art based employment in tdad

[ShinSagat]

Just askin since i have a friend who frustrated over d issue

he is a preety talented artist that had to export to go into his field of none other than

GAME design

but i was askin if n e one here is interested in this field, do you think it will be possible for people in trinidad to start a graphical seelin point ? Do you think we will always fail ?

I remember a post about an anime in trinidad

Do you think if it were made it would get air time ? would the production cost cut up the artists paycheck ?
                     

[coldstorm]

anime is expensive game deisgn is headache need some deidcate indivudual to nake first break out game once that done and it good u going to get support for ur projects . but the first game normally the most headache in terms of how people getting payed . or u can submit ur idea to publisher and let him find someone to make the game                      

[PsiVal]

That takes ral dedication, luck, and almost every ounce of patience but once thats over it should b good, u have 2 get ppl u know inside  of it cause u'll need all u can get like from GATT we have ppl in all kinda locations ask around 4 ppl in the media who have influence and ppl who can help speed up the process and thee r thousands of ideas in our heads jus ask  and u should get what iz need but it jus may b the timing and advertising my b a problem cause of cable                      

[Bourbon_Ghost]

alyuh speaking the truth yes
i start off as a graphic designer, but pressure immc
now is repairs and stuff                    

[ShinSagat]

Sorry to say but this linked with me sayin gatt have to advertise.. If people come under gatt as a graphic designer aka as part of a firm over an individual it makes shit easier..

in other words if fellas of d same interest in gatt start to push they talant under gatt for paper and make GATT d name instead of one man then they could go far ..

but other than that i was askin who tryin too like who think it have a way out who think it hopeless and why                    

[ShinSagat]

well BROTHER since yuh come to buff

it have this little thing in life that tells you

YEAH GO WITH IT or nah take another road

we not whinin I appreciate you post it is inciteful I was just curious as to what artist in gatt feel like but i didnt make this post for them to get buff be a little more polite please                    

[PsiVal]

I have 2 agree with laertes on this on got 2 have some variety though u may like that feild make sure u r proficient in other feilds so if shit hits d fan it wont blow on u                      

[ShinSagat]

Well if anyone here is lookin for a job as one go ahead I am not i have a friend who is and went to new york to study all i wanted to know is if it is tough And you have answered that it isnt hard to start up but is it that businesses are demanding such services heavily or scarcely is it that u can make a decent wage..

you have answered my question and i am thankful I just dont want people to feel bad to inform me of their personal tribulations. If anyone is thinking about it I understand what u are saying but if is like me just lookin for information i cannot understand where u comin from with d angry tone BUT for those who are considerin this area of employment he has a good point past the GRRR!!!!!                    

[SHiZZ]

Some people that call themselves designers arent really what they think they are.


The answer to allthings however is money and thats the sad truth.                    

[Lovyan]

As we all know the art field in Trinidad is a disgrace. You must go away to get proper/good training. Here...hah... well there's UWI and John D. Woo big deal. Either you have to be uber talented (yet still need training) and or have a nice fat bank account.

Game design. Dear God go to Savannah College. Please. There are other great schools as well. I believe in education primarily.

Graphic design company? Hm. I am displeased with what's coming out of the million and 2 companies locally. Boring. Graphic artists are a dime a dozen now. My advice is toget into something you honestly love and the money will come. Fast money is one thing but quality is a whole other ball game.

The fabulous talent we have is being put to waste - no wonder they must get out. Even after a degree you're definitely not guaranteed a job here.
1. They won't pay
2. They will use your talented punkass
3. They have no real resources

There's no infrastructure, barely any consideration given for artists of any kind - especially in an advanced computer design field.
So there you go. You're better off outside unless you have the resources to efficiently run a business here, you're screwed.

Blah okay rant over.
                     

