hi, for example, how much of use is for some aspiring 3d artist who wants to break in the industry making 3d models based on somebodies 2d sketches? how much is a potential candidate employable in other words? also 3d hard surface vs 3d organic characters ? your opinion on that ?
It's better to make a 3D model based on some other artist's concept unless you're a concept artist yourself. If you want a job as a 3D artist of some kind in production and not as a concept artist, then you want to get good at modeling not concept art. And that involves having a good point of reference. The benefit of not…
With each technological advancement bringing in more levels of detail, the gap between the two postions is increasing, not decreasing. And since the time it takes to create 3D assets for modern pipelines increases year after year, modelers have less and less opportunities to flex their design muscles, outside of perhaps…