How to break in as a Hollywood concept artist: Artists share
their secrets  Working as a concept artist is one of the coolest
careers you could possibly imagine. You get to paint pictures of
spaceships and heroic battles, and imagine strange new worlds.
How can you get in on this action?  We asked a ton of our
favorite Hollywood concept artists for their advice on breaking
in, and they offered some helpful tips. But don't get your hopes
up: It's harder to break in than ever before. Says Miles Teves
(Iron Man, Terminator Salvation):  One thing that young people
should know is that the field is now overcrowded with designers.
In the past 10 years or so, the ranks of the illustrators have
probably tripled due to colleges all over the world that now
have 'designing for film' courses, cranking out eager, young
people ready to head out west and seek their fortunes. Yet
Hollywood is making less and less movies each year (this is why
movie actors are increasingly taking jobs in TV). This is
something to be considered