 

4. Irina, can you tell us what work you had in mind, which skills you want to learn/improve to help us here? -sparhawk

-Work in mind: concept art, character design, interiors, and architectural designs. As cheesy as this sounds, I just want to learn how to improve my imagination.

 

5. Did you make any or all of those drawings up on your own, Irina, or were you looking at photographs/people when you drew them? -Darkness_falls

-These were from photographs, another reason I want to learn how to pull amazing things out of my head. I feel very limited by working only from photographs.

 

In general, I'm here because though I can draw and paint very realistically and recreate anything in front of me, I really would like to learn how to simply think of something and then draw it. I feel like I'm at a huge dead-end because I can't create...I can only reproduce. Like a copy machine.

 

I know that my skills are pretty basic, but I'm sure that with a few instructions I'd be able to learn how to use and manipulate computer programs or whatever else is necessary.

 

So that's about it. I think that working collaboratively with a group like this would be great for helping me improve my artwork and pumping out ideas.

 

Thanks for all the feedback! Hope this helps.

 

-irina

[Irina's application]

Hello, I'm a high school art student and I came across your website. I'm looking for ways to expand my art education and being a part of the team seems like a great way to do just that. I haven't had much training in purely concept art or design per se, but I have almost all the traditional art foundations down such as color, texture, shading, perspective, etc. to name a few and I have great drawing skills. As of now I mainly draw and paint realistically, here are a few samples of my work:

 

 

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs10/300W/i/20..._halcyonire.jpg

I know this probably isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I think that with a little direction and instructions I could definitely direct my versatile skills into any area that might be needing another team member.

 

Thanks a lot for your time in looking at this!