Missed opportunity to make it a maid cafe with the hottest of Zaun’s champs, like Urgot.
This could have gone along with the new Cafe Cuties skin line lol
How does your other PTO work? Is it looked down upon to schedule your own vacation now that riot has multiple company wide breaks? What if they don’t line up with when your family can take time off? I’m torn between believing this is actually good and not a trick by riot to reduce other PTO used.
I've only been here for about a month so this break has been planned for a while from what I understand.
If you are wanting to take some days off that is not scheduled like summer/winter break, as long as you have clear communication with your team, its totally ok.
I have never heard anyone mention anything negative on scheduling your own vacation because of how chill it is here. Everyone is on top of communicating.
I even see people who on short notice say they wont be coming into work that morning because they felt sick or had an emergency/appointment to take care of. The response from what I've seen is "Ok! Take care of yourself, let us know if you need anything"
If that person had anything they needed to take care of that day, another Rioter in the same discipline would cover for them or they would just continue when they got back.
I feel like if the days you want to take off don't line up with what your family wants, then you just change the days you want to take off so it does?...
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Yup! Still getting paid! Looking forward to the break!
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No no no! It was the way I worded it was all! I start in June and how I commented, made it sound like I was currently working! Its just the mods making sure things were clear so that I was not impersonating a Rioter! Its all good I swear!
You're so right about swallowing the bullet and specializing in one thing. I find it extremely difficult to decide on one thing and stick with it. I love so many different things about so many different streams. I love so many different styles, and my profile is just a jumbled mess. As a result, I've not become really good at one thing.
I've been contemplating locking onto a focused goal, and you've given me that push! I just need to figure out what that is though haha
Hey awesome to hear! I didnt choose VFX until after about the 4th week of doing it. When I first started I had no intention of making it a career. The learning curve actually almost made me quit! Then all of a sudden it was like a head explosion of awesomeness once everything meshed together so well! It was fun and it didn't feel like work to me. It was like having an "Aha!" Moment.
So find your explosive mind moment that makes you have fun and go "Aha!"
Hey awesome reply! I am 24 and already thought i was late haha however i do have one question: i always wanted to work in 2D art (especially digital art) but i have strong colorblindness, difficulty with greens/browns/red and blues/pinks/purples. As someone who has made it to riot, do you think theres even a place for someone like me in the 2D artworld? Would love to hear your opinion!
I hope the reply inspired and helped a few people!
As for the color blindness part I can't really give any advice on that for art because I don't know enough about it. If it were me, I would submit a portfolio and ask for feedback on it. Or I would get into some sort of UI or effects that would specialize in the filters that different game companys make to help people with colorblindness? I always see a colorblind option in games but always wonder how they make it or what settings they tweak to make it fair/balanced.
Sorry I'm not much help here :(
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I just worded my comment as if I was currently working at Riot when I start in June! The mods were just being safe making sure no one was impersonating a Rioter so its all good now!
Wow you made elderwood rakan? Those VFX were amazing, that's my favorite skin from him wow
Ah thanks! He was an awesome champ to work on that is flashy and beautiful♡ i had the help of the skins team to guide me so it was not all just me! I made sure to take all of the feedback seriously!
Hello there! First off, thank you for sharing this. I am an inspired artist who is currently learning how to create VFX and all of the sparkles.
I'm 27 years old and I graduated from college back in 2015, for a BS Degree in Game Art & Design. Unfortunately, a lot of life situations happened, including a rare blood disease diagnosis, and delayed my job search in order to recover. I have an urge to get into the game industry because it is my dream, but I always have that thought in the back of my head saying, "I'm running out of time" due to not being well experienced enough and the lack of tools since I'm just using Photoshop and Unity at the moment.
I know it is not required, but do you recommended going back into college in order to receive the knowledge you need and land an internship? Or is it entirely portfolio based that shows how much work and effort it contains?
I'm honestly at lost where I'm saying to myself, "What should I do? What's the best course of action I can take right now?" I would appreciate any helpful tips and advice if possible. I will re-read this post to get a better insight.
Hello fellow sparkle maker! Sorry to hear that happened to you! Honestly photoshop and Unity was all I used for my portfolio for the internship. I think you should go back to college if you prefer face to face with a teacher. At the moment with covid and everything, alot of what I made can be found on youtube.(fire, explosion, projectile)
I know some places you have to be a student in order to get an internship or a senior.
But of you go to school for a VFX class make sure its going to cover something similar to what's in this video.
I know people make effects from coding and that just confuses me.
Sorry if this is all vague. But as an effects artist I would focus on the following. I would learn shaders, colors and shape language for. Also make sure to focus on timing. Make sure to use real life references when making things. If you already know the basics, I would focus on 3 portfolio pieces that demonstrate all of what I put above. My portfolio on...
Read moreLoved every moment of it and didn't witness any of what is said in the news.
About what exactly? Your story is really informative, but by adding this you are trying to sound authoritative on any number of subjects you can't possibly be privy to since you worked from home and weren't actually an employee.
About any of the claims made against Riot. The most recent claim against Riot turned out to not have any evidence against it.
I was an employee, and I would ask my co workers at the time about the news and everything. None of them had experienced it and were really supportive of Riot.
