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How do I start a Career in Game Art Development?


Career in Game Art Development

I find a Career in Game Art Development very interesting. I want to first understand What a Career in Game Art Development entails before I invest time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Game Art Development. I was Googling about a Career in Game Art Development and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20170401-0002/Arts/Game Designing/Career-in-Game-Art-Development/english 

Virendra Pratap Singh's take!

With 13 years of professional experience, Virendra Pratap Singh understands Game Art Development. Virendra Pratap Singh has worked in Game Art Development as Associate Art Director in Dhruva Interactive. In Virendra Pratap Singh's own words, this is how Virendra Pratap Singh got into Game Art Development: "After completing my Diploma in Video Game Art & Designing from Noida, I started working with VBeing Studio. I have been working since 2004 and has worked for various good games such as Moto GP 2009 and 2010. Currently, I am working in Dhruva Interactive as Associate Art Director." 

Career Video on Game Art Development

In a video, Virendra Pratap Singh has talked about various aspects of a Career in Game Art Development. Virendra Pratap Singh started by explaining Game Art Development as: "Game art design is a subset of game development. It is the process of creating the artistic aspects for video games. Video game art design begins in the pre-production phase of creating a video game. The video game artists are visual artists involved from the conception of the game and they make rough sketches of the characters, setting, objects, etc." I watched the full video and I absolutely loved it.


I found the video unique because it talked about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Game Art Development and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Game Art Development. Virendra Pratap Singh touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

  • Arts Fundamentals
  • Multimedia Software
  • Understanding Arts Style
  • Analysing Video Games
  • Design Management

Sills and success goes hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills.
Virendra Pratap Singh then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Game Art Development:

  • Strong Visualization
  • Observation
  • Planning & Decision Making
  • Leadership
  • Motivation & Positive Attitude

This Career has an interesting list of Positives.
Virendra Pratap Singh believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Game Art Development:

  • Diverse Opportunities
  • Monetary Potential
  • Immense Satisfaction
  • Continuous Learning
  • Become a Storyteller

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of this Career.
And, Virendra Pratap Singh believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Game Art Development:

  • Knowledge Update
  • Mentoring & Motivation of Team
  • Visual Quality Control
  • Content Development


In the final section of the video Virendra Pratap Singh talks about How a day goes in a Career in Game Art Development. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Game Art Development, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20170401-0002 

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