От $500 до $15 000: тир-лист ВСЕХ профессий 3D-индустрии и кого заменит ИИ

A tier list of CG industry jobs for 2026. Find out which professions will generate income and withstand the challenges of neural networks. In this issue, we take a detailed look at current CG industry professions. You'll receive an objective market analysis based on five key criteria: income potential, current demand, growth prospects, resilience to AI advancements, and the actual entry barrier. This analysis will help you navigate your career in the coming years. You'll see examples of work and discuss how demand for specialists in game development and related fields is changing. This guide is for those who want to build a meaningful career in the CG industry, understanding the risks and opportunities. Subscribe to the channel and let us know in the comments which profession we'd like to explore in more detail in the next episode. 📊 Take our ANONYMOUS salary survey to get an honest picture of the market within the community: https://cgboards.com/salary_stats 🤑Support on Patreon - patreon.com/CG_RUSH 🤩 Chat with others on Discord - 0:00 — Introduction: 5 evaluation criteria 0:45 — Prop Artist 4:24 – 3D modeler / Mobile Asset Artist 6:39 — Sculptor 8:04 — Weapon Artist 9:27 — Transport / Hard-surface (vehicles, mechs) 11:38 – Product/Industrial Designer 13:05 — Character Artist 2:28 PM — Creature Artist (monsters) 16:31 — Groom Artist (hair) 17:41 — Animator (animator) 19:15 — Rigger (rigger) 20:16 — Cloth / CFX (cloth simulation) 8:50 PM — Environment Artist 10:34 PM — Level Artist 23:49 – Building/Procedural (Houdini) 25:10 – Shader/Material Artist 26:35 — FX Artist (VFX, simulations) 29:09 — Matte Painter 29:36 — Concept Artist 31:30 — Elite: Tech Director, Graphics Engineer, Supervisor, Art Director 35:01 — Technical Artist 36:48 — Lighting Artist 38:20 — UI Artist 38:55 — Crowd Simulation 39:56 — Look Dev Artist 40:32 — Layout Artist (camera) 41:01 — Cinematic Artist (cinematics) 42:37 — Motion Designer 43:55 — ArchViz: Interiors 45:45 — ArchViz: Exteriors 46:13 — Realtime ArchViz (Unreal Engine) 47:22 — AR / filters and masks 47:54 — Composer 49:08 — Product Rendering (advertising, item) 49:44 — Virtual Production 51:23 — Photogrammetry 52:39 — AI Artist (prompt engineer) 54:12 — Gaussian Splatting / neurorender 55:52 — Results #3d #3dart #gamedev #3dartist #3d professions #cgrush