Concept art portfolio

[Alishka]

Hey, I'm really sorry if this is in the wrong area, I am pretty sure I have been unsuccessful in locating the help section, however if that's the case, I'm sure someone will correct me. -_-

I was wondering what exactly would go into a concept art portfolio. I know it depends on what your forté is (vehicle design, character design, or environment design, ect), but is there a breakdown to what would constitute a good portfolio? Other than well-drawn pictures, I mean.

I suppose what I am asking for is criteria.

[Musselfarmstudios]

A good portfolio that is targeted towards a specific "forté" as you put it will consist of something similar to this:

Basically between 10 - 20 images

You'll want to show your idea process as much as anything else. What people tend to neglect is that concept artists aren't only hired specifically for the end result but also for the stages that get you from point A to point B.

Maybe

3 - 5 pages of thumbnails

3 - 5 pages of "in between" drawings, or roughs, where you have taken a thumbnail and are tweaking angles and colors as well as other elements that wouldn't quite be tweaked in a thumbnail

and finally

5 - 10 pages of fully realized images specializing in the specific area that you are interested in

[Alishka]

Thank-you very much for the input, it really shed some light on what I should put in!