I just got like 3X better as an artist

John Warner

You know what? for the longest time i was worried about being original, and I'm happy to say that I'm finally over that stupid bullshit.

if i was texturing a model, i didnt' want to incorporate cool things i saw from other pieces because i was just.. taking them. i thought that somehow, new ideas had to come down, uninspired, perhaps from the heavens.. i dont know...

finally i got over that. FINALLY. i've just been taking great elements and styles that i like and combining them.. ripping off art styles, copying stuff, making it my own, combining things to make something new.. it's great! and you know, i learned that the originality is always going to be there.. because i can't remove myself from my work, even if I'm "copying".. it's still a clear description of me and what i like.

so yeah. thought i'd share that.

sprunghunt

<intellectual>welcome to post-modernism</intellectual>

tacit math

sprunghunt wrote: »

<intellectual>welcome to post-modernism</intellectual>

recontextualized even

Ged

yup sounds like fun, being original is like being iconic. It is a perception other people have of your artwork after it is created, sometimes many years after. I like to take reference from good design where I see it, if Im designing a spaceship and see a motorcyle helmet with awesome shapes...some of those shapes are probably gonna be in my spaceship hehe. I dont see anything wrong with this and I find using reference actually gives me a larger mental library of shapes to use when I do just randomly sketch without reference.

dejawolf

heck, artists have let themselves be inspired by stuff ever since we plotted the first cave paintings of dudes running around with spears.
most of the old arts were inspired by nature. but sometimes you can get inspiration from man-made things made to serve a function.

Irreal

"The best artists don't create, they steal."

Not sure who said that. Might have been Dave Mustaine from Megadeth or Jesus.

Mark Dygert

"Originality is the art of concealing your source."
Franklin P. Jones

Rhinokey

so now you are making a space marine, wiht one large arm (mutant or mechanical) a huge uper torso and tiny bottom half, glowwing bits, at least one scar across his eye. and a gun so large it has its own zipcode?

Mark Dygert

Don't forget to cover the mouth and nose up with some kind of breathing apparatus...

MagicSugar

ripping off art styles, copying stuff, making it my own, combining things to make something new.

I concur. Totally agree especially if you're part of production team. Sometimes it's more efficient this way.

But, not to argue and just for discussion's sake, what about for applicants who use publicly available base meshes and school provided rigs or models? Let's say all their originality is only evident on top of those works by others. Would that be a reason for concern? Or would you give them a test first to make sure?

mLichy

I feel that way too, but I used to have a problem with using ref planes or ref images. I felt if I couldn't create it without them I wasn't good enough.

But that was when I was first starting at age 15. I then realized to be a good artist or better artist I needed to use them in order to get the right shapes.

ElysiumGX

Screenshots, or it didn't happen.

snemmy

Rhinokey wrote: »

so now you are making a space marine, wiht one large arm (mutant or mechanical) a huge uper torso and tiny bottom half, glowwing bits, at least one scar across his eye. and a gun so large it has its own zipcode?

Oooh.. he's making Liefeld's Cable?

John Warner

sprunghunt wrote: »

<intellectual>welcome to post-modernism</intellectual>

HAH . god bless you. totally post modern. i haven't gotten into defecating on myself though, so don't worry. my art is definitely lagging behind other parts of myself.
speaking of great post modern stuff..
http://www.teammacho.com/TM_Gallery.html

so are you post-modern yourself? a rampant deconstructionist, intent on tearing down value systems and promoting equal rights, or have you done all that already?

yes, the space marine is coming, but as Sprunghunt is suggesting, it will be a cultural critique; An abstract reflection of all space marines.

Needles

Irreal wrote: »

"The best artists don't create, they steal."

Not sure who said that. Might have been Dave Mustaine from Megadeth or Jesus.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
Pablo Picasso

Ghostscape

For the longest time I was worried. I'm happy to say that I'm finally over that stupid bullshit.

if I was texturing a model, I did not want to incorporate cool things I saw.

Finally, I've just been taking great elements and styles that i like and combining them, making it my own, combining things to make something new.. it's great! and you know, I learned that the originality is always going to be there.. because I can't remove myself from my work, it's still a clear description of me and what I like.

so yeah. thought I'd share that.

adam

John, 3x0 = 0. Just so you know.

Oh, snap.

killingpeople

This was a heart-warming post, like an ending to a Disney classic.

John Warner

killingpeople wrote: »

This was a heart-warming post, like an ending to a Disney classic.

i'll suck ya cock for 5 dollars.

adam, please.

shotgun

adamBrome wrote: »

John, 3x0 = 0. Just so you know.

Oh, snap.

loool
that's a strike, sorry