Do you think we will ever see it coming back? The art those competitions produced was incredible, and the sense of community/team spirit induced some kind of patriotic buzz.
Here is a few Marmoset renders of a WW2 grenade that I modeled a while ago just never got round to posting. Its supposed to be a first person model. C and C welcome.
if the goal is to make money to pay bills right now, I can't recommend 3d modeling. Takes years of study and practice to get to a point where you can start making money, and that money is not good unless you're in the top 10% with good connections. The industry is in shambles, and competition is silly. As for AI, as…
Just came out: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/ Steven Speilberg is making it, so theres the distinct chance it will be awesome!