Here's the last of my current sketchbook, going to start a new one today. Hoping to also draft out a prop and start modeling a character. Maybe I'm an idiot for never realizing this, but it's not just painting that can benefit from working large to small, general to detailed. I think this approach works well when modeling in 3D, too. I've been looking at past posts searching for a character I want to model and invariably there's a complication that would make it difficult to build. I think I'm getting stressed by the micro level before really looking at and approaching the macro. All complicated shapes started life as basic primitives and there's no need to bite off more than you can chew! So while I still intend to finish the character I started a couple posts ago (I started re-UV-mapping it yesterday, actually) I want to start another one (probably the "SLEEVE" guy from the first picture here) and a non-swordy prop.
Two posts from me in a week? I'm hoping I can continue to do this! Also, these images are pretty large. Is anybody having issues with that?
I agree with you, ya gotta take baby steps or you'll get scared and frustrated and want to quit. You have been doing so well with 3D lately and the class you're taking this summer will help make you solid!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're right! I have a buncha good ideas and hope that I get the tools to handle them. Summers tend to be my best time for work so I'm optimistic.
DeletePicture quality looks great and loads fast for me. I love the new beard guy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Thomas. I guess it will be in large part how quick everyone's internet is, but a 60 gig file is going to load slower than a 3 mb one. I've been using the legacy feature "Save for Web" in Photoshop, which seems to crank out excellent looking files while dramatically reducing file sizes. And I'm glad you like the beard! I was hoping for a comment from you on it ;)
DeleteNice work, Zach! Keep pushing forward. You ARE going somewhere good.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dad! I must be doing something right if you're gracing us with a comment!
DeleteNo comment :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a good thing!
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I just wanted to stop by and tell you I think you are doing fabulous work! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHi there, Ma! I'm glad you decided to visit my blog. I hope you'll be back for the next post because it's gonna be a good'n! This one's okay, I guess.
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