My childhood was pretty much what you described. I have very same desire to build something. Personally for me 3D was escape from reality where I could spend time building my own worlds which later translated to game development.
Glad you did this. You mentioned it Saturday, but didn't think you'd be on it so quickly. I'd be very interested in your interviewing artists from different types of markets in 3D
You should NEVER work for free. This is a bad bad idea. The only time it makes sense is a passion project, or a charity. It will NOT get most people's career started, but it will make you look cheap in all senses to everyone you interact with. The more a client pays for work the more invested they are in respecting you.
This is so motivational for me. Been so lost lately. Almost done with my BA in 3D-Graphics now, and I've been like "wtf am I gonna do now". Anyway... your videos and information truly motivates to keep the grind going!
Great debut, Arthur. Wearing so many hats as a small business can be daunting at first, but the freedom and the mindset you get from that is definitely worth it. I'm on this same game of 3D product trailers, and you gave me some nice tips via IG's dm some months ago. I wish you success, more renders, and more podcast episodes!
People often ask me the same, and it is a sensitive topic. I swear everything you say, matches what I would say. So thanks a lot! Gave me confidence. The best short suggestion I have is: work for free in the best studio you can find. Do that for 3-6 months. After that you should be able to freelance for them after leaving. From there on follow pretty much everything in this Video.
@@V-95K either side jobs, or before hand you save up. Also you can try to make your daily life as cheap as possible. Also you could try to do a deal where you get like 400€ per mounth. Depends. But don’t mix up learning and money. The free work part is all about learning and investing into your future. The money part can come from anywhere. At the time I was working in a print shop, call center, I was fixing roofs, changing the heater terminator in apartments, folding shirts in a skate shop and more. I even recorded voice overs in my basement. I did anything that made money. This way I was able to focus on learning and investing into my future without any money distraction. I hope that helps
Dedicating a podcast episode to year end taxes, workers comp, operating expenses, and other hidden cost would be the responsible thing to do. It's very easy to end up owing the IRS when freelancing.
freelanced for a few years around 8 years ago, clients came naturally. Just lost my job at the studio I've been working for 6 years now as it just closed down, time to find some new clients argh.
These days you can get a laptop equivalent to my workstation excluding the multi GPU factor. You can use your original workstation as a render farm for long distance on the final renders.
Thank you Arthur. Really useful, just start to switch the career. This gives me some confident. Really appreciate it. Look forward for more content like this. Cheers
Important industry issue at 8min. Even if you have a good mix of 2D and 3D material, clients tend to put you in the box they first hired you for. It's just a part of how people think. I'm sure there is a way around it, but I haven't figured it out.
Hi everyone, Do you any twitch streamers that are doing freelance work or talking about freelance work in 3D? Any design long-form sessions? Something like a Blender session or a Photoshop session that was useful for you? If not, any long-form honest audio or video materials about design freelancing? RUclips streams or podcast episodes that have impacted the way you see business finding ? The reason I'm asking this question here is because the search engine on twitch is not well optimized for finding topic-specific content and I know there is good content over there. Any resource/link/idea would help.
Hi Arthur, thanks alot. Please I need your advice. I want to suggest to a company to help them with a 3d design for their product, how do I approach them and not look desperate...
You said you were massively into Gaming, how did you break the 24/7 time waste of spending too much time on games and actually get work done, especially if you are already working during the day? I finish a day and just feel like relaxing and personally although I do love animation it's not the most relaxing activity?
Find ways of replacing the gaming habit. I realized those gaming hours were being evaporated and going nowhere so I found others things I was interested in i.e dating, business, travel and I found people in the top of those areas and befriended them. Achieving those things became a lot more of a high that playing games. I still play games when I've got nothing to do knowing those hours I'll never get back, but It's not an addiction or habit anymore, and I often find I get bored and would rather find "work" to do just because I find it so interesting and I know I'm building towards things that will affect my future as apposed to a level in a game.
