I think the hand painted sword is the new concrete pillar. Until foliage takes over at least. Whats unfortunate is one of the biggest complaints about the newer tutorials from Eat3D and Gnomon is specifically the fact that they skip things and are not "follow along" videos that you can copy piece by piece until the end.
When I do tutorials I create a separate .ai file listing the steps and screenshots of my screen for future reference of the workflow. I typically want to use the techniques for my own projects. You can learn from tutorials, it just has to be a conscious effort. I agree with the initial post though, sending in a portfolio…
Following a 3D Tutorial down to the last vertex placement is like tracing If you show others You'll receive praise until your caught Ive only ever watched a tutorial for to acquire a new technique on approaching a certain shape. Though i never followed tutorials like i was suppose to so i never made the Do it and learn…
I don't know If I created even one thing directly from tut... I always rather look on workflow. Which functions of an app do what and what should you do to avoid problems. Sometimes I watch tuts about stuff I have no knowledge at all. For example animation. I don't usually do it though. I try to remember basics of the…