Best place to subscribe to? 3d motive or ???

MitchNew

What would be the best learning places to subscribe to for tutorials/training for 3d modeling and environment design?

I tried the free trial for Gnomon but it didn't feel like it had a lot of learning material to go off from.
I'm also looking for quality tutorials with good work flow, and explanations as to why something is being done instead of simply being told to do something and not learn the reason why.

I figured there might be a few posts like this already, I've searched, the only one I've found was back in 2014, I'm curious about how things are now, currently.

sacboi

Digital Tutors and the PC Wiki is also a good place for further info where too rip stuff from...

PixelMasher

look through the gumroad thread, there are tons of tutorials from baller artists currently working in the industry. I would avoid tutorial syndrome though, learn enough to get the basics down and then just focus on outputting work consistently. There is no secret workflow that will all of a sudden make you an amazing artist, that comes down to putting in the time and effort to hammer on your skills through action.

aryarie

I'm using Pluralsight at the moment for learning Maya and I'm finding it really useful so far.

Also, to avoid the above aforementioned "tutorial syndrome" I would recommend doing your own project between tutorials to apply what you learn as you go.

MitchNew

What about mentorships?

PixelMasher

You might get some value from paying for a mentorship, but I would argue just putting out your work up here in polycount will get you just as good results. There are tons of pros who post here, and its pretty easy to get exposure. Just put your head down and work, like I said before, looking for a magic bullet is only going to hold you back.

do work, post, get critiques, apply critiques and work some more until you get really good. 

MitchNew

Alrighty, got it, thanks

PixelMasher

hey man, I just posted a pretty in depth step by step guide in this thread I think you could apply to your situation here as well. Cheers

http://polycount.com/discussion/187282/advice-on-what-to-do-next-portfolio-resume-cv#latest

MitchNew

Thanks, I appreciate the added advice