@@ArthurWhitehead thanks for the answer, having to come to terms with having a gaming addiction. Finding the will to learn c4d is hard coming from solidworks 😅
It could be nice if there was some time-lapse drawings instead of black screen for this long video. Thank you tho. I won't give a dislike just for that.
what?? how ??? what is your laptop that you bring with u around the world???? i can't even work with my 1000$ laptop xD ... i need a desktop to work on high poly work though .... can i know how u do that?
My childhood was pretty much what you described. I have very same desire to build something. Personally for me 3D was escape from reality where I could spend time building my own worlds which later translated to game development.
Glad you did this. You mentioned it Saturday, but didn't think you'd be on it so quickly. I'd be very interested in your interviewing artists from different types of markets in 3D
Yeah seems like a lot of people want that too
You should NEVER work for free. This is a bad bad idea. The only time it makes sense is a passion project, or a charity. It will NOT get most people's career started, but it will make you look cheap in all senses to everyone you interact with. The more a client pays for work the more invested they are in respecting you.
This is so motivational for me. Been so lost lately. Almost done with my BA in 3D-Graphics now, and I've been like "wtf am I gonna do now". Anyway... your videos and information truly motivates to keep the grind going!
Make something happen :)
Would really like you to interview other 3d artist ...
Really appreciate your advice...
This podcast was great 👍
I've been following your work since a long time now, and it was really interesting to listen to your thoughts about this subject, thanks !
Great debut, Arthur. Wearing so many hats as a small business can be daunting at first, but the freedom and the mindset you get from that is definitely worth it. I'm on this same game of 3D product trailers, and you gave me some nice tips via IG's dm some months ago. I wish you success, more renders, and more podcast episodes!
People often ask me the same, and it is a sensitive topic. I swear everything you say, matches what I would say. So thanks a lot! Gave me confidence.
The best short suggestion I have is: work for free in the best studio you can find. Do that for 3-6 months. After that you should be able to freelance for them after leaving. From there on follow pretty much everything in this Video.
But where can I get money from while working 3-6 months for free?
@@V-95K either side jobs, or before hand you save up. Also you can try to make your daily life as cheap as possible. Also you could try to do a deal where you get like 400€ per mounth. Depends.
But don’t mix up learning and money. The free work part is all about learning and investing into your future. The money part can come from anywhere. At the time I was working in a print shop, call center, I was fixing roofs, changing the heater terminator in apartments, folding shirts in a skate shop and more. I even recorded voice overs in my basement. I did anything that made money. This way I was able to focus on learning and investing into my future without any money distraction. I hope that helps
30 minutes podcast is ideal for. Please keep it, don't be too long.
I mean ideal for me.
Dedicating a podcast episode to year end taxes, workers comp, operating expenses, and other hidden cost would be the responsible thing to do. It's very easy to end up owing the IRS when freelancing.
freelanced for a few years around 8 years ago, clients came naturally. Just lost my job at the studio I've been working for 6 years now as it just closed down, time to find some new clients argh.
Welcome to the wild west
@@ArthurWhitehead welcome back*
Thank you Arthur. Was puzzled which way I should go? Now it's clear which sector I Should work on and how.
Great tips, thank you Arthur!
How do you travel with a workstation powerful enough for 3d? What's your regular setup while traveling please?
These days you can get a laptop equivalent to my workstation excluding the multi GPU factor. You can use your original workstation as a render farm for long distance on the final renders.
@@ArthurWhitehead Glad to hear another artist succeeding with freelancing while travelling!
Thank you so much for putting this together. I enjoyed the genuine and down to earth talk. Looking forward to the next one. Liked and subscribed.
I'm really looking forward to watching more of your podcasts! It's really helpful!
