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Originally Posted by spinmunky
oh how i wish i could use Max the way you two do... i'm not too great at it. I can't model at all either.  |
LOL! I was saying the same thing you are at this time last year. If you dont belive me just check out the "off season competition/animtion" thread of last year. Abroerman posted a beautiful model of a mech and i asked "how do you get that good?!!" (I've yet to get to the level he is at in modeling, Put as far as character animation goes, I have not seen any work of his that has a smooth flow that im capable of.)
Just keep woking at it. Learn as much as you can, 3dtotal.com has great tutorials. Also learn comitment. Dont jump from project to project just because you got bord of it and want something new. finish what you start. after you finish your first big idea. Finishing the next one is a WHOLE lot easier and forces you to work with mistakes rather than abondoning them and forgetting them.
Learn to be fast: One of the best things i could do is speed modeling challenge or speed (insert aspect of 3D here) challenge. The Faster you are the more you can dish out. Dont sit and wait for a test render. Open up another program (if you computer can handel it) and work on something else. I found that once your in the "zone" you'll get a lot done. Test renders, checking email, going on chiefdelphi, or any other thing other than your project breaks your "zone." For me, its hard to get back in this animation zone, but once i do, im on a roll. (translation: I have no life. Just kidding)
If you really like animation, learn as much as you can now and NEVER stop challengeing yourself. I know it sounds clich`e but it works. I wanted to try camera matching and tracking. Read up about it did a
test aniamtion and then when i knew what i was doing, did my
War of the Worlds project It was tough, but i learned a LOT.
Dont worry, if all you think about is animation then your on the right track. It will snap one day (long after your mind snaps
) and it will just hit you. Then you will be cranking out stuff that i do. You will always have a feeling though that you dont know enough. Im very surprised people say im good, I never see that in my eyes and attempt to learn more.
good luck i hope this gives you an insight.