Re: Would you buy a team in digital?
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:18 pm
I think the difference between green stuff sculpting and 3D modeling is the same as it is with Heavy Metal or Pop music. Or real actors and computer animated movies.
Pop music is made in a computer, artist like Britney Spears don't need a band. If something doesn't sound right, you can always tweak ist or, worst case, go back to an earlier stage of production. It's the same with 3D modeling. Something doesn't look right? No problem, change that part, delete and redo it or reload an earlier version of the miniature. You don't like the facial expression of an animated charakter? Or the lighting? Go back, edit it and render it again. Problem solved.
Heavy Metal means some guys actually had to learn how to play their instruments, have to actually play to keep the fingers nimble and you can hear each and every mistake they make. Have you heard of a 'humanizer'? It's a device to make slight timing errors with a drum machine to make it sound more 'real', more like actually played by a drummer instead of a machine.
Sculpting with putty is the same to me. It's someones skill showing, there is no going back, no reloading. An actor has his looks, his style, his way of acting.
The result still may be music. And some good looking miniatures. An awesome movie.
But in the end, people my age tend to prefer the skillful art made by the hand of an artist, clearly showing his skills.
Electronic music sounds pretty 'dead' to my ears and I love to see a band playing live on stage as a unit, together.
And isn't the actors work more impressive than the animated charakter?
It's all a matter of taste, I guess.
But I'm not a Pedro Ramos fanboy for no reason.
If Lemmy Kilmister is god for music, Pedro is for sculpting.
I think Solitaire and me just appreciate work like Pedros more than some 3D modeled sculpts, that's all.
Oh, one more thing you might have to consider before you jump into action and sell sculpt files:
The music industry had an excellent idea! Wouldn't it be great if they could save a lot of money when not actually producing CDs with music but make the people buy them online, download the music and cover arts and print their own CDs? Well, they hat the MP3 format developed, made by FRaunhofer Institut, here in Germany. And what happened? Napster popped up and they never got the copying under control anymore. Can you make sure that your work doesn't end up on some file sharing site, making people print their miniatures without even thinking about who made it with what effort?
Pop music is made in a computer, artist like Britney Spears don't need a band. If something doesn't sound right, you can always tweak ist or, worst case, go back to an earlier stage of production. It's the same with 3D modeling. Something doesn't look right? No problem, change that part, delete and redo it or reload an earlier version of the miniature. You don't like the facial expression of an animated charakter? Or the lighting? Go back, edit it and render it again. Problem solved.
Heavy Metal means some guys actually had to learn how to play their instruments, have to actually play to keep the fingers nimble and you can hear each and every mistake they make. Have you heard of a 'humanizer'? It's a device to make slight timing errors with a drum machine to make it sound more 'real', more like actually played by a drummer instead of a machine.
Sculpting with putty is the same to me. It's someones skill showing, there is no going back, no reloading. An actor has his looks, his style, his way of acting.
The result still may be music. And some good looking miniatures. An awesome movie.
But in the end, people my age tend to prefer the skillful art made by the hand of an artist, clearly showing his skills.
Electronic music sounds pretty 'dead' to my ears and I love to see a band playing live on stage as a unit, together.
And isn't the actors work more impressive than the animated charakter?
It's all a matter of taste, I guess.
But I'm not a Pedro Ramos fanboy for no reason.
If Lemmy Kilmister is god for music, Pedro is for sculpting.
I think Solitaire and me just appreciate work like Pedros more than some 3D modeled sculpts, that's all.
Oh, one more thing you might have to consider before you jump into action and sell sculpt files:
The music industry had an excellent idea! Wouldn't it be great if they could save a lot of money when not actually producing CDs with music but make the people buy them online, download the music and cover arts and print their own CDs? Well, they hat the MP3 format developed, made by FRaunhofer Institut, here in Germany. And what happened? Napster popped up and they never got the copying under control anymore. Can you make sure that your work doesn't end up on some file sharing site, making people print their miniatures without even thinking about who made it with what effort?