Its actually the perfect place. What better way to find someone is not alone in their issues than seeing others with the same issue who can relate? Your advice and life can be taking with some skepticism. Afterall, (correct me if I'm wrong) you also promoted smoking as a way to network/hangout at one point. All the while…
It is not just limited to the art field. I've seen the same phenomenon in many different fields. For example: local chess club (many people drop out after they learn how much effort it takes to become a good player), the gym (people drop out when they realize that there is no quick fix), math/comp sci courses at college…
Im on the same boat as well. I get down when looking at other's people work and say whats the point? They have years of experience and I have very little, why should I still have any interest in this field if everyone else is better than me? I have a passion in 3D and some day, hopefully, I can get to the experience they…
As someone who has struggled with their time, sometimes with dozens of hours a week to work on art and sometimes with two, I honestly think that's oversimplifying and doing a disservice to the experience and advice you surely DO have to offer, Warren. You're ignoring two major factors: 1- An hour drinking (or playing…
I joined the old Q2PMP site in late 1997. 15 years later, it's the same ill-conceived question and the same put-upon replies. Polycount is the unchanging rock in life's sea of chaos! Anyway, to the OP: You're not unmotivated. If you lacked motivation, you wouldn't have bothered to come here. What you are is some…
I count myself as one - luckily I looked for help back before the "maybe you should quit" crew was here. The lack of motivation came around when I was suicidal depressed as well, so calling people "non-contributing zeroes" and telling them to just suck it up is really shitty. Depression is more prevalent in creatives, just…
I haven't read this whole thread, so excuse me if it's been said, if it's irrelevant, or it's stupid, just throwing in my opinion People get frustrated from reading the same topics over and over again...people get frustrated by others seemingly "complaining" about something that they would be better off spending time…
Ok lets round up every new guy here with even the remotest 'attitude' problem and have them hand in their Polycount keys. That thread of inspiration could not be more proof that some good artists used to be terrible schlubs. Maybe there were some who wanted to reach out to fellow artists, I know quite well that you can't…
I have jumped ship from games art to CGI; landed myself a job in it with extreme hard work and admitdly good fortune. I want to still chase the games Art jobs in the future, however after a day of working within 3DS Max the last thing I want to spend my free time again back in 3DS Max modeling for games stuff. However, I…
I'm a little late to the party hopefully it hasn't turned into a feeding frenzy where everyone bags on the new kid, like the first page suggests... luv ya polycunts. This might seem insulting but, it fits, at least for me. Motivation & inspiration to artists, is the feather to Dumbo. At first, you really don't know how or…