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Auria Cortes talked about how she starts a new novel. When I want to write a new story, I catch ideas in a big net, then squish them between the paper. Poor ideas.
I'm going to be kind to ideas, and talk about something else instead - putting them in a 3D rendered picture. No squishing involved.
I first tried 3D rendering in 2006. Unlike a lot of art, you don't have to draw. Instead, you create the objects in the picture by putting basic shapes together (a model). After that, you tell the program what colour or pattern the model should have (a texture). The computer does the mathematics and turns it into a picture. The image on the right shows the basic shapes of a picture, with the finished version.
Or you can cheat, which is what many people do when they're new to this sort of art. You can get models made by someone else. Rather than having to think about what shapes make up a dragon, you can buy a dragon model, with a scales texture to make it look good. It isn't cheating to use pre-made models where appropriate... the cheating comes from passing it off as your own work. It's the route to quick praise, because not everyone will recognise the models you've used.
I didn't go down that route, as I wanted to learn how to make things myself. My first piece wasn't up to Pixar quality, but all the models were created by myself. The shiny mushroom has been immortalised as my avatar picture.
You don't get as many pats on the back for doing it the hard way, as no one is going to make a realistic dragon on their first attempt. But learning the basics means you can turn any idea into a picture, rather than having to restrict ideas based on the pre-made models available.
Yay for giving ideas freedom! And not squishing them.
This is part of a chain, so next is Unfocused Me (famed for his lolfish).
Other chainers:
Auria Cortes
Polenth's Quill
Unfocused Me
Spittin' (out words) Like a Llama
Food History
Fantastical Imagination
Life In Scribbletown
For The First Time
Polyamory From the Inside Out
Livininsanity
Spynotes
A Wayward Journey
Virtual Wordsmith
15 ink splashes:
That is too cool!
What modelling program do you use for that?
Bryce 5. It was going cheap at the time. Many of my later pictures have some models created in Wings 3D (a free program), which is better for making organic shapes.
I don't have any software to handle complex models, like humans and animals. As I mostly do landscapes, it hasn't been much of an issue.
Very cool! I've played with Bryce but quickly got frustrated.
This is fascinating. How do the models interface with writing?
So are you the genius behind half of those PBSKids shows?
The ideas I use for pictures and writing come from the same source. There isn't a difference. My pictures tell scenes from stories. It just took me awhile before I thought about writing out the full stories.
And no to animation... my computer would cry if I tried to make cartoons with Bryce. :P
Beautifully done, even if you don't have a pre-made model. :)
I used to have a friend who made these absolutely phenomenal pictures of whales like that - blew my mind that he could create something so real from nothing!! Good job!
I have to admit, I've no idea if there are pre-made cute caterpillar models. Most of the models I've seen are realistic rather than cartoony.
I've come across some great 3D artists. Maybe I should find a few for a future links post. That's more of a "where I'd like to end" rather than a beginning.
Too cool...you're very talented. I would never have the talent or the patience to do something like that.
Very interesting!
This is such a cute idea! My niece and nephews would love this.
Those are some amazing pictures! Programs like that are dangerous for me, though, because I'd easily get sucked into them and blow all my time at the computer instead of writing. I'm going to have to take down the sames of those programs!
I commend your desire to create your own work instead of relying on models. As a professional, one would also need to troubleshoot and customize, and truly understanding the app is the only way to do it.
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