Tell Us How You Learned 3D!Hello, My name is *Bahr3DCG, and I am one of the gallery helpers for this great group of 3D-Artists!
I am here to ask for your help with a college project! Any help you could give would be of great value to me!
Here is the gist of the project:
How does a 3D Artist learn his/her art?
And by that I mean, how did you learn to use the programs that you use, how'd you pick up techniques, basically, "how did you learn it all?"
If you, the awesome members of 3D-Artists could tell me your story, that would be such a big help!
Please comment with your story of the how/when/why of your 3D art! If you would rather send it to me via note, that is fine too.
If you participate, please include: programs used, methods of learning them, your favorite method of learning, and anything else about your journey that you'd like to say!
This will go towards my class blog, and I can include names/links at request, else it would be anonymous.
Your help would be much appreciated!

Resolutions and Projects for 2013Yes, let me wish you all a Happy New Year again now we're on the other side of 2012! Love you, guys!
So, we're on day nine of 2013 already and I've only just written my first journal entry of the year so my resolution of not procrastinating might already be in trouble. That said, I have made a tutorial, created three fonts, drawn my favourite picture ever and designed the logo for To the Soul so it looks like the productive part of my resolutions is working out. Good times!
That's primarily what I wanted to write this entry for: listing my resolutions. I want to be able to look back at this at the end of the year and have accomplished everything on the list. If not, you'll have my permission to kick me in the face or something. I'd like you to be my cheerleaders to support me if I struggle with them, if you don't mind (though you do that anyway because you are perfect). All of them are utterly doable though so there shouldn't be any real problems... really.
LIFE RESOLUTIONS

EEEEEEEEEK, I can make a wish?! Howawawa! /////I'M NOT LYING, BUT THIS IS MY FIRST SECRET SANTA EVER. PINKY PROMISE. As far as I can recall, I've never participated in such an event - mainly because I just... had a terrible fear of not meeting one's expectations... :iconvoldemortcryplz: *failderping through life*
BUT NOT THIS TIME. Not with me! Now I've signed up for the Morphos Metaphor SS, and I hope that everything will go well! :iconasdfghplz: <3 *shrieks like a little girl*
...Aherm. Anyway. I'll get to the point now.
Dear Santa-San, you can draw just about ANYTHING as long as it's related to Morphos Metaphor.
The only thing I would want you to do is to have fun with the picture - and not feel stressed with it. I'm seriously happy about every gift I receive that comes with love, be it a quick sketch or a neo-picasso.
However, when you're really desperate over what to draw... here's my daughter's App. :iconlazepoolplz:

And now I want you to crackship her

HHS Students: Complete Height ChartHeights sorted in centimeters and rounded up! (NPCs excluded)
I did this...... because of reasons. Yes. (I actually intended to draw a fullbody height chart which is about 7000px wide, but... WHY IS IT SO HARD. WHY CAN'T I DRAW BODIES AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.)
P.S.: I will NOT add the staff and NPCs later - it would be too much of a trouble to renumerize and sort everything etc., I'm sorry for that! ;w;
1. 134 Sophia Cerise Laurench http://yufaet.deviantart.com/art/MM-Cerise-271760862
2. 140 Shira Houjou http://sorel-chama.deviantart.com/art/MM-Shira-Houjou-279098041
3. 147 Ruuka Tsukatani http://amaya-neko-chan.deviantart.com/art/MM-Ruuka-Tsukatani-297708124
4. 148 Reiko Honami http://ryuushiro-chan.deviantart.com/art/MM-Reiko-Honami-278788115
5. 149 Ryuuen Tanaka http://ryuuen.deviantart.com/art/MM-Ryuuen-Tanaka-297248206
6. 150 Chiemi Amakusa http://izayan.deviantart.com/art/MM-Chiemi-Amakusa-270936987
7. 150 Eliza Afertay http://blupo.deviantart.com/art/MM-Eliz