Not trying to sound like I'm any form of authority. Just saying what I experienced, and what I've heard.
LOL! Honestly I wouldn't mind being in that position!
Oh man, you would care. Support is the nightmare position in almost every company, especially user facing support
I only wouldn't mind because when I was in the military and before that I worked in customer service. Its like it wouldn't be hard for me to adjust to that. Also I just love the company lol
If I could award you, I would. I can't say thanks more than that.
Of course!
Thank you for taking your time to respond. I'm currently learning from online courses on Udemy and I have learned a lot on shaders, materials, meshes, the importance of timing, colors, and creating textures.
I apologize for asking another question, but is it possible to get an internship if I have already graduated? If not, it all depends on the portfolio and job application process? Thanks again.
I'm not sure about the internship part. You would have to read up on the individual company's wording. For example some places might only take people in school or some might only take specifically a senior? Or possibly reach out to a recruiter.
If not getting an internship was the only outcome, I would still apply at other jobs and try to get hired as a VFX artist so you can get some industry knowledge under your belt. Alot of indie studios need effects artists so it could be a good starting point. I just feel lucky like I was at the right spot at the right time with Riot.
There is always room for improvement so if you have any old effects you can polish up to give it that extra spicy flavor, I would do that to save time.
Anytime!
Read moreAmazing story, thanks for sharing. My dream is same, but since I live very far from Riot HQ I don't think that I'll ever have a shot even I will have skills to be part of the team. I love video games and I love digital art, I work for some indie game atm, someday maybe I get there!
If you live further than 50 miles away, Riot will help pay for some moving costs if you are hired. (I live like 55 miles away so I got lucky haha)
I've even known people who lived outside of the US who work there. So there is always possibilities! Never give up!
Yeah I live outside of US, like 1000 miles away haha. Atm I'm finishing my branding degree and watching every youtube video like a crazy for years, hopefully I get decent enough portfolio to send to them one day.
You got this. Just keep staying focused!
I appreciate this response so much! even just having the opertunity to meet others and learn from one another means so much. I'm also really happy to see that this not only helps me but others. thank you so much for this. :)
Mhmm of course! I feel like your in the exact spot I was in a few years ago. Just focus on something and make sure to set goals for yourself. You got this!
(27 in 2018) So you’re around 30 now? Please don’t misunderstand. I don’t mean to be rude. It’s just refreshing to hear that at that age it’s still not too late for a career change into a completely different industry even though I’ve always had this mental barrier in my head that it is.
Yeah! Im 30 right now. Single father who loves his daughter very much <3
No problem! I like to be as transparent as possible. Fun fact: When I started art school in 2018 I was an animation student. Hated it, and then switched to Game Art. And before all of that I was in the military. So ive switch career choices multiple times haha.
Also alot of the kids in my school were like 18-23 years old when I first got to college and I felt like the old man out of the bunch. Which also put a fire under me to perform better and prove myself! I was very motivated to perform well >_<
You got this! ITS ALL IN YOUR HEAD!
Read moreSaving this comment, thanks for sharing your experience and advice!
Of course!
Thank you for posting some of your insight about your journey, I never fully got to talk to you at LCAD but I appreciate the advice. One thing to remember is how awesome the teachers are at our school and how building connections to teachers and peers is important. Anyone can make really amazing art but remember people rather work with someone who can take feedback and be respectful than someone hard to work with. There's a lot of other industry devs like Shishido who have given kind advice, good luck on your journey!
Thankyou! Of course! I wouldn't have gotten to where I was if the teachers didn't help me. Its weird because now I'm going to be working with a few of them lol. I still see them as teachers >_<
I think a big thing that helped that wasn't really taught in school was to be observant. I would usually be quiet in school but I would be constantly observing everyone's work and listening to their critique as if it were my own. I would take all what was said and apply it to my work for next weeks homework until it improved.
Also feel free to message me on insta or discord to play Dota2/LoL/Wildrift or any portfolio critiques/paintovers lol
Read moreYou started out as an animation student? I know you disliked it but I think that's awesome. So you then wound up in VFX after some experimentation with what you were comfortable in. Are there any careers out there that combine skills in both VFX and animation or would that be biting off more than you can chew? (A.KA. better to keep your skillset more specialized when applying in this field). Did you know any other students who went that mixed route since there's probably some overlap? Or better to just pick a path (VFX or animation) and stick to it?
Sorry I have no idea what I'm talking about but I'd love to hear your perspective.
Mhmm story telling and stuff like that. I didnt get to do much animating but it seemed tiresome lol
(they were still doing the traditional animating with paperflipping using 100+sheets of paper)
VFX in my opinion is actually a form of animation. im taking a particle system and making it go from point A to point B. Or stretching it super far and then shrinking super tiny the next second! My favorite thing in VFX to do is called FlipBooks! Its pretty much hand animating something. Like for example, did you know Dragon trainer Tristana has a flipbook animation of a flame that comes out of the dragons mouth when it fires? its just 4 frames that happens super quick.
VFX is awesome because there is no one way to get an effect done. I can make the same effect but using 5 different methods. I was very uncomfortable in VFX the first 4 weeks. it was only after I started to grasp it that I was like. "niceeeeee"
LOL I hope this answers some of the questions.
TL:DR - I see VFX as animation fo...
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