I just got like 3X better as an artist
polycounter lvl 18
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.
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.
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recontextualized even
most of the old arts were inspired by nature. but sometimes you can get inspiration from man-made things made to serve a function.
Not sure who said that. Might have been Dave Mustaine from Megadeth or Jesus.
Franklin P. Jones
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?
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.
Oooh.. he's making Liefeld's Cable?
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.
Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
Pablo Picasso
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.
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