Chapter 5: Mission Debriefing<a href="http://fav.me/d50a1jg">

Anthem of Yoryyn Making of the Concept Rambling
This is more of an informational journal about the making of and underlying concepts in the creation of Yoryyn and Yoryyntel. It's not necessary to read to join the group, but I don't think there is ever such a thing as too much information, especially when it comes to the suspension of belief to create an alternate world. I think it's appropriate to have as many ideas and information as possible.
I've been playing around with the idea of Yoryyntel (Originally called Yoryyntelheim, what a mouthful) over the past few years. Actually writing it down, typing it out, took me about a week to finalize. I've always had an interest in different cultures of the word, ancient tribes and their traditions in particular. Coming from a multicultural family, attending international schools for a good portion of my life, moving from continent to continent, learning different languages, the variety and sheer vastness of this world is so baffling and insp

fear and struggles"if you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something" -Neil Gaiman
getting inactive again lately because besides work and my current addiction of playing

, I've been spending my free time with alot of traditional sketches and scribbles! and when I don't draw anything I do ponder..ALOT. forgive me if this seems long and disjointed.
I pretty much read *nicholaskole's journal about art fear a while back and I realized I've gotten too used to the digital medium, which my self-confidence and skill in drawing using pencil reach down to zero. Digital has become my comfort zone, anything I produced was not in par as my digital works so I just stopped trying at all. I definitely don't think there's anything wrong with keeping something you're used to, but at times when I feel like I don't feel as challenged as before it comes to the point where suddenly it demotivates me to draw.
Always put off trying again, my papers and paint were gathering dust and ants.. thinki

IMPORTANT THINGSTo ensure fairness during the application process, we have not been directly critiquing any of your applications during app checks.
HOWEVER, we have noticed some common mistakes across the apps so far:
ONE: what we are
Before you start on your character, and even if you already HAVE, you might want to think about what a MAFIA really is.
A MAFIA IS:
-A crime syndicate
-An organized group of criminals with RULES
-Goal-orientated
-Ruthless, exploitative
-Highly selective when it comes to recruitment
A MAFIA IS NOT:
-A street gang of thugs
-A babysitting service
-A group who goes around murdering people for fun
-An after school club where you can join anytime as a form of recreational activity
TWO: outfits
This is a MODERN setting, so please keep that in mind when designing your character! An easy way to decide would be: IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD SEE PEOPLE WEAR TODAY?
Formality is important in Mafia gangs, so it is good to note that your c

EmotionalHi guys ;w; This is going to be an emotional rant/outburst(?)/confession so don't read it if you don't like those stuffs. And the material is gonna be pretty psycho because I'm a weird person :iconbunnylazeplz::iconbunnylazeplz::iconbunnylazeplz:
Well, where should I begin? If you haven't noticed already, I'm a weird person. I don't even know what I feel sometimes, because there are just so many conflicting thoughts in my head that makes me wonder if I have one more person living in there. It's not that I have split personalities though, because I'm aware that they both are my thoughts and they both have reasoning. As you read the rest of the journal, I hope you keep this in mind because I will more than likely to contradict myself many times lol :iconlazycryplz:
I'm not the most communicative person in the world; in fact, I might be just the opposite. I'm not good with words, so I say stuff short and concise, but later I realize that my message might have not gotten across to the othe

A 3D Chat for Everyone!Several individuals and 3D groups here on DeviantArt have tried to launch their own chats, which have met with various degrees of success, staying active for a while then dying.

Currently, there really aren't any active chatroom where you can discuss and get help on 3D work.
That's why The 3D Chat has been created.
This chatroom doesn't advertise any specific groups, and will hopefully become a hub for all 3D artists, and use members from many different groups to administrate and keep it active.
Loaded up the top are various useful articles, tutorials and resources so that you can still get help and inspiration even when there's nobody else there.
We're also looking to add mentors, experienced 3D artists willing to give critique and advice in real time chat!
`Cymae's looking for some active people willing to join in the chat and help moderate it.
Come have a look!

new webpagehey watchers

i´ve reworked my webpage and thought i post it here too.. ONLY 3D Stuff there... nothing painted

http://www.alexbroeckel.com

I'M BACK: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!Commisions are back!

I injured my hand on holidays so work has been a little tricky!

Yet I'm back and recovered almost 100%.
I hope you had a very happy holidays. Thanks so much for your notes and emails, I really love reading you, and sorry if I've been slow to respond or show signs of life. Lately I'm using less internet (and I did not have it for a month!).
Regarding to the commisions, as you can see I start working from 100 €. Please specify me what you are looking for in your initial notes. I am also available to work on larger projects.
Thanks so much for reading. I'll be updating these days.
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Merry Christmas everyone...I wish you Merry Christmas
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerry Christmas everyone

I wish you'll spend some great time and I hope all your wishes in the next upcoming year will come true. I hope you all got for Christmas what you wanted

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Features of NovemberHi everyone!

Sorry for the lateness again! Here are the monthly features.
The Monthly Features
Tutorials on anatomy
Guide to Movement1:Flexibility by :iconmajnouna:`majnouna

How to Make Drawing Waaay Easier by :iconCaleb-Brown:~Caleb-Brown

anatomy dump 3 by :iconkakimari:~kakimari

Tutorials on animals
Digital Fur Tutorial by :iconBlattaphile:*Blattaphile

Tutorial: How To Paint A Wolf by :iconcerona:~cerona

cat eye tutorial by :iconApofiss:*Apofiss

Tutorials on general drawing
How to Draw Cloth - The Basics by :iconJaneMere:~JaneMere

The Secret to Composition by :iconLulie:=Lulie

Composition YOU CAN HAS IT by :iconkayjkay:*kayjkay

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omg [long image post weeps]everyone is just posting and talking about summary of art.....
I'll just maso myself by posting this here :iconpapmingplz: JUST FOR LAUGHS
man I saw this while looking for old arts but this went more further I just cant :iconcannotevenplz:
well now for the real thing :icondogewwplz:
I- omg I would just say thankyou for my RP groups for keeping me drawing aksdjsadkjsadasd also omg I'll do better this coming year. its really a shame to see I've only done pin ups and all my drawings are in void ROFL
ALSO LOST MY TRADI SKILLS obviously //cries
also From Tegaki (jan-march) then moving back to photoshop by april ;7; (yes actually main reason I went back to dA was to try MM so////// )
anyways hope you enjoyed this little sharing lmaooo askdjasdkljasdasdas

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by Nobody, Oct 19, 2007, 6:26:51 PM
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Watercolor is a fantastic medium. It is usually one of the first paints that a child ever paints with and discover what they can express through a brush and paper. When an artist uses it, new exciting doors are opened to what a painter is capable of.

#watercolorists is excited whenever someone discovers and explores watercolor, and is continually looking for ways to make those first paintings a fun and successful experience. We've gathered together resources that artists put together to help others discover this medium.

Getting Started

The first thing you need is the desire, the creative spark to discover this wet and wild medium!

Of course you want to start with the right tools, and these tutorials goes over the items perfect for the beginner.

Techniques

Ever see something in a painting that you wish you knew how they did that? From creating a texture, mixing colors, to a layering effect, deviants rise to answer these burning questions.

We also have a great collection of techniques within our aquatips features

AquaTips - Masking Fluid by *p-e-a-k

AquaTips - Watercolor & Pen Sample by ~analog77

AquaTips - Transfer drawings to watercolour paper by *p-e-a-k

AquaTips - Wavy Watercolor Paper by *KelliRoos

Community AquaTips - Stretching Watercolor Paper

Community AquaTips - Salt Techniques

From Start to Finish

Want to see how watercolorists bring it all together? See how several deviants use different techniques and subject matter to pull together a complete painting.

Looking for more information?

Got a question that you need a more personal response to? Many things exist on dA to help you with that as well, just ask!

Want to ask members for advice? Post a question in our forum.

