I am new here and to 3D art and would like to introduce my self .

DrLol

I have become very interested in 3D art and want to do it professionally and have been lurking some sites for a while and like this one the most and would like to introduce my self. I am also still in High School.

so hello!

I have been learning Blender from Youtube videos because it is free and I have been having lot of fun.

Does anyone have any tips about where in the world I should start or tips in general.

I'm very sorry if there are already threads for this kind of stuff if so please delete this and link me to the proper place.

DrunkShaman

Since you have arrived at the Polycount, you start from here.

Greetings and Salutations Dr.LOL;

Welcome to the Polycount, here you will find the tips and crits required for your 2d/3d arts.

Personally I would start with drawing basic figures, learning anatomy, learning the tools and figuring out your work flow to produce 2d/3d arts.

It really depends on what you want to be.

Habboi

Since you're still young you have a good headstart. Give yourself time to experience all the roles of the industry such as art, design and programming. You should give Unity a visit as it's a user friendly engine that can give you all that experience.

All you can do really is start a project and make it while learning. If you want some good tutorials 3dmotive has some good (paid) ones.

Welcome to the battle.

Vio

I wish I had known about the count when I was still in school. Good luck to you and welcome.

MiAlx

Welcome and don't forget to check the invaluable Polycount Wiki!

DrLol

Thank you everyone!

almighty_gir

since you're still in highschool i feel i should warn you...



and not in the "stop being a dick" sense.

Yozora

almighty_gir wrote: »

and not in the "stop being a dick" sense.

Well, I'm sure that's subjective.

belgoran

I started out at 16 on a 3d forum similar to this one .

I'm still an uneducated lout, but I'm a professional VFX artist now. The internet has all the resources you need to turn you into a pro.

Words of wisdom that take a long time to sink in:

Ignore the "Good effort" posts! and cherish the seemingly-cruel posts that genuinely tell you what's wrong with your WIPs and how to improve them.

XXWeaponXX7

Any tips or fun stuff in blender? go to the modifiers tab in object mode, and select "boolean". You'll love it to death. I sure do.

richguy

I am also new here. I am Alex studying in UCLA