Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:32:50 UTC No. 935528

I am having fun but my yearly software rental costs are fucking astronomical

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:05:45 UTC No. 935530

>>935528
>software rental costs
I just steal the best stuff, I only pay other artists for their works - if its from a big company, especially with subscription and no perma licenses - I just take it.

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:19:22 UTC No. 935533

>>935530
You sound poor

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:21:18 UTC No. 935534

>>935527
I don't have fun because I actually improve and put effort into things unlike most of the ngmis on this board. Western society wasn't built on having fun, but on human achievement and a desire to advance past mediocrity. People who focus on fun will impress no one and be forgotten.

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:27:16 UTC No. 935535

>>935534
blender hands typed this

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:43:05 UTC No. 935536

>>935527
It's fun overall but ever since it's started being my job it's gotten less fun. It's like any hobbies, once you add money, time, stress and responsibilites it (sometime) stop being enjoyable

Anonymous at Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:25:28 UTC No. 935539

>>935535
Low test hands typed this, have fun stagnating.
And no, I use industry standard software unlike the other ngmis here

Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 18:51:32 UTC No. 935658

>>935527
get a normal job and then do art as a hobby.

trying to monetize your hobbies is the most stupid way to burn out.

Anonymous at Wed, 1 Feb 2023 19:55:49 UTC No. 935660

>>935658
yeah that's what I tried, I wanna go back to doing it as a hobby/fun thing, but it's not really working.

Anonymous at Thu, 2 Feb 2023 21:58:57 UTC No. 935781

>>935533
You sound cucked

Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 03:01:54 UTC No. 935801

>>935534
I had fun because I improved put effort and let my heart lead from time to time. Great people aren't built on working in a miserable path, crabbing on 4chan, but on accepting that the dope hit will be stronger and more genuine if you enjoy what you're doing and take the time to refine your work and yourself. People who focus on gmi without being aware of where they wanna make it will be miserable regardless of financial status

Anonymous at Fri, 3 Feb 2023 03:04:41 UTC No. 935802

>>935534
Amen anon.

Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 05:53:40 UTC No. 938782

>>935533
>he pays for software alone for private use
good little goycattle

Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:42:00 UTC No. 938792

I have so much fun that it's having a negative impact in other parts of my life.

Anonymous at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 21:51:08 UTC No. 938829

>>935527
Fun?
I don't think I've ever had "fun", but that's not to say I don't enjoy working on things. Fun isn't really the word to describe it.
It's been years, both working freelance and on personal stuff, and I largely get the same fulfillment from 3d as I have when I started. It's shifted from completing a project to just working on them. I largely don't really care about a project once I'm finished.
That being said, sometimes like anything, it does get old or you kinda get fed up with it when things aren't going your way. At the end of the day though, I just like making things, and this scratches that itch pretty well. Making money from it is just a bonus on top. Though I do wish I'd be able to make more, or do some actually fun commissions. Music videos are pretty close to what I'd describe as fun. Lots of room for abstraction and experimentation. Though I don't get many offers to do them, unfortunately.

Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 06:11:48 UTC No. 938865

>>935527
I've been doing it about as long as you and I am still learning while producing personal work and work for clients.
I enjoy every step of the process from sketches/blocking to compositing the final video animations. Even UV editing; it's just a puzzle that's satisfying to organize.
I love the main stuff like modeling, texturing, and rigging/animation.
There's always more techniques and software to learn, which is what I would recommend doing if you feel stuck. Experiment with new stuff. Deliberately try to create things you don't know how to create yet.
I get excited by learning new things and unlocking new abilities that way. In almost every project I do, I try to incorporate some new methods or tools to test them out and improve overall.
And do lots of figure/life drawing because that's one of the most important things you can do to improve as a visual artist in general, especially if you're ever doing any character work.

Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 08:04:36 UTC No. 938870

I'm an miserable coombrain like the average /3/ chud who has not achieved anything

Anonymous at Fri, 3 Mar 2023 12:27:18 UTC No. 938880

>>935534
Why do you think you can't have fun at the same time you're putting an effort and improving? Or we have different views on what fun is.

Anonymous at Sat, 4 Mar 2023 07:20:39 UTC No. 938975

>>935527
Find motivation and inspiration by looking up other high quality artist's work, or watching animated films and really paying attention to the details.

Also seek out a community that you can regularly share artwork with and get critique, like Discord channels.

Anonymous at Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:14:04 UTC No. 939687

>>935527
This happened to me. You need to share your work, even if it sucks total ass just show it to people. And when you get the one, woah thats actually pretty good, you can coast on that for months.

Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:22:52 UTC No. 940328

>>935527
What other said - especially about sharing your work.
Keep pushing and the fun might come back but dont forget to take a breather

Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:19:21 UTC No. 940361

I'm currently struggling with creating a character in Zbrush; the fun is fading away.

Anonymous at Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:15:22 UTC No. 940406

>>935533
>>935535
talent > software
talent > nationality
talent > race
talent > social class
talent > hats in tf2
money can't buy your dignity, fag

>>935527
I have little time for /3/D art, so I can't get tired of it
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