Great writes EQ, and great conversation all around! Kind of nice to have some validation on the impostor thing, that one trips me up more often than I'd like to admit. I don't see it here as much as other places on the net, but +1 to critical thinking versus reliance on tutorials. I've watched people over the years come…
I want to talk about the common questions and misconceptions inexperienced artists have, either when they start working towards becoming an artists or when they join Polycount. This is a culmination of advice I've given to people over the years and really, a bunch of stuff I wish someone would have told me when I started…
If I get a post with direction that is great. If I get praise that is great too. I will however take the time to tell you that I use Max/Maya, that I appreciate your request but am unable to act as mentor at the moment, that I don't have the resources to make tutorials for you right now? And that I value your reaction.
Oh wow so much awesome on this post great job man ! Spot on with the answers, short , concise and powerful. They should pass this in UNI as a 1st year introduction read. Kudos! As a side note, my impostor syndrome is different though, if only I knew what software to use and how many triangles it has to be, I`d be good…
Ghaad damn it!! you beat me to it. :( Will this be relevant? Greeting Salutations sir; Would you be kind enough to finish the head tutorial that you've posted on youtube and promised your followers that " There is a third video of this sequence in coming, where I will teach you kids how to distract the viewer with the…
Yeah, I guess we just fundamentally disagree. To me, posting those "OMG SO GOOD I JIZZED MY PANTS" responses are the laziest thing you can do (other than not posting at all), it doesn't do anything for the OP other than stroke egos and it doesn't contribute to the community as a whole. Just as in my OP I gave an example on…
Now, to touch on a couple interesting topics. RE: Praise is better than no response: In the general sense I agree, however, lets look at what I wrote again. Bold added for emphasis on this particular point. Praise is all well and good and often deserved, however, mindless praise serves no purpose what so ever. Here are two…