WHATS HIRABLE?? Should an artist specialize or generalize??

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In my case becoming a generalist was the right move, for one because im giving my shot at indie game dev first. But also important: By generalizing i broad my skillset and also get to touch different disciplines within 3D space so i can know much better where i actually want to specialize down the road.

hound_of_justice

In the studios I'm in, the concept artists are tasked to design many things from characters to environments and even UI. So I think it's important to be decent in everything to stand out from your competitors. Once I had the oppurtunity to sit in with my Principal Artist and he was looking out for generalist portfolios too.

Jaaziar

Most important takeaway for me was focus in on what you love, but learn your tools... your environmental work is amazing, it's obvious the work you do can't be replicated easily. because I can see the love you put into your work and the vision you fill my soul with... It's important for the artist to pursue their hearts desire, so while everyone should generalize for the Job, I can't imagine their being an Artists that doesn't focus in on what they love and just makes whatever they are told... Kinda feel like the only people who do that are programmers who are forced to become artists as part of game design, and even they would probably specialize after awhile.

JohnnyThundr

Both imo, an artists needs to be flexible especially in a production environment. However if there is a certain area that the artist is skilled in, it doesn't hurt to become an expert.

grimsonforce

oh this was super helpful! For me I just love every facet of art and i literally cannot decide where my true identity lies. That being said, in this industry climate which im hearing has all but crashed into the mud, If we do tend to start out as generalists, i feel like trying to immediately pigeon hole yourself based on what your dream studio job would want is perhaps a luxury that cannot be afforded, and i find myself trying to seek out whatever is currently the most in demand of artists (within my general spectrum of expertise/enjoyment) and trying to cater my work towards that. From this video, i gather that environment stuff is in greater demand over characters and so this is where im currently trying to lean more towards as i feel its like this is the case too.

sum

Get good fundamentals so you can do anything. Then specialize in some areas and branch off as you get more skilled in your core areas. With AI, being a specialist will make you way more vulnerable.

solarmkarus

I seriously appreciate the advice you gave in this video. I have been struggling with whether or not to be a generalist or character artist at this point in my development and this really helped me make a decision. It was exactly the kind of advice I have been needing at this moment.

toad

As a generalist, what’s the line between a portfolio showcasing skill in many things and a portfolio that looks unfocused? Curious about the best way to organize a generalist portfolio that has multiple styles and subjects

PalomaMcClain

I work as a carpenter by day, artist in my (limited) spare time.

In the trades, specializing helps you do the same thing every day, and you become very valuable to a general contractor (art director?)

If you are generalized, you can cover more diverse opportunities but that means learning more and quality of work can potentially suffer if you dont fully understand the job.

Both get work, but specialization helps you really dial in. We are a general contractor, so we hire subtrades that are specialists for the tasks we don't necessarily have the manpower / skills for.

So really, i think it depends on if you want varied work, or the same work.

Thanks for this video Tyler, you have a great perspective and knowledge base that i appreciate 🙏

nitefly

Thank you a lot man. Your talks are very inspiring. 💙

mahdichime

Generalist, become an expert in one thing, ideally the thing you really love. But also show you can be adaptable and are able to contribute in other areas too!

zinzolin

In my experience most companies won't take an expert in one field unless he fits in a very specific niche they need. They prefer people that know several things to move around, because work is pretty dynamic. If you want to stay long term that is, some people prefer to get hired per project.

arcbrush

Awesome, just the video i need at my stage, right now i am stuck on whether to do environment or character, been drawing characters for 7 years, and i think im fairly good at it now, but i fell in love with environment after seeing many works, especially scifi and aw inspiring works, the colors, the mood! But having done character for that long i know that it will require a long long time to master it or at least get decent at it and i dont wanna half ass it. So i was sticking with character, but now i think i will try out environment again.

aelion

Great video ! i think generalist is good for start - maybe you dont have to make characters and enviros but for example make environments and props and weapons or hardsurface - if you like it and the same opposite, also i agree fundamental skills is a must and in my opinion 3d is must have skill now - you dont have to be 3d artist but it is great to speed up and you can than overpaint it or not , but its great to know how to kitbash, basic rendering and make your assets ! 🤟😃

janrozanski

Both! generalist. Love to draw characters! But was great at doing concept art for landscape and cities. I remember being forced to change team, cause i was the second only talented person to draw cities, with precision, without using any ruler! Went from a team of cray animators with loads of fun. To an office of two, with lot of work hahaha

eestiny