What tip will you give to someone in order to become a good 3d artist?

Nerono · Apr 2016

Question is stated in the title.

JordanN · Apr 2016

Make 3d models, textures, light environments etc everyday. Post art and receive feedback from other people on where to improve it. Read several books or online tutorials on art.

Basically, you can never stop if you're serious about getting into 3D art. It's no different with other art disciplines. People who can draw very well, animate very well, sculpt very well did it through pure practice and study. There is no other way.

lotet · Apr 2016

just work on it all the time, every day, and never give up, and most importantly; dont be discouraged by the fact that it can take many years before you get "good" at it.

Wolthera · Apr 2016

A way to get past the discouragement of 'not good yet' is to find a way to make it fun. This can be trying out wildly different things, or joining in on speed-modeling exercises, or to join a modding community. Then, at every moment you go 'oh, I am not good enough yet' you can answer yourself with 'but I enjoyed doing the previous stuff, so I didn't waste my time!' and it also becomes more easy to see everything as a challenge instead of an impossibility.

root · Apr 2016

I have one tip, but it's weird, and a mom discovered it, and doctors HATE it.

Add3r · Apr 2016

Make art every single second you can, every single day. Finding time to play games and experience the medium you are creating for is necessary as well, all about finding the balance between the two. But to be "good", you need to eat, sleep, breath, art.

Nerono · Apr 2016

Add3r said:

Make art every single second you can, every single day. Finding time to play games and experience the medium you are creating for is necessary as well, all about finding the balance between the two. But to be "good", you need to eat, sleep, breath, art.

Add3r said:

Make art every single second you can, every single day. Finding time to play games and experience the medium you are creating for is necessary as well, all about finding the balance between the two. But to be "good", you need to eat, sleep, breath, art.

Don't you and the other people who commented here get lonely doing art all day long?

pigart · Apr 2016

You don't have to do art every single second that you can. Most people will just get burned out and sick of art very quickly that way. The trick is to just be consistent and determined. Working for 4-6 hours everyday and keeping a fresh mind is better than sitting on the computer for 12 or more hours for a couple weeks and then calling quits for a couple months.

My personal tip would be to get out of tutorial land as soon as possible and start working from good concept art. Keep challenging yourself and push yourself out of your comfort zone.

JacqueChoi · Apr 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTz93Y-qeq0

XD

Nerono · Apr 2016

JacqueChoi said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTz93Y-qeq0

XD

this is too much haha XD

oglu · Apr 2016

never give up...

Kbrom12 · Apr 2016

School assignments/projects is not nearly enough work to prepare you.

Bruno Afonseca · Apr 2016

start small and work your way up, join the polycount challenges

heboltz3 · Apr 2016

never stop learning.

Kwramm · Apr 2016

practice, practice, practice
Learn the rules before you break them
Using good reference, shortcuts and automation isn't "cheating"
be humble
stay calm and read polycount

Brian "Panda" Choi · Apr 2016

Talk to other artists. Ask how their day is going.

lefix · Apr 2016

Start with small projects, maybe some tiny asset like a hydrant or a book, and try to match the quality of the kind of game you want to work on. Save the full environment scenes for later.

What tip will you give to someone in order to become a good 3d artist?

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