Thank you Arthur. Really useful, just start to switch the career. This gives me some confident. Really appreciate it. Look forward for more content like this. Cheers
What 3D software are you using and what would you recommend learning in terms of most rewarding and worth the investment
very insightful!! hopefully you can make more episodes
Such a lucky find coming across your channel and to hear you are also from SA :)
Please continue doing this - awesome content so far.
Please Please Please do more the podcast more often. Really love this...
Would really like you to interview other 3d artist 🙏🙏
thank you man really loved this, keep up ... can you talk about how to price projects next :)
Super helpful ! Thank you so much for the advice ❤🙏
Really great vid man, you're inspiring to me
Great tips on this. Waiting for the next episode
13:11 SO PAINFULLY TRUE
have u ever told client to change or delete some in the script because its hard to be done ?
Important industry issue at 8min. Even if you have a good mix of 2D and 3D material, clients tend to put you in the box they first hired you for. It's just a part of how people think. I'm sure there is a way around it, but I haven't figured it out.
Thank you, really from the bottom of my heart ❤️
You're a big inspiration. Thanks for your time investment
thanks for sharing your experience, you're so amazing
Hi everyone,
Do you any twitch streamers that are doing freelance work or talking about freelance work in 3D? Any design long-form sessions? Something like a Blender session or a Photoshop session that was useful for you?
If not, any long-form honest audio or video materials about design freelancing? RUclips streams or podcast episodes that have impacted the way you see business finding ?
The reason I'm asking this question here is because the search engine on twitch is not well optimized for finding topic-specific content and I know there is good content over there.
Any resource/link/idea would help.
Where can we find "The Future" channel you mentioned?
Give us more content ...i really love ur works ...really nice podcast keep doing it please♥️
Thank you :)
Brilliant. Thanks mate!!
Godamn I literally just clicked publish
Damn, beat me to it hahha
Very inspiring, thanks Arthur
Woah this idea is so good!
Please do more podcast
Amazing talk very useful thanks
Bro, this is beyond awesome !!!
Thanks broski
Why aren't you on IG?
And yes I am interested in ur podcasts 👍🏼
Nice one my friend, enlightening.
How was the bali trip? Awesome podcast.
as you are a digital nomad do you do 3d animation on laptop or carry your pc
Hi Arthur. Do you have any experience with agencies?
Hi Arthur, thanks alot. Please I need your advice. I want to suggest to a company to help them with a 3d design for their product, how do I approach them and not look desperate...
I'm super interested in specializing myself in title designs, but besides studios/agencies what kind of clients are possible for me to contact?
Is this podcast on Spotify?
Please i can't find this podcast in your Apple podcast
Really cool intro sound ....
Where can it be found
You said you were massively into Gaming, how did you break the 24/7 time waste of spending too much time on games and actually get work done, especially if you are already working during the day? I finish a day and just feel like relaxing and personally although I do love animation it's not the most relaxing activity?
Find ways of replacing the gaming habit. I realized those gaming hours were being evaporated and going nowhere so I found others things I was interested in i.e dating, business, travel and I found people in the top of those areas and befriended them. Achieving those things became a lot more of a high that playing games. I still play games when I've got nothing to do knowing those hours I'll never get back, but It's not an addiction or habit anymore, and I often find I get bored and would rather find "work" to do just because I find it so interesting and I know I'm building towards things that will affect my future as apposed to a level in a game.
@@ArthurWhitehead thanks for the answer, having to come to terms with having a gaming addiction. Finding the will to learn c4d is hard coming from solidworks 😅
yea pls do some interviews!
gold bro
It could be nice if there was some time-lapse drawings instead of black screen for this long video. Thank you tho. I won't give a dislike just for that.
Great channel really
Thanks broski
what?? how ??? what is your laptop that you bring with u around the world???? i can't even work with my 1000$ laptop xD ... i need a desktop to work on high poly work though .... can i know how u do that?
Gold
I am looking for a 3d artist for a fairly simple project. Anyone interested please reply.
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ammmm OK.
😂 crazy right