I still seem to only be motivated to update things here once a month. I guess at least I make an attempt... that it should count for something. I've been doing things. Yes, things, lots of things. I have no idea where to start. The post here has an actual arts and crafts center where you only pay like a buck an hour to utilize one of several different studios plus the cost of materials. I've been learning how to quilt. I learned how to do framing, where I made a god to honest frame from scratch for an 8x10 photo. Today, I'm going to be learning how to wheel throw pottery... which I'm not sure is the correct terminology. Guess that's why I'm going to learn, eh?
I've been up to other things too. Like trying to learn how to properly texture something instead of cheating and using shaders. It's very frustratingly slow. The perfectionist in me has scrapped quite a few beginnings to potential finished products. I've also been working through video tutorials for Carrara and think I might actually have a constructed scene (my first!) rendered shortly. As others I watch have mentioned, I keep running into periodic glitches in the program, so it's just as frustratingly slow. I feel like such a struggling beginner with the program though that it's gut wrenching. I've also been trying to 'clean up' my runtimes so that I can keep better track of where I got certain things, especially those items that are well made for freebies. That's even more painfully slow going.
And I think the only reason I'm doing all of this is because I'm bored. And my cure for boredom is to attempt something useful and avoid housework like the plague.
I did find a job lead though, so wish me luck!
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You? bored? no I don't believe it
I can't wait to see your completely modeled scene. It's really a cool feeling to do that and opens up all kinds of channels for more creativity. I think you'll do great!
They actually don't have really any painting classes besides watercolor. I was hoping to get some more direct teaching with like acrylic or some kind of mixed media class because I've been piking up books and researching online, but am always at a total loss as to where to start. It's so much different when you have someone who can actually visibly show you the technique rather than just staring at a page. What's also disappointing is that there aren't a whole lot of art related classes at the local community college, which totally surprised me. I might just need to try and spread my eyes elsewhere and dig around.
Pottery was awesome by the way, and also hard. I have a gnarly scab on my left hand healing from where it got roughed up fighting with the stupid clay to get to go where I wanted. I did get two lopsided bowls and a rather nice looking third bowl piece out of the class (about ten attempts later). When I finish them and then get them glazed and fired, I'll be sure to share pictures (of the good one mind you
That really sucks that they don't have more art classes at the community college. There are four campuses in the college district here. All of them have quite a few traditional art classes. 3D is part of Art New Media and the campus I go to, which just happens to be the closest is the only one that has an ANM department.
I cannot wait to see your bowl. The glazing and firing, while having their own challenges is the funnest part
And really, doing art- or just about anything- is far more important than writing about it or posting it...
and how do you pronounce the lowercase 'l' ?
I imagine you pronounce a lowercase 'l' like a capitalized 'L' eelllllleeee or some such... it's just not an eeeeee lol
Lllllld'lore?
Ellie d'Lore?
Hey you?
I answer to 'hey you' quite often.
Woot on the quilting! My Mum is a committed quilter and always threatened to sell us as kids so she could use the money for by some more fat quaters of fabric! She so would of if given the chance!
Good luck with the job lead
That's cool your Mum quilts. I had a great grandmother that did it all the time, but no one else in my family does it. I expressed an interest in it and the next thing I know my dad is giving me all these different square patterns from what my gg had all i kept thinking was what the heck do I do with all of these?