Reflecting on Progress 1

Reflecting on Progress 1

I've been reflecting on the progress I've made over the last 2 years of 3D art.  I first started playing with 3D art via the Daz Studio software package back in February 2009.

First image 2

This was the first image I created.  Whilst I cringe now looking at it, I learnt a lot.  Mostly I learnt that adding to many lights and characters would slow down my old laptop to a crawl!

Mirror image 2

This was the second image I worked on during March.  The idea was to have the mirror showing a different reality to the foreground.  I learnt how to adjust material properties to create a mirrored surface.  I then rendered the scene twice, and then used Paint.net to composite the images together (which in itself was a learning experience).  Whilst I'd relight the scene now, I'm still fairly happy with the outcome.

Join the club 2

I played with a number of images, but it in July that there was a significant change.  I joined the Dreamlight club.  A large chunk of my progress has come my membership.  The benefit of tutorials, a community of others learning and regular competition with feedback is very valuable.  The image on the left was my first attempt at the scene, the one on the right is the result of applying lessons from a club lighting tutorial and feedback.