3D (helping)
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Lately, I've started to notice that there is less and less information about 3D...It's just terrible for newcomers to this industry. My name is Max and I've been doing 3D for 2 years now, let me tell you the story of my trouble. I came into the 3D industry at the age of 11, inspired by pixar cartoons, and I thought 3D was so easy... How naive I was) At first I started using Blender, but soon I realized that I would not get far with it, so I downloaded maya and 3d s max. So that's actually what my problem is.I was born in 2011 and since then there has been less and less information about 3D modeling in general. No matter how much I use Google and YouTube, it's all the same. Nothing...Emptiness... There is absolutely no line that graves would be useful to people. That is, no pipeline, just dumb tutorials of disgusting-looking models. I tried to search for old 3D videos. In the same way... emptiness... My dream is to work at Nintendo as a 3d artist or create games myself. I know the tools of polygonal modeling, but I do not know where to start(I tried to manually dot the dots, too, nothing((I just do not understand I have been doing this for 2 years and all I learned from the drains of the courses is that there is a blockout,hi poly,low poly,uv,textures... Absolute darkness... That is, for example, I want to model Mario, but I do not know where the fuck to start! From the plane? From Cuba? I've been working for so many days looking for information, but I'm marking time in one place. I can model primitive shapes from cubes, spheres, cylinders, etc. But I can't model complex shapes. I know what 3d graphics are made of, but it doesn't help me a damn thing! I'm burning out emotionally. I just wanted to die. I've had suicide attempts... I'm so tired. And no one can even help me!!! I don't understand where to start modeling and I don't understand how to build a grid... This is my main problem... I wish some artist from the studio would tell me something. I would be so glad. In general, guys, I came to your forum for help. Only you can help me. I believe in it. I had topics here, but people on this forum answered very stupidly and didn't want to help like: I don't understand where to start, wash! So take it and study the Internet is full of information (there is no information on the Internet, stop writing this!!!!). That's what's killing me. I'm begging you, please help me. I feel really bad. Please give me some good advice and help.I really need it. Thanks in advance guys! You are the best!
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Firstly, get help for your mental health. I mean that with all the empathy one stranger can offer another - you're far too young to be burning out.
Secondly, you have so much information about this craft - you have no idea how lucky you are. When I started, YouTube didn't exist. Google didn't exist.
Thirdly, this forum has been around for a long time. Many of the people here have answered the same questions a hundred times - that's why you get pointed toward existing resources. Many of us are professionals with only so much time - you're probably not going to get dedicated, one on one help.
Finally, you have a lot of life to get through before you're at an age to be working in this industry - don't obsess over the end goal, you have time to learn this stuff. Relax, try to enjoy yourself.
You have received some great replies here, that's a good start. We have plenty of great resources here, perhaps these threads might also help you frame your mind around the issues you are facing:
- Motivation is Bull
- Why you're not getting any replies
- The Death of Curiosity
As stated before, we want to help you. We understand the frustration of how hard it is to make this kind of content. It really does take effort, and time. No one was able to make great content without spending years working on it. Years!So, don't feel discouraged. We have all been in the same situation. And those of us who have succeeded at this are still here, and want to help out new people. We remember what it was like in the beginning. Hopefully our advices will help you.
Keep reading, and keep asking questions!
Here is a step-by-step tutorial that many of us learned from, years ago, about modeling.
https://3dtotal.com/tutorials/t/joan-arc-modeling-the-body-michel-roger-character-arc
Here is more info about the rest of the process
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem
So judging by this video, 3D modeling is a modification of primitives? And is this method used everywhere? Is this a base? And another stupid question) Where to look for OLD tutorials? What filters should I use on YouTube?
Today you'd likely sculpt a character first in zbrush and then retopo in a modeling suite like max, maya or blender, but for the start try to use as less as possible as you buildup your knowledge.
Imo if you start at that young age you might have indeed a bright future in front of you. Just start small don't put too much pressure on you, and play around with all the tools and features you have. Don't force yourself too much on Tutorials, there are so many incredible tricks out there that are never covered in a tutorial and you either learn from colleagues or by playing around with what the software can be eventually do
http://web.archive.org/web/20180730001055/http://www.loonygames.com/content/2.13/totb/index2.php