Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You create one or two great concepts and tweak them.
This is the real-life decision made by Katy Hargrove. She's worked as
a concept artist for video games and has often been faced with tight deadlines.
"It becomes a matter of time management," she says. "I would take the
drawing I've already done and do several different treatments in PhotoShop.
That way I would have a large selection to present to my employer in the
time I have been given to accomplish it."
If the tweaks and minor changes don't take too long, it might be a good
idea to create one extra concept that is completely different, suggests Hargrove.
In doing so, you have made sure you have at least a couple of solid pieces
you can present and be proud of. Your artistic talent shines through, but
so does your ability to manage your time efficiently.
At the meeting three days later, you present your work and your boss loves
it. She tells you you've created exactly what she had in mind. She congratulates
you for accomplishing such high-caliber work in such a brief amount of time.
Then she asks if you'd be willing to take on a new project. You're ecstatic.