New addition to my portfolio

[PeppstaR]

Not really anime related, but more art related.

I finally have been cleared to add the project that I did earlier this year for SF Xtreme. It's under the Art section of my website.

www.agartstudios.com

-Jeff

[sassycrab]

PeppstaR- I hope I'm not being stupid or anything but I visited your link and I get
a page with the Red bar at the top with the red logo, followed by the black gear logo
and the text "Welcome... This site is best viewed..." but I can't find a link to actually
get into your site. T-T I'm not using IE, do I have to use it to view your page?

[PeppstaR]

Hmm.... can you view frames? The site is set up in frames. The Red bar on the top should have a Logo that says AG Art Studios and the menu is listed underneath it. What are you using to view the page? Let me know so that I may test the page under different browsers.

[warnold]

Looking myself. yep, if you're not using IE you get a page with no links.

(actually, they're there, they're just hidden under the bottom frame, because the top frameset has both scrolling="NO" and noresize set. Bad design.)

If you're using Mozilla, right click on the top banner, select "this frame"->open frame in new window
and then you can see the links.

Or you can reduce your font size with Ctrl-- until it's visible. Though that makes the text so small I can barely read it.

Looking at the source of that frame: If the author would remove the first <p> tag, I think it would move it up enough to see the text. (though I'm just guessing.) IE is known to ignore initial <p> tags, whereas many other browsers put extra vertical blanks in that case. (both behaviors are standards compliant I believe.)

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-billy-

[PeppstaR]

Ahhhh I see now.... I'm not much of a web designer. I just use dreamweaver along with the few html basics that I know. I never really tested the site under other browsers, only IE :p. Next time I have more free time, I will work out all the bugs. :bash: <- Me working out the bugs

Thanks guys for your help!:D

[PeppstaR]

BTW- Should work now..... I think.

[galadriel]

u have ur own forum :confused: ?????
the layout of the forum looks familiar..like the one in anime news network :)
u're quite an artist urself..good job ;)

[@Naruto@]

Those are awsome drawings Peppstar. Loving your website too. Great work, keep it up. :love: :naughty:

[warnold]

BTW- Should work now..... I think.
It's better. I can see the top 3/4 of the link text.

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-billy-

[Asura]

nice addition to your portfolio i got to say. yup, nice additions..

[PeppstaR]

u have ur own forum ?????
the layout of the forum looks familiar..like the one in anime news network
u're quite an artist urself..good job

Yeah, the forum came with the webhost so I put it up, no one really posts anything tho. I'll just leave it up, maybe it will grow. ;)

It's better. I can see the top 3/4 of the link text.

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-billy-


Oh man..... I went and got Mozilla to test it and it looks fine here.. :sad: ok... more testing and more fixing :bash:

Thanks everyone for your comments. :D

[Mundain]

I like the new stuff, the animals add a twist :-p

[daedalus6]

Wow no offense but those werer horrible. :nono:

[warnold]

Oh man..... I went and got Mozilla to test it and it looks fine here.. :sad: ok... more testing and more fixing
I've probably got my fonts set larger than you do.

The basic problem is that there's no way to have a fixed size frame that contains elements that can be resized by the browser that works everywhere.

Either make everything in it images, or allow the frame to be resized/scrolled.

BTW: the latest version works, though the text is small enough that it's a little hard to read. (not too bad, just enough to be noticable)

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-billy-

[sassycrab]

PeppstaR- Oh, thank you! Yes, I am using Mozilla Firebird. It's kind of a whacky thing
but IE was giving me more trouble than it's worth. And even though I uninstalled IE it
still gives me trouble! Silly Microsoft... Well, I really like your art, and I really dig your
thumbnails when the characters pop out of the outline.

[PeppstaR]

Wow no offense but those werer horrible. :nono:

What's horrible? The SF Xtreme stuff? What's so horrible about it?

[Tzurial]

Ah! You live in San Francisco? Im so jealous, I used to live there when I was little...but now..I cant even say it, its too depressing. My goal is to eventually move back! You look like your in graphics.. Is it an easy job market for a graphic designer? Does it pay well enough to aford housing!?!?

[PeppstaR]

Ah! You live in San Francisco? Im so jealous, I used to live there when I was little...but now..I cant even say it, its too depressing. My goal is to eventually move back! You look like your in graphics.. Is it an easy job market for a graphic designer? Does it pay well enough to aford housing!?!?


