I BEEN LEARNING 3D FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I AM NOT SURE YET HOW TO CREATE ULTIMATE HIGH QUALITY REALISTIC MODELS, BUT I SURE KNOW HOW TO GIVE BEST ADVICE ABOUT STARTING 3D MODELING. HERE ARE THE STEPS :
1. GET A WORKSTATION COMPUTER. ONLY WORKSTATION COMPUTERS LET YOU WORK AND NOT MESS AROUND. AND THEY USUALLY CAN BE UPGRADED FOR A LONG TIME. HP Z WORKSTATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE USED AND INEXPENSIVE AND SUPPORT TONS OF RAM.
2. LEARN BLENDER PROGRAM. DO VIDEO TUTORIALS ON YOUTUBE THAT YOU LIKE. AT FIRST ONLY FOLLOW THE TUTORIALS THAT YOU LIKE. BLENDER IS A FREE PROGRAM AND THIS MEANS UNLIMITED TUTORIALS WILL ALWAYS BE EASY TO FIND ON YOUTUBE. PLUS BLENDER GOT FUNCTIONS TO CREATE ANIMATIONS AND HAS ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND PLUGINS/ADDONS YOU CAN GET/BUY AND INSTALL.
3. VITAMINS AND SUPPLIMENTS DO HELP. SAME ONES AS FOR ATHLETES. ENERGY DRINKS MAY HELP TOO. ALL HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY BOTHER AND INTERFERE HAVE TO BE FIXED.
4. CREATE A FOLDER WITH SAVED IMAGES OF MODELS OR ART THAT YOU LOVE OR LIKED. SET THAT FOLDER ON ROTATION AS WALLPAPER AND BEST TO HAVE 2 GOOD MONITORS WHERE ONE HAS TO BE AT LEAST 27 INCHES, BUT IF BIGGER OR SMALLER IT CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE. SUCH COLLECTION OF IMAGES IS BEST INSPIRATION AND IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO COLLECