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8 years ago
And greetings! And thanks to all you who have +watched, +add to favorites'd, commented, or just stopped by to take a peak! As always I appreciate the interaction no matter what type it might be. Comments especially though! Like most people, especially artists, having feedback is supremely beneficial, and is helping me figure out what niche I'm filling by being here. Which leads me to some thoughts, and I'll share a few of them for anyone patient enough to offer their time and empathy!
Over the past few years, CG art has grown in popularity and accessibility. Working with 3D models for nearly a decade, having got into video games and started by making custom lightsabers for Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, I had a headstart when it came to using programs like Daz Studio. Sadly I never shared my 3D art as I felt everything was a personal experiment, with most of my renders merely scraps to be set aside as I worked towards developing professional-looking stills I could be proud of showing off. And, today, as I reach that point where I think my work has reached a quality worth sharing, I'm suddenly right in the middle of the road, with traffic on either side; other 3D artists sharing their work for peoples' enjoyment! And, in some cases, payment.
It seems like a lot of folks are putting together Patreon pages to support their work. I've thought about doing it too, but being in the rather secure job field of 'the military', I have it rather easy, and don't have the same necessity for money from secondary or tertiary sources as a lot of full or part-time artists might. So, I've never taken the time to set anything up. It might also be a reason why I haven't opened myself up to commissions either--in a way, I kind of feel like there are people more deserving of donations than me. But, at the same time, my time has value, and I probably wouldn't be doing commissions or anything for free, because I could nevertheless use some monetary remuneration for my time and effort.
Sheesh, feel like I missed out not going for a Business degree! So to change gears, what about content? FurAffinity being what it seems to be, I note there's something of a fascination particularly with the bara community centered around penises, and this phallic obsession permeates the art most commonly seen on the site. And hey, I got nothing against it--but to the observant viewer, one might note that there are no 'exposed erectiles' to be found in my little corner here! Well, simply put, I don't really have the same degree of fixation on a male's junk, so I probably won't be doing anything that involves dicks. You can tell I'm running out of fun names for it at this point.
Anyway, just a little bit of information there, I might come up with more as time goes by. The important stuff is with the content I'm doing however! Noting the utterly amazing response I got with the first Shadowrun - Troll render, I gotta say, I'm definitely getting a better sense of direction as to where my Gallery is heading! Though because I have an interest in a lot of my work on here that doesn't get as much attention, I'm gonna still upload both types. You'll see plenty of humans, dwarves, orcs--mostly furless not-quite-beasts, etcetera. Even though I know you, my audience, might not be as totally enthralled by those compared to burly Troll manly man, I hope the variety keeps things unique and interesting at the least!
For now, I'm off to run, but I look forward to reading any more comments, and sharing thoughts as they come. Good luck this week, to everyone!
Over the past few years, CG art has grown in popularity and accessibility. Working with 3D models for nearly a decade, having got into video games and started by making custom lightsabers for Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, I had a headstart when it came to using programs like Daz Studio. Sadly I never shared my 3D art as I felt everything was a personal experiment, with most of my renders merely scraps to be set aside as I worked towards developing professional-looking stills I could be proud of showing off. And, today, as I reach that point where I think my work has reached a quality worth sharing, I'm suddenly right in the middle of the road, with traffic on either side; other 3D artists sharing their work for peoples' enjoyment! And, in some cases, payment.
It seems like a lot of folks are putting together Patreon pages to support their work. I've thought about doing it too, but being in the rather secure job field of 'the military', I have it rather easy, and don't have the same necessity for money from secondary or tertiary sources as a lot of full or part-time artists might. So, I've never taken the time to set anything up. It might also be a reason why I haven't opened myself up to commissions either--in a way, I kind of feel like there are people more deserving of donations than me. But, at the same time, my time has value, and I probably wouldn't be doing commissions or anything for free, because I could nevertheless use some monetary remuneration for my time and effort.
Sheesh, feel like I missed out not going for a Business degree! So to change gears, what about content? FurAffinity being what it seems to be, I note there's something of a fascination particularly with the bara community centered around penises, and this phallic obsession permeates the art most commonly seen on the site. And hey, I got nothing against it--but to the observant viewer, one might note that there are no 'exposed erectiles' to be found in my little corner here! Well, simply put, I don't really have the same degree of fixation on a male's junk, so I probably won't be doing anything that involves dicks. You can tell I'm running out of fun names for it at this point.
Anyway, just a little bit of information there, I might come up with more as time goes by. The important stuff is with the content I'm doing however! Noting the utterly amazing response I got with the first Shadowrun - Troll render, I gotta say, I'm definitely getting a better sense of direction as to where my Gallery is heading! Though because I have an interest in a lot of my work on here that doesn't get as much attention, I'm gonna still upload both types. You'll see plenty of humans, dwarves, orcs--mostly furless not-quite-beasts, etcetera. Even though I know you, my audience, might not be as totally enthralled by those compared to burly Troll manly man, I hope the variety keeps things unique and interesting at the least!
For now, I'm off to run, but I look forward to reading any more comments, and sharing thoughts as they come. Good luck this week, to everyone!
But, being all empathetic or whatever, I want to do whatever I can to satisfy the imaginations of a maximal amount of people, and limiting my art to my own tastes I'm kinda stopping myself from doing that. Ah well! For the time being I'm gonna keep on keeping on, and hope that you and others continue to take pleasure in seeing the stuff I got on display! I'll leave making decisions for broad sweeping changes for the far future!
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