Easy job market? no.

Pay well? Not yet.

I've been getting great jobs as you can see from my portfolio but they aren't steady yet. Like when I got the job from SF Xtreme. I was great because they wanted so many images done but it's been getting slower since.

I have to do a lot to keep things going. I've been taking all the jobs thrown at me but sometimes it get frustrating because the clients don't approve everything and it gets thrown back to the beginning or thrown out all together. Fortunately for me, my fiance helps me out alot as I get my art studio going. If I were trying to get by myself, it wouldn't pay enough (San Francisco is probably one of the most expensive cities to live in)

BUT- don't get discouraged. I don't have anything to back me up besides my work. I never attended any art schools or classes so sometimes they don't even look at my portfolio. I also don't have any other professional art experience besides the work I've done since I started my art studio. I don't think that I would be a great example if you wanted to know more about the job market and pay scale. :heh:

[kapaostudios]

Easy job market? no.

Pay well? Not yet.

I've been getting great jobs as you can see from my portfolio but they aren't steady yet. Like when I got the job from SF Xtreme. I was great because they wanted so many images done but it's been getting slower since.

I have to do a lot to keep things going. I've been taking all the jobs thrown at me but sometimes it get frustrating because the clients don't approve everything and it gets thrown back to the beginning or thrown out all together. Fortunately for me, my fiance helps me out alot as I get my art studio going. If I were trying to get by myself, it wouldn't pay enough (San Francisco is probably one of the most expensive cities to live in)

BUT- don't get discouraged. I don't have anything to back me up besides my work. I never attended any art schools or classes so sometimes they don't even look at my portfolio. I also don't have any other professional art experience besides the work I've done since I started my art studio. I don't think that I would be a great example if you wanted to know more about the job market and pay scale. :heh:

i'm finishing up my multimedia degree and i'm kinda worried bout what i'm gonna do i'm hoping to aim for animation cuz thats what i'm basically studying. i was just wondering if u could give me some advice on what i should do

[Asura]

Kapao, I'd honestly advise not worrying too much about it..

if anything.. this might help (Sorry PeppstaR for hi-jacking a bit)

> I thought that some people in the group may be interested in the following
>
> >From the 100 most recent Product Job advertisements on the Coroflot Web
Site. This list shows the individual number of times each item is listed as
a job requirement skill.
>
>
> Sketching skills 32
> Concept Generation Skills 31
> 3-D 29
> Communication 24
> Team Player 22
> Management Skills 20
> Adobe Photoshop 19
> Alias 19
> Marketing Liaison 17
> Manufacturing Liaison 17
> Adobe Illustrator 16
> Bachelors Degree 16
> Client Liaison 15
> Motivated 12
> Rhino 11
> Solidworks 10
> Problem solving 10
> Independence 9
> Presentation 9
> Brand 7
> 2-D 8
> Human Factors 6
> Thinking 6
> Pro E 5
> Asia Liaison/ Asian Language 5
> Tool Liaison 5
> Web 3
> Mac Skills 3
> Masters Degree 3
> AutoCad 2

So, in all looks like the top 2 things the industry desires are your sketching and concepts. It's not that they should be presented in that order, as concept and skill do come hand in hand..

as of now I've been raking in what come my way

[Meroko]

Very kewl, what do you use to color?

[hinata-chan]

Wow, you have a nice portfolio there, PeppstaR! I was surprised that you did the flyers for Hapa Cultural Night. They're really nice! I did the flyers for HCN last semester, but it looked horrible compared to yours (as they may have told you). BTW, I attend SFSU, so now you know where I live. :heh:

[Asura]

what the... another SF member?

[PeppstaR]

Yay! More locals!

Yeah, I did that one as a donation. I drew them for "free" but at least its a tax write off for me. You must know Sandra then. She's the one that gets me to do their stuff and stuff for ASU (Asian Student Union).

[hinata-chan]

Yeah, another local here. :D PeppstaR, I've met Sandra before. I was actually in the hapa class and our assignment at the time was to perform at HCN, so I decided to volunteer to design the flyer. It turned out okay, but definitely not as refined as yours. Well, I can't wait to see more of your work around campus. :)