[vinyeet]

hii...this is vinyeet...and i am an art enthusiast...i have joined this forum just a couple of days ago and i found out what inspiration it can give to artists.....

the thing is i am a student of electronics engineering and art has always been my hobby since childhood.....i have been sketching and painting whwnver i find time.....
but can anybody please tell me how to go for some small freelancing jobs...just for a hobbyist attitude.....??
i live in bhubaneshwar...its a fast devloping city here in orissa...but here too the digital art community is quite unseen.......
i have my portfolio and and i hope sumone can help giving me sume advice as how to
go for freelancing......



thanks!!
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vinyeet

[Sumaleth]

There's no one way to go about it. You could consider any or all of the following:

Make them come to you -- if your portfolio is good enough, and you're posting your work at sites like Sijun, then you might be contacted with work. Your portfolio probably needs to be great for this to happen.

Watch for work offers -- keep an eye on sites like Sijun where work is often posted. Sometimes it'll be for money and sometimes it'll be free projects. You probably shouldn't do free work for projects where everyone else is being paid, but if you're just starting out then working on free projects (where everyone involved is doing it just for fun and the experience) is a good way to develop your talents and portfolio.

Cold calling -- contact production companies and game companies, and anyone who uses freelancers. Even if they don't have work for you right at that time, if they like your portfolio they're likely to keep your contact details for a time when they might have work available.

There are probably also websites that congregate freelance work (either available work or available artists) though I don't know of any offhand.
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[vinyeet]

thanks sumaleth!!
i will work on my portfolio...
and i can get the tips from these kind forums....

as far as i have understood, theres no short cuts.....perhaps i should post a shetchbook of myself in here.......not to garner attention, but to get feedbacks and learn from my mistakes....
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vinyeet

[Tomasis]

to make speedie, selfportrait is fun exercise.. would be fun if we see your works in some active threads here

if you do good works, one or some might recognize your potential in speedie thread or in a popular forum.

good luck!
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