Scared Straight : I Want to Make Video Game Art for a Living!

We all have that cousin or friend's kid who wants to be a video game developer. This may be the video that scares them straight!
Perception : I play video games all day long.
Reality : ...
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In seriousness, I LOVE working on 3D art and video games but this is the sort of video that can give people a splash of reality. Sometimes, you're spending a lot of time cleaning up the results of your over active boolean sins. 🙂
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Hi! I'm Warren Marshall!
I'm a freelance, hard surface 3D artist living in North Carolina. I specialize in hard surface work but I can do pretty much anything from environments to props.
I worked at Epic Games for over 15 years and started freelancing after that. Since then I've done prop and environment work for some fun projects, including We Happy Few from Compulsion Games and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. I've also done a bunch of asset packs for the various marketplaces.
I have experience with Unreal Engine 4 and Unity and know how to put assets together quickly that look good in those engines.
Here's a link to my Art Station page where you can see a bunch of my latest work:
www.artstation...
Visit my main web site here :
www.warrenmarsh...
You can email me directly if you'd like :
[e-mail]
Questions, business inquiries, support - or just to say hi!
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Motion Graphics : Skye Nelson, aka "SkyeShark" ( skyeshark.artst... )
Music by Whitesand

[@HiredGunGames]

I do this 12 hours a day, not because I have to, but because I want to. this is my passion.

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

No doubt! Don't read me wrong here .. I LOVE working on video game art. I just don't necessarily love clean up tasks. :)

[@MrMagicPenguin12]

I actually really enjoy Retopo and cleanup!

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Truthfully, I do too ... but there are some days...

[@yonjuunininjin]

Such inspiration. Much cleanup. Wow.

[@MarvelMaster]

Sometimes the journey is the reward and fulfilling

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Sometimes it IS good. You put some tunes on, start stitching things, let your mind wander a little ... it's good for the head.

[@martinmarinov6767]

cleaning topology is so rewarding.. after boolean shit out of it.

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

It CAN be a zen-like experience. It's just ... sometimes ... man ...

So did Michelangelo over 4 years inside the Sistine Chapel! XD

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Haha, not sure the comparison is on the appropriate level but ... thanks! :)

[@SenseiLeif]

Michelangelo is to Leonardo as Maya is to Modo :) lol

[@MetalGearMk3]

What did I just see? Why so much cleanup? Where his mesh from lots of booleans?Modo booleans tend to a problem so cleanups are needed.

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Yep, that mesh was hit with a lot of booleans. I mean, it still saves time in the end and it's usually clean but this time ... things went a little pear shaped.

[@DesMonDLee24]

Not sure if it scare them , but hell it sure scare me !!

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Let this be a lesson to you all. Whatever that lesson may be ...

[@DesMonDLee24]

@@WarrenMarshallBiz does video game art mean prop for game or what? sorry i am not a pro in this industry haha

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Sure ... props, environments, vehicles, whatever. I just used a generic term to cover the idea.

[@DesMonDLee24]

@@WarrenMarshallBiz hey if you dont mind can you check out my artstation www.artstation.com/desmondlee24 and see what kind of jobs suit me in the 3d industry? i really like hardsurface concept design..but i am not sure how to look for job T.T , i hope i dindt bother you too much haha

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

Just taking a quick look, it looks like you have a solid grasp on high poly modeling ... and I think the title you picked out "hardsurface concept design" is appropriate. :) I think you need to keep going, refining your design skills, expand the portfolio and do things to make yourself visible. It'll happen, you definitely have the ability.

[@DreyzieArt]

Modeling is my least favorite part of the pipeline, but it's worth it once everything's in the engine.

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

You know, honestly ... I think I dislike the high poly phase the most. I enjoy making the low poly, the UVs, the bakes. I find that satisfying.

[@ExKxAxCxNxAxP]

Wow, that seems surprising to me. I definitely enjoy high poly and texturing the most. But I must say low poly and uvs can be quite relaxing. To each their own I guess. Baking is hit or miss for me. On one hand I love it because it's finally shaping up as a finished model. But on the other, I don't enjoy troubleshooting bakes. Especially on client work where some of the baking restrictions can be so limiting.

[@AlexTsekot]

Sub-D Squad where you at

[@WarrenMarshallBiz]

I have nothing but love for my subd brethren. :)