Welcome to The Rookies Instagram links page (ig.therookies.co). We find it super annoying that you can't link directly from Instagram posts, so if you ever find something interesting on our Instagram feed, the links will be dumped right here.
Archived Instagram Links
4th March 2020
The Complete Adobe CC Training Bundle
4th March 2020
New Contest: Forbidden Lands, Fallen Empires and Ancient Guardians
17th February 2020
10 essential Soft Skills you need to get a job in film, games and design industries
14th February 2020
$18,769 Ultimate Creative Kit Giveaway details
14th February 2020
Download 10th Annual Rookie Awards Posters
14th January 2020
Finalists announced for Netflix & Skill - Peaky Blinders contest
17th December 2019
The Student Art Podcast - Essential weekly interview series for film and game artists.
28th November 2019
Save Over 99% on the Complete 2020 Adobe CC Certification Bundle
19th November 2019
Netflix and Skill - Peaky Blinders contest open for submissions
11th October 2019
The Rookies World School Rankings® 2019 Released
What is The Rookies?
Founded in 2010, The Rookies is a community for non-professional digital artists. A place for artists with a passion for film, games, animation, immersive media, archviz, motion graphics, product design and other creative industries.
It doesn't matter whether you are a hobbyist, student, self-taught or even wanting to change careers. All that matters is you want to become a better artist, learn new skills and be surrounded by people on the same journey as you.
"The Rookies is better than Artstation. It exposes you to the level of artist's that you're competing against."
Testimonial by Morten Jaeger - FlippedNormals
Showcase your portfolio
The Rookies provides you with a slick way to showcase your work to the world. It's more than a generic page that other sites offer, it's a way to share your creative journey, archievements and how you've improved. The custom built tools allow you to upload everything you need: images, videos, galleries, ProcessView ™, Sketchfab viewer, formatted text and even GitHub repositories for your code. See Examples
"I have my portfolio on every major website and I'm left absolutely frustrated by the process. With The Rookies, the way you've made adding images, text, videos - well, it's simply brilliant! I love it!"
Testimonial by Peter Dimitrov
Grow as an artist
Everyone needs a little challenge to push their skills. Come and join one of our contests and collect badges to share on your free portfolio page. We have huge annual contests and even small monthly jams - and prizes, lots of prizes.View Contests
Track your Journey
From the moment an artist realises they have a passion for creative media, up until the moment they secure their first big job, we’ve are here to help. Our community is full of creators on the same journey and we are setup and motivated to help push members to achieve your goals.
Simple steps to get started
CREATE PROFILE
It only takes a few minutes to signup and create a profile. From your private dashboard you can upload work, get targeted news, find people to follow and track your creative journey.
ENTER CONTEST
Challenge yourself to submit an entry to a contest. It doesn't matter about winning, we have prizes and incentives all the way through, no matter what skill level. We have small contests and massive contests, pick the one for you.
CHAT ON DISCORD
Our Discord Channel is full of people just like you. People pushing themselves to become better artists and sharing their progress. There are no stupid questions in here because everyone understands we are all learning.
START LEARNING
Everyone learns at a different pace. We also know everyone is interested in different creative fields. This is why we've setup Discover - a place to learn new skills, read interviews, find schools, look for jobs and even grab a special members deal.
The Rookies (@therookiesco) • Instagram photos and videos
Platform to help digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals for attention.