[QDizzle]

yip most ppl will go foreign to geh dey sh!t done cause it in ha no help here is like some feilds yuh studying it doh make sense stayin here to do it                    

[fire_man_boyzie]

ok time to add my two cents

perhaps gatt should have a classifieds section where people can enlist and talent can be found. sometimes a hobbyist might pass through and need an artist, maybe someone may need signs or business cards... and of course there will be spam --> local art competitions, exhibitions etc. of course for this to work some sort of reputation has to be built up and probably some online portfolios etc. on that note why not start some sort of association locally and put together a forum and the like? i love voluntering for stuff like this but i always end up having no time...

there is a lot of talent in T+T but i think the consumers' attitude is the problem

also i dont agree with this start your own bizness thing. that waters down the field. look at how many people doing repairs for PC now. how many are specialists? look at people doing binding and printing etc... how many of them can we give 5 stars to?

i cant give much advice to graphic artists here (i myself am a wannabe -- i am the programmer who thinks he can design... the new breed of graphic artists ) the guy earlier has a point -- we have to be multiskilled these days. make money where we can and use talent/passion for stress relief and make $$$ on the side if we can.

i wish you all the luck man
and laertes -- be nice, the man came here seeking help not a clout up                    

[Bourbon_Ghost]

Some people that call themselves designers arent really what they think they are.


The answer to allthings however is money and thats the sad truth.

the man talking the the sad truth of stuff yes.

that was my case                    

[SideSwipe]

also i dont agree with this start your own bizness thing. that waters down the field. look at how many people doing repairs for PC now. how many are specialists? look at people doing binding and printing etc... how many of them can we give 5 stars to?

Craptastic small businesses are dime a dozen. That doesn't mean someone can't get out there and make a big splash! If there are so many places and they doing chupidness, get out there and produce some real quality stuff. Look for other people who are also interested in the field and get together with them, pool talents.

Graphic design is currently in a very poor situation in this country, yet they're needed at every turn. Print production, advertising, web design, you name it! There's 2 options to take. One is to lie back and justa ccept the crappy situation as it is, the other is to get up and make your dreams a reality. It's not impossible u know. Difficult, but not impossible.

If you love graphic design so much and you know you have talent, make yourself the leader in the field instead of falling by the wayside.                    

[ShinSagat]

Yeah but that takes time and ALOT of money as he mentioned So how do you get past dat ?

[TriniXaeno]

Funny you should mention this.

There is a small startup company attempting to publish comic books locally.

From my best understanding, it will cost $12 to for each copy.

So that is $12,000 to get about 1000 copies out and on the shelves.

They retail in Trinidad for $25 a piece. So you stand to get a gross return of $24,000.

The publishers will take $6 for each sold at worst, so that works up to $6000.00 for 'em.

Total Costs
$12,000 (cost price of comic book)
$6000 (Publishers Cut)

Gross Income
$24,000 (sales of 1000 comic books)

Net Income
$6000

Not a whole lot of money, considering that amount of work involved and the time it might take to sell 1000 comic books in Trinidad.

It's good information though, maybe useful to someone.

[Touya]

Whups folks.


Touya here, speaking from the US of A.

Okay, so maybe I'm not the BEST person to talk about art based jobs in Trinidad seeing as I LEFT Trinidad to pursue my career, but I STARTED my business in Trinidad.


Let's not forget, we have the internet.

I make a pretty good living per month selling auctions for artwork and commissions on Furbid. As we speak right now I'm photoshopping up a peice I got paid $56 for and it took me just about 4 hours of work.

Just set up a paypal account and have a way to transfer the money to yourself. Simple.

This is the age of the internet, geographical location means nothing anymore.

And if possible, sell to Americans *whisper* they'll buy ANYTHING.

[Trinitus]

Ey ppl if yuh really want to pursue it well go ahead but sometimes yuh have to grit yuh teeth and do what yuh aint want to do to get to do what yuh want to do PLOI!!! I myself want to do graphuc design and video game creation, but right now my priorities are to get an infrastructure so i joining de police service to make some cash and maybe get some tuition fees paid, all that is stuff to get in ordah