The document provides tips for improving Artstation portfolio thumbnails to increase clicks and engagement. It recommends using logos, vibrant colors, high contrast, partial images, and composition techniques to grab attention. Character thumbnails should clearly show faces and anatomy.
The document provides tips for improving Artstation portfolio thumbnails to increase clicks and engagement. It recommends using logos, vibrant colors, high contrast, partial images, and composition techniques to grab attention. Character thumbnails should clearly show faces and anatomy.
The document provides tips for improving Artstation portfolio thumbnails to increase clicks and engagement. It recommends using logos, vibrant colors, high contrast, partial images, and composition techniques to grab attention. Character thumbnails should clearly show faces and anatomy.
The document provides tips for improving Artstation portfolio thumbnails to increase clicks and engagement. It recommends using logos, vibrant colors, high contrast, partial images, and composition techniques to grab attention. Character thumbnails should clearly show faces and anatomy.
The Power of The Thumbnail One of the most overlooked aspects of a good portfolio is the thumbnail. Did you know that having an Artstation portfolio with exciting thumbnails can increase the likelihood that someone will stay and look through your portfolio?
This can greatly improve your chances of
employment if recruiters are willing and motivated to dig through your work.
If you don’t take your time carefully thinking
about your thumbnail, then you risk losing your audience to your competition.
This guide is designed to show you secrets of
creating exciting thumbnails and thus a better, well presented portfolio. M U K I D I 3
YOUR PORTFOLIO IS A BEAUTIFUL QUILT You should think of your portfolio like your grandmothers quilt.
A quilt is made up of small square pieces of fabric .The more
beautiful the squares the more beautiful the overall quilt.
Likewise, your Artstation portfolio is only as beautiful as your
thumbnails, the more exciting and interesting you make them the more appealing your overall portfolio will be. 4
USE LOGOS Do a little experiment. Go onto Artstation right now and take a look at the trending section. Notice how your eye is drawn to the thumbnails with the logos?
People love brands and graphic logos, especially if they belong to
their favorite game, movie or television series.
Use this to your advantage to capture attention. For example, If you
are posting an Unreal Engine environment, then use the UE4 logo. If you are a modeling a prop based on something from real life, then use the manufacturers logo.
Logo’s can make your otherwise boring thumbnail much more
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USE COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES As an artist you should always be aware and educated about basic image composition. Thumbnails that demonstrate attention to composition have higher click rates than those that don’t. Taking time to implement some basic composition strategies can make your thumbnails more enjoyable to look at and will get you noticed.
Check out this great guide below on PETA PIXEL to improve the quality of your thumbnails and your overall portfolio….
20 Composition Techniques That Will Improve Your Photos
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USE BRIGHT COLORS
OK, let’s do another little Artstation portfolio experiment. Take another look at the artstation trending section, what other thumbnails grab your attention?
Thumbnails with vibrant, bright, electric, fun and exciting colors are another great way for your portfolio piece to get noticed. Pull up a color wheel and see what colors vibe together when you are planning your thumbnail.
A big mistake many junior artists make is using very boring, and drab colors in their thumbnails.
If you are posting a grey-scale clay render, adding a bright
color as a background can really make it pop! Also consider making the grey material a bright color instead like in this example.>>> 7
SHOW ONLY PART
OF THE ARTWORK Another great way to increase clicks and create a bit of mystery is to crop your thumbnails so they only show an interesting part of your art.
This will make your audience curious and
cause them to click the thumbnail to see more! A great way to keep recruiters looking. 8
HIGH CONTRAST IMAGES
Another little trick you can implement to improve your thumbnails is cranking up the contrast a bit. As you can see in the above examples it really helps make the image a lot more dramatic. Dramatic images are exciting and give off a sense of mystery and storytelling.
According to an experiment run on Polycount, Artstation thumbnails with clear contrast
have a higher chance to be clicked on than thumbnails which don’t. 9
CHARACTER THUMBNAILS Just as we discussed in the previous pages of this guide, the same rules apply to character thumbnails.
However there are some special
considerations for you character art.
Show The Face
These few tips can help your characters stand out. A clear shot of the face will help your audience to relate to your character.
Anatomical Studies Be Tasteful
Establish a clear and strong silhouette Always strive to represent yourself that shows of your anatomy knowledge. professionally and with class.