Check out the full listing of our AquaTips feature.

See more great dA tutorials AquaTips - dA Watercolor Tutorials

For a listing and description of some important online watercolor resources, just click here

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~NakaAmi8393 Dec 18, 2010 Student General Artist

this helps alot, thank u >.<

*FluffyZeliboba Nov 3, 2008 Hobbyist General Artist

Faved and bookmarked. Thank you very much!

~syllphiel Sep 23, 2008 Hobbyist General Artist

thanks a lot...i learned new things and techniques here... ^^

~emmak33 Apr 18, 2008

This is a really great collection of lots of different sources of help for all watercolour artists - both those that are new and those who aren't but are always learning something new.

~natesmith Feb 24, 2008

Thank You

!! Glad I found this site!

~Osa-Art-Farm Jan 16, 2008

ok - 3 months later and I am still laughing about the title of this news item.
No. ANYbody cannot watercolor. lolol Me for instance.

I've had a chance to read and study all the tutorials listed and the links to the others. I've hunted the watercolorists pages for other tips and tricks.
Help outside dA is the next step.

I am visiting my daughter who has been self-learning about W/C and getting a handle on it. We have been playing together with the paints and she still comes up with some winners while I am a dribbler and blotcher.

I love the look of watecolor so much that I am will to stick with it for awhile.
I need a brush and stroke tut. Show a brush and all the possible things it can do and a hint about how to do them. Then the next brush, same thing with examples. Then the next. Is there something like that somewhere?

!prosaix Feb 25, 2010

Yes, thtat's true, not anyone can watercolour, just like not everyone can draw, or even draw decently. But people who can draw seems to think it's notmal to be able to, while for others, even after 10 years of trying, can't get to make a circle that can pass for an anime face

*KelliRoos Jan 17, 2008 Professional Traditional Artist

Hi! I check out this article from time to time. I'm sorry that you aren't getting the results you want with watercolors.

I have a couple watercolor books that spend a couple pages on the various marks you can make with a brush, or spray bottles, dripping, flicking, etc.

I'm constantly learning with each new piece I do. It takes me a while sometimes to discover the right brushstroke to get the texture I'm looking for.

I know something like this doesn't exist on dA, I would love to tackle it myself, but I have no time in the next months do to so. Have you found anything valuable inthe links in this watercolorist's journal?

Do you have a decent library nearby? Or maybe get a library exchange? The books I have that go over this are The Watercolorists Essential Notebook by MacKenzie and 100 Keys to Great Watercolor Painting by Miranda Fellows. The notebook is valuable, I would suggest buying it. The 100 Keys is just a little tip book. But it goes over a wonderful variety of techinques that I've used and learned. There are other books I'm sure.

I hope this gives you a start. i wonder if this would be a good topic for an aquatip, if you want it as one, let me know and I'll post it.

Let me know if you have anymore questions!

~Osa-Art-Farm Mar 8, 2008

I don't get to play with w/c very often. The only way to learn this medium is to practice, practice. Since your comment I have been to the library several times. The titles you suggested were not available but I found one in about w/c + pen and ink textures that I thought was helpful. I went ahead and ordered the other two and had them sent to my daughter, who will use them more than I and then will teach me. (good investment, lol) I will see her (and the books) this summer. She joined watercolorists a while back and studies the gallery then tried differnt things. I think she is coming along quite nicely. She recently finished this [link]

Thanks so much for your help! I really appreciate the time you took to respond. The work you show in your gallery certainly gives your opinion credibility.

*KelliRoos Mar 11, 2008 Professional Traditional Artist

She is doing great!

I am glad you still have the drive to learn more and can have fun with your experiences. That is what hooked me on watercolors too.

Books for me were sometimes helpful and not. But some books I would reread it a year later and all of a sudden it made perfect sense, I just needed a little more experience. Don't let that ruined paper discourage you! I'd be lying if I said it didn't me (I ruined some paper just last week in fact

) but I still enjoy it pick up the brush again.

Keep it up!

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