its been quite enjoyable to read someone of your calibur defend the use of poser. I've heard too many times to count that poser is gimp and people who use it are losers. but they fail to grasp the idea that you aren't using it because you aren't capable of learning something more complicated. you are using it because you like to use it. i like the 3d style. i dont like the time it takes to model something from scratch. i can get a happy medium with poser. though lately i far favor importing my poser scenes into cinema4d so i can break out of the limitations that poser presents to me.
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Bishonen huh? I think TA could be persuaded to get one of those. Put new meaning to Thor's Assassin vs. Assassin of Thor.
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No.There will be none of that! 
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*must... resist.... urge.....*
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*glares*
Is that *glares longingly* TA? 
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Is that *glares longingly* TA?
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lol thats it!! 
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So, when I get home from a long day of high-poly modelling at my day job, I just want to go for the fun, visceral, quick joy of setting up an entire scene in a night.
I'm not bothered by my pieces 'sidetsteping crucial challenges of 3d art' because I have no pretentions. I'm not trying to achive anything by way of 3D innovation since I know full well I don't have the time or dedication that current 3D masters have... I'm just wanting to make a cool image, have a little fun, and make another player's character become a little more 'alive'.
Boy, did we ever sidetrack! Sorry for the thread-jack. /blush.
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This was a fun threadjack though.
This is why you're is one of my art heroes, btw. The process of doing art should usually lead to self-discovery of some kind. One of the reasons that you're is so damn good is that you have a level of self-knowledge that eclipses that of mere mortals. I aspire to be this artistically secure, confident and unpretentious some day. I think that "having the right attitude" is a qualification of being good at anything, and I'm not sure it's emphasized enough. And you're an examplar.
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I'm not bothered by my pieces 'sidetsteping crucial challenges of 3d art' because I have no pretentions. I'm not trying to achive anything by way of 3D innovation since I know full well I don't have the time or dedication that current 3D masters have... I'm just wanting to make a cool image, have a little fun, and make another player's character become a little more 'alive'.
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The force is strong in this one!
www.battlewraith.deviantart.com
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Is that *glares longingly* TA?
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lol thats it!!
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I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself! I was going crazy without electricity, and this damn idea was stuck in my head. Done by candlelight, even. That mean's the idea is romatic, right? Prolly'not.
Warning: sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek suggested for viewing. Yeah....
TA 'n AoT
Red col-erase pencil, red Koh-I-Noor pen.
Anyway... this was the tame idea. The other idea went too far.
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Is that *glares longingly* TA?
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lol thats it!!
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I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself! I was going crazy without electricity, and this damn idea was stuck in my head. Done by candlelight, even. That mean's the idea is romatic, right? Prolly'not.
Warning: sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek suggested for viewing. Yeah....
TA 'n AoT
Red col-erase pencil, red Koh-I-Noor pen.
Anyway... this was the tame idea. The other idea went too far.
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BwaHAHAHAHAHA! - oh man, that hurts!
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Is that *glares longingly* TA?
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lol thats it!!
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I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself! I was going crazy without electricity, and this damn idea was stuck in my head. Done by candlelight, even. That mean's the idea is romatic, right? Prolly'not.
Warning: sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek suggested for viewing. Yeah....
TA 'n AoT
Red col-erase pencil, red Koh-I-Noor pen.
Anyway... this was the tame idea. The other idea went too far.
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Hahahaa, thats perfect, TA time to add it to your gallery along with gravers amazing work of art
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Hahahaa, thats perfect, TA time to add it to your gallery along with gravers amazing work of art
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lol no I refuse! hahah
*still laughing over here*
lmao!!
That is very nice.
Very, very nice.
Elysian Shade, lvl 50 Drk/Drk Def
Lilith Vampyra, lvl 50 Drk/Drk Brute
Justicar Selene, lvl 28 Peacebringer
Elysian Bellona, lvl 22 Warshade
Grr!
lol
Elysian Shade, lvl 50 Drk/Drk Def
Lilith Vampyra, lvl 50 Drk/Drk Brute
Justicar Selene, lvl 28 Peacebringer
Elysian Bellona, lvl 22 Warshade
I think it's funny. :>
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I think it's funny. :>
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lol I do too!
no worries!
