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I Need an Online Portfolio

miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 3,127
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I've decided to try my hand at art for RPGs or book covers and need an online portfolio. Where do I start? Can I use my gallery at Renderosity? Are the sites offering free portfolio hosting acceptable? 

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  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 2,181
    edited September 15

    You should go to places like RPG.NET or ENWORLD.ORG where RPG makers hang out and asking there where they look for portfolios online. Both of those sites have subforums where people can commission works and can advertise availability for commissions specific to RPGs. (My RPG making days are long past.) 

    And, from my old experience, word of mouth is more powerful than a portfolio because word of mouth puts eyes on your portfolio and it tells the potential art director you have met deadlines (otherwise there's no word of mouth, of course).

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  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 3,127

    jmucchiello said:

    You should go to places like RPG.NET or ENWORLD.ORG where RPG makers hang out and asking there where they look for portfolios online. Both of those sites have subforums where people can commission works and can advertise availability for commissions specific to RPGs. (My RPG making days are long past.) 

    And, from my old experience, word of mouth is more powerful than a portfolio because word of mouth puts eyes on your portfolio and it tells the potential art director you have met deadlines (otherwise there's no word of mouth, of course).

    I do know some people in the field. However one of the companies I am interested in requires a link to an online portfolio in the cover letter. 

  • davidwski_16294691f0davidwski_16294691f0 Posts: 174

    One of these might work. from chatgpt

    Yes. If you mainly want somewhere to post examples of your work and send people a link, there are several good free options. Free plans commonly give you a platform URL rather than your own domain.

    Site Good for Free? Difficulty
    Behance Graphic design, illustration, photography, creative projects ✅ Very easy
    Carrd Simple one-page professional portfolio ✅ Very easy
    Canva Websites Visual portfolios, presentations, design work ✅ Very easy
    Google Sites Straightforward portfolio with multiple pages ✅ Very easy
    Notion Writing, projects, case studies, mixed work ✅ Easy
    Wix More traditional portfolio website ✅ with limitations Easy
    GitHub Pages Coding, technical projects, custom sites ✅ More technical

    For creative examples, I'd start with Behance. For a portfolio that feels more like your own little website, Carrd is particularly good for a clean one-page presentation, while Google Sites is useful if you want several pages and don't care as much about sophisticated design.

    If you tell me what kind of examples you're posting (writing, graphic design, photography, marketing, work samples, school projects, etc.), I can narrow this down to the 2–3 that fit best.

    Choose the best fit for your work

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,808

    Leave it to an AI to suggest GitHub for an artistic project.

  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 2,181

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    jmucchiello said:

    You should go to places like RPG.NET or ENWORLD.ORG where RPG makers hang out and asking there where they look for portfolios online. Both of those sites have subforums where people can commission works and can advertise availability for commissions specific to RPGs. (My RPG making days are long past.) 

    And, from my old experience, word of mouth is more powerful than a portfolio because word of mouth puts eyes on your portfolio and it tells the potential art director you have met deadlines (otherwise there's no word of mouth, of course).

    I do know some people in the field. However one of the companies I am interested in requires a link to an online portfolio in the cover letter. 

    I meant ask where to put a portfolio on those forums and they might say things like "I usually go to abc.com when looking for a new artist." I doubt renderosity, for example, is frequented by folks buying RPG art.

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 3,127

    Thanks all for being willing to help. Some general clarifications:

    This would be an art portfolio, no AI. I wouldn't be putting it up hoping people would come looking for artists. Rather, a site/link to give out when requested.

    I am also doing writing and editing too, but I've not been asked for samples/portfolio and already have side job experience in those.

    None of my industry contacts are artists. They are writers, editors, and game developers.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,898
    edited September 16

    You still want something that observes basic protocol for a nice, clean, professional online portfolio. https://www.portfoliobox.com/art/free looks promising. Well, you can search free online art portfolio and get the same answers I did. There are a number of solutions.

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  • kprkpr Posts: 458
    edited September 16

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    ...

    None of my industry contacts are artists. They are writers, editors, and game developers.

    If you want to look a bit 'pro' it helps to use something you can point a domain at (and also buy one of those to suit your fancy... a .info is usually quite cheap, as are other applicables from the newer varieties, like bio and pro)

    https://portfolio.adobe.com/ lets you do that - has a shedload of templates - and makes your profile feel 'part of a creative group'

    Guide on Behance : https://www.behance.net/gallery/48523635/Using-a-Custom-Domain-Name-in-Adobe-Portfolio

    NB: No affiliations or wotnot, just know a few folk who have done same smiley

    Post edited by kpr on
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