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solefishes · June 8th, 2005

hi everyone!

this question is aimed mainly at those 3d people who stay in the London area.. i would like to know how much a person can potentially earn doing 3d work (modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering etc) there. i know it depends on a lot of different things but i would love to hear just an estimation.

thanks very much!
regards,
meghan

STRAT · June 8th, 2005

working for a company as opposed to free lance? any where between 20-30k £££.

solefishes · June 8th, 2005

hi strat!

yes preferably for a company... is that figure per hour?

STRAT · June 8th, 2005

20-30k per hour????? jeeezzzzzz, wouldn't that make your day?

nope, thats per annum

Jeff Mottle · June 8th, 2005

When I worked at Smoothe, I was first exposed to the UK salary range for Visualization people and was shocked at how low the pay was. Given the cost of living there, I'd say artists in the UK are making at least 2-3 times less compared to their North American counterparts. Even compared 1:1 without the exchange rate, the cost of items is the same or more, but the pay is about half of what it is here in Canada.

solefishes · June 8th, 2005

oops! my bad! i guess per annum would make sense eh?! but isn't that still very little?

so Jeff, what is it like in Canada? in pounds, what would you look to be earning?

Jeff Mottle · June 8th, 2005

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Originally Posted by solefishes

oops! my bad! i guess per annum would make sense eh?! but isn't that still very little?

so Jeff, what is it like in Canada? in pounds, what would you look to be earning?

With exchange you would be earning from 13,000GBP to 44,000GBP, but what you have to consider is that a BIG MAC meal there is 7GBP and it's about 6-7 here for example. The cost of items even on a one to one basis is usually the same or more in the UK, but you make less.

skauty · June 8th, 2005

Hey Jeff, what is the industry like in Calgary? Are there many visualization companies there, or are most people doing it freelance?

Scott

Jeff Mottle · June 8th, 2005

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Originally Posted by skauty

Hey Jeff, what is the industry like in Calgary? Are there many visualization companies there, or are most people doing it freelance?

Scott

There are a couple of firms that do it full time. With our new studio launching (Element2), there are probably 3 in all of Calgary. There are a couple of good freelancers, and in-house people, but for the most part the viz market is still pretty immature here. I'd say 60% of our work is local and the rest is International.

derijones · June 8th, 2005

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Originally Posted by STRAT

20-30k per hour????? jeeezzzzzz, wouldn't that make your day?

nope, thats per annum

You mean you're not on that per hour - you want to put your prices up mate

Might even make as much as lawyers then.

June 8th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
solefishes Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cape town Age: 24 Posts: 28 Name: meghan toerien	**??money??** hi everyone! this question is aimed mainly at those 3d people who stay in the London area.. i would like to know how much a person can potentially earn doing 3d work (modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering etc) there. i know it depends on a lot of different things but i would love to hear just an estimation. thanks very much! regards, meghan

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STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,505 Name: Stephen Leworthy	Re: **??money??** working for a company as opposed to free lance? any where between 20-30k £££.

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solefishes Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cape town Age: 24 Posts: 28 Name: meghan toerien	Re: **??money??** hi strat! yes preferably for a company... is that figure per hour?

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STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,505 Name: Stephen Leworthy	Re: **??money??** 20-30k per hour????? jeeezzzzzz, wouldn't that make your day? nope, thats per annum

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Jeff Mottle President/Founder Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age: 33 Posts: 5,078 Name: Jeff Mottle	Re: **??money??** When I worked at Smoothe, I was first exposed to the UK salary range for Visualization people and was shocked at how low the pay was. Given the cost of living there, I'd say artists in the UK are making at least 2-3 times less compared to their North American counterparts. Even compared 1:1 without the exchange rate, the cost of items is the same or more, but the pay is about half of what it is here in Canada. __________________ Jeff Mottle CGarchitect.com

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solefishes Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cape town Age: 24 Posts: 28 Name: meghan toerien	Re: **??money??** oops! my bad! i guess per annum would make sense eh?! but isn't that still very little? so Jeff, what is it like in Canada? in pounds, what would you look to be earning?

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skauty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, ON Posts: 25 Name: Scott Irwin	Re: **??money??** Hey Jeff, what is the industry like in Calgary? Are there many visualization companies there, or are most people doing it freelance? Scott

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