@Liz!
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TA 'n AoT
Red col-erase pencil, red Koh-I-Noor pen.
Anyway... this was the tame idea. The other idea went too far.
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Aww YES!! I wanna see some of THAT!! The *cough* OTHER idea ... DOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!
HAHAH * Applauds*
AWww .... EMBRACE DA DARK SIDE TA SWEETIE!!!
*makes popcorn and sits back to watch*
*looks cautious and gets up to lock the door*
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TA 'n AoT
Red col-erase pencil, red Koh-I-Noor pen.
Anyway... this was the tame idea. The other idea went too far.
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Aww YES!! I wanna see some of THAT!! The *cough* OTHER idea ... DOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!
HAHAH * Applauds*
AWww .... EMBRACE DA DARK SIDE TA SWEETIE!!!
*makes popcorn and sits back to watch*
*looks cautious and gets up to lock the door*
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Oh you are soo gonna get it!
Oh great, TA and AoT Yaoi... 
(did i use that term right? ))
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Oh great, TA and AoT Yaoi...
(did i use that term right? ))
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don't you start too!
HAHAHA ... yes .. START IT!!
You are soo heading for a spanking Sassy!
Ha ha ha cough ha
Gotta love thread derailments
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Oh great, TA and AoT Yaoi...
(did i use that term right? ))
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Wikpedia does a great job of explaining yaoi to me ... innocent as I am .. but THIS part of the explanation sent me into FITS of giggles ...
"However, an alternate etymology derives it from "Yamete, oshirinoana (ga) itai" which literally means "Stop, my as*h*** hurts," although this is largely disregarded by scholars of Japanese language and culture."
*Hands TA the KY with a grin*
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"...Yeah, but if you use a program with more versatility in skinning, lighting, shading,and rendering, like Maya, you don't HAVE to do any post-work or clean-up..."
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But... but I *like* postwork. That's the most fun part.
I have a friend that paints portraits in the method of the old masters. He stretches his own canvas, he mixes his own paints, he makes his own brushes from imported camel hair, and he even creates his own linseed oil from something or other. He's a true master of the craft. The downside is that each painting requires 6 months to generate. Sometimes more.
I also paint, but I use pre-made paints from tubes and pre-stretched canvas I buy off the rack. I've never spent more than a week on a painting. Neither technique is 'better'... they're just catering to different audiences - one is more fine-art-oriented and one is more commercial-oriented.
I've been modelling and texturing in Maya for years, having created assets for both low-poly games and high-poly commercials. I've made some really cool stuff, actually. But the time it required for one item, or one project, or one image was too much to justify it for the one-time commissions I do for people here in COH/V-land.
Sure, if I were to work on a movie or other lengthy project where a character would animate or be seen from multiple angles, I'd use Maya. But if someone wants a one-time image of their superhero modelled for COH/V, generating a custom model from scratch wouldn't be affordable. Modelling, rigging, texturing, posing, and rendering something from scratch requires dozens (or hundreds) of hours and would cost thousands of dollars. A personal weakness of mine is that I get bored of pieces I work on easily, and I know I don't have the patience to work on a single model for 3 weeks... and I won't charge that much for my pieces.
So, when I get home from a long day of high-poly modelling at my day job, I just want to go for the fun, visceral, quick joy of setting up an entire scene in a night.
I'm not bothered by my pieces 'sidetsteping crucial challenges of 3d art' because I have no pretentions. I'm not trying to achive anything by way of 3D innovation since I know full well I don't have the time or dedication that current 3D masters have... I'm just wanting to make a cool image, have a little fun, and make another player's character become a little more 'alive'.
Boy, did we ever sidetrack! Sorry for the thread-jack. /blush.