Description
One can be a game artist and turn his gaming love into a career. Nasscom predicts the gaming industry to soon reach 1 billion.The Indian gaming industry is currently valued at over $300 million (approximately Rs 2000 cr) and is poised to become one of the world's leading markets in the gaming sector.
Requirement
Students looking to make a career as a game artist should consider enrolling for a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programme from a good university followed by a good training programme that brings in professionals to impart knowledge and training on tools, techniques and processes. There are diploma, degree, and certificate courses available specifically for game designing and game animation as well such as courses on 2D or 3D animation, VFX etc. You can even opt for a distance learning course to learn the same skills at a much lower cost. For further higher studies, you can opt for a Master's degree postgraduate diploma in design or animation.
Job Prospects
There are quite a few gaming companies in India but the massive gap in the supply of game designers and game artists here makes it a career choice absolutely ripe for the picking. Moreover, India is moving closer to the time when the majority of its population is formed of youth who are in school or working. This is the target audience of the gaming industry.
The salary of a game designer depends upon the candidate's skills, talents, and the company profile but even the starting salary is decently high. While starting salaries are typically modest, the average artist salary is around 5-7 lakh per annum, this can grow to 12 lakhs or more by the time one becomes a Lead (or even earlier), and can grow by huge leaps thereafter.
Pros & Cons
Its a growing industry. It has abundance creative satisfaction. Addtionally, Game artists must stay up-to-date of the latest technologies and trends to ensure that their careers don't stagnate,
