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How to be an Effective Games Artist (a.k.a. How to NOT Drive Producers and Engineers Crazy) with Ezra Kirsch
Building a successful career as an artist requires many skills. Beyond proficiency in your craft, you must have a talent for networking, the ability to market yourself with confidence, and a professional yet personable personality. However, when it comes to establishing yourself in the game development industry, it's not enough to be an effective artist - you have to be an effective developer as well. In this brief run-down, Ezra Kirsch shares some of the best tips she's accrued over her career as an animator in game development that aren’t often discussed outside of studios. Learn the skills that help aspiring artists skyrocket their marketability to recruiters and that help established games artists maintain the sanity of their teams.
Ezra Kirsch is an ATL-based motion designer of eight years and has operated in game development as an animator, UI artist, and art director. Beyond games, she's worked with Crayola, Marriott, the Discovery Channel, The Center for Puppetry Arts, Emory’s Science Gallery Atlanta, and more. Ezra is also a former ASIFA-South committee member and is a regular partner in arts education and career development initiatives through RE:IMAGINE ATL. Recently, she served as the art director and UI designer on Name Change Simulator, a visual novel that helps users auto-fill name and gender change applications, the launch trailer for which accrued over 15k views on TikTok.
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How to be an Effective Games Artist (a.k.a. How to NOT Drive Producers and Engineers Crazy) with Ezra Kirsch
Building a successful career as an artist requires many skills. Beyond proficiency in your craft, you must have a talent for networking, the ability to market yourself with confidence, and a professional yet personable personality. However, when it comes to establishing yourself in the game development industry, it's not enough to be an effective artist - you have to be an effective developer as well. In this brief run-down, Ezra Kirsch shares some of the best tips she's accrued over her career as an animator in game development that aren’t often discussed outside of studios. Learn the skills that help aspiring artists skyrocket their marketability to recruiters and that help established games artists maintain the sanity of their teams.
Ezra Kirsch is an ATL-based motion designer of eight years and has operated in game development as an animator, UI artist, and art director. Beyond games, she's worked with Crayola, Marriott, the Discovery Channel, The Center for Puppetry Arts, Emory’s Science Gallery Atlanta, and more. Ezra is also a former ASIFA-South committee member and is a regular partner in arts education and career development initiatives through RE:IMAGINE ATL. Recently, she served as the art director and UI designer on Name Change Simulator, a visual novel that helps users auto-fill name and gender change applications, the launch trailer for which accrued over 15k views on TikTok.
For more great game dev videos like this, please support our Patreon at patreon.com/GeorgiaGameDevs
