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I had my artwork posted online, and in July 2016, Jake Ganz contacted me to ask if I wanted to work with him!

In Fall 2015, I'd just finished my first few semesters for Computer Science at FIU. After that, I decided that I wanted to apply to an art school for the following year, so I started planning out a portfolio for my application. I made an animation blog to help track and showcase my progress, and, from September 2015 to March 2016, I researched and assembled any artwork that I could to show to my schools of choice (I was applying to SVA, CalArts, RISD, SCAD, Pratt, and OCAD.

Each school has its own application requirements, so I adjusted my portfolio accordingly). I sent out all my Fall semester applications by the end of March, and by the end of April, all of my applications had been denied -- due to a lack of college credits, unaccepted portfolio, or both. I was a bit bummed out. However, I figured that I wasn't going to simply stop making work, I now had a nice mound of artwork that I could build upon and show to anyone I wanted to online. I continued posting work to my Tumblrs and Twitter throughout that summer, and in July, I was finally approached by Jake, who was looking for lots of artists in preparation for some new projects that the team was taking on at the time.

Building an appealing portfolio takes not just applicable skills, but also research/reading, community, and a whole lot of time. It's important to keep in mind that, whether you're in art school or out of art school, getting jobs can be competitive; at the same time, getting a job is as simple as someone walking across a room and telling you "I like your work, come join my team!".

Demonstrate that you can perform the work that you will be given.