We recently survey a few thousands digital artists and one of the number one things they wanted was to be able to chat with pros. It makes total sense too, as it's all I ever wanted when I was starting out.

The Development team has been quietly rolling out a bunch of new improvements to The Rookies platform. We have overhauled the homepage, created some flashy new one-page profiles and even redone our About Us page so it actually makes a sense.

We have just released a new feature to help make you Portfolio look the way you want it. You can now take full control over the order in which people will see your projects.

Win big! The sweepstake is open to all self-taught artists, students and recent graduates who want to work in creative media and entertainment industries like games, film, animation and design.

Now that everyone can breathe a little bit after another massive Rookie Awards, I thought it would be a good idea to update you on a few things. We have released a few new tools on the website, have an awesome new contest about to drop, and also some free learning playbooks for beginners on its way.

Most people dream of working at a place like Weta Digital, but never really think it's possible. The good news is, they are currently looking to fill their Summer Undergraduate Artist Internships.

Create a photorealistic render using only the default 3D models, materials, lighting and renderer provided in Adobe Substance 3D Stager

For this challenge entrants were asked to create a 3D model of their favourite Flash Gordon characters based on concept designs created by one of our Rookies, Giuseppe Di Stasio.

We received loads of instagram post of people sharing their entries. These were dumped into a Google Spreadsheet where a random entry was chosen. That incredibly lucky winner is:

BREAKING — The Rookies today announced the winners for the Rookie Awards 2021 - the world's most prestigious competition for aspiring design and media entertainment artists.

The Rookie Awards 2021 received over 4,000 entries from aspiring digital artists around the world. Finalists will now battle for Rookie of the Year, Game of the Year, and Film of the Year titles.

If you love a good Discord session and want to get more involved with The Rookies, we want to hear from you.

Freelance artists discuss their experience and career path, share the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and offer advice on how to succeed.