Scott Squires:
Here are a few tips and suggestions for visual effects artists. Some of these overlap my post on being a good visual effects artist. It takes more than just knowing how to use a visual effects software package to be good. The real key is to be able to accomplish great finished results within the constraints of the project.
There are plenty of good button pushers. It's knowing what to do after you run out of buttons to push. Thanks for the post Mr. Squires.