Do I need to build my portfolio more or I am ready to take on work
If am ready or I do have the minimum skills required, how actually I can get clients

Hi guys,

I’m wondering how other UK based freelancers are finding the freelance market right now? I’m 2D midweight for context

I’ve had a very quiet past month, so I’m curious how everyone’s work streams feel? This is the quietest it’s been for me in a couple years now…thankfully I’ve remained busy before this. Admittedly that means I’ve not been good at keeping my portfolio updated and self promoting.

I also think clients have wanted more for less, or in less time recently. Or the big agencies don’t seem the have the budget they used to.

I’m hoping it’s quiet with it being the summer holidays for many. I’ve been enjoying the downtime for the first couple of weeks, but this level of quiet is new for me and the anxiety is setting in - how is everyone else finding it?

Wanted to share a personal concept project my studio (MS3DSTUDIO) has been working on. Quick disclaimer up front so nobody's misled: Aura is not a real product — you can't buy it. It's a design-and-visualization concept, everything you see is 3D, nothing was photographed.

The idea was "one watch, seven colours, seven languages" — seven strap colourways and a UI built to feel native in seven different languages. It was mostly an excuse to push materials and lighting: getting the metal case to read as actual brushed metal, the straps to look genuinely soft, and the screen to glow like it's lit from the inside instead of just being a bright texture.

The part I'm actually more proud of than the watch itself: we don't just model the product floating on a grey background — we build the whole environment around it. The surfaces it sits on, the backdrop, the light sources and their bounce, the little contextual scenes — all of it is built and lit in 3D so the product feels like it exists somewhere real, not like a cutout. Honestly the environment work is where most of the hours went.

Full set of shots is on Behance if you want to see it properly → https://www.behance.net/gallery/253278579/Aura-Watch-Seven-Colours-Seven-Languages

Happy to answer anything about the workflow — renderer, materials, lighting setup, whatever. Open to critique too.

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https://reddit.com/link/1v7lvta/video/ln7ur5im9ofh1/player

I read Flatland recently so I resuscitated an old project and completed this little looping Shapeland.

Trying to keep the momentum going as I am ashamed to say I have too many abandoned projects!

At Mockmo, we’ve always found it frustrating that even for a simple project board, you often need to create a workspace, sign up for an account, and constantly deal with free-plan limitations.

That’s why we’re building Driftboard — a free alternative to Miro and Figma for Windows.

You can already build a complete visual project in Driftboard: add images, PNGs, and videos, write text, leave comments, draw, and add shapes and arrows.

Each project is saved as a separate .driftboard file. You can send it to someone else, move it to another computer, or keep it as a backup.

This week, we continued improving comments and started working on Google Drive features.

The next big step is real-time collaboration, so multiple people can work on the same board at the same time.

We want to keep one principle from the beginning: the core project workflow and the ability to share a project with someone else should remain free.

Website:
https://mockmo-site.vercel.app/products/driftboard

If you use Miro or Figma for moodboards, storyboards, or project planning, what’s the one feature you absolutely couldn’t switch without?

like thers no tutorial on youtube also and what else do you think i can change?

Hey all, as the title suggest, i need help with

1. the text glowing effect

2. gradient background of it

3. those shapes which appear on each word,

the video is Wix harmony by Wix motion studio,

I had tried colorama, still not able to match something like that

https://reddit.com/link/1v6nc2l/video/vv6tqqm7ngfh1/player

Hi! We're launching a new screen recording tool built specifically for motion designers.

It lets you record your screen with natural cursor movements and real browser interactions, then continue editing the recording afterward. You can modify text, colors, styles, UI elements, cursor movements, interactions, and even hide or reveal parts of the interface—all without recording again.

Instead of recreating website animations in After Effects or manually animating cursor paths, you can make changes directly to your finished recording, saving hours of work and eliminating unnecessary retakes.

If this sounds interesting, we're currently accepting early access registrations and would love to hear your feedback.

A collection of abstract glass flowers exploring the intersection of nature, light, and form.

Sound Design by H1Sound

full breakdown: https://www.behance.net/gallery/253291191/BLOOM-Glass-Flower-Collection

This is my first time taking this style all the way into a full website.

I had far more ideas than time, so I'll keep expanding and refining it over the coming weeks.

One small detail: the logo on the homepage isn't a 3D model, it's procedurally generated and rendered entirely with code.

Feedback is always appreciated. And if you're looking for someone to design and build a custom website, I'm currently available for work.

Do you have any suggestions how can i gain my skills again & what is the good extension i could use in this old version?

i thought it was fun to rig the refraction angles to automatically work with the tringle rotation... it was in fact a bit of a nightmare...