Whether you are in the gaming, film, or art industry, the ability for you as an artist to showcase your portfolios is incredibly important as a show of work for potential employers. Well there is a wide range of portfolio services all with their pros and cons. As a student coming out of high school or through a portfolio, it can be a difficult decision to make.
So here are a couple options!
Starting with number 1, ArtStation has built itself a reputation to be a leading showcase platform for professionals within the gaming, film, media & and entertainment industries. You can find League of Legends’ character designers on the product as well as 3d animators from ILM. Many organisations often hire directly through ArtStation due to its reputation.
Moving onto price, ArtStation has three plans, Basic, Plus, and Pro, which come with the following.
Basic: (free)
- User profile page,
- Basic portfolio website
- Ability to sell digital products through ArtStation with a 15% fee
Plus ($10 USD per month $6.99 per month if billed annually)
- Full access to ArtStation Learning courses
- Ability to upload 4k images and videos
- Advanced settings on portfolio websites such as editing domain name
- Access to your own blog
Pro ($15 USD per month or $9.95 per month if billed annually)
- Advanced analytics on your profile and portfolio website
- Search result boost on ArtStation
- Removed ads
- Ability to create discounts and coupons on your store
- 5% better profit on prints, and 10% better profit on digital products.
Behance, a social network for graphic designers, illustrations, and other artists in the professional world. While ArtStation is more aligned with digital art, Behance has a wider range of fields such as UI/UX design, photography, fashion, and architecture. One big perk is that Behance is free and is an excellent tool to bring attention to your work, a wide range of organisations use Behance to contract or hire freelancers.
Overall though, both platforms are great for showcasing your portfolio and it truly comes down to your needs. Due to Behance’s wider range of fields it also has a larger user base, but ArtStation has more user control over their portfolio presentation and is more focused on animation or digital art.
