
Ryan Ehrenberg
Senior Visual Effects Artist
Respawn Entertainment
Respawn Entertainment
Senior Visual Effects Artist
I design real time visual effects for video games.
My day consists of finding out from the rest of the team what they need and delivering those assets. The tasks can vary wildly from adding impacts for a new weapon to adding falling leaves to a level. I work with the artists / designers to add visual communication (danger, safety, etc).
Here's the first step for high school students
Be as well-rounded as you can be. Take every art class you can to start developing an understanding of techniques in multiple mediums. Get very familiar with digital art packages like Photoshop and After Effects. Get familiar with Max and Maya. There are plenty of free tutorials online to get up to speed.
"You should not be an artist. You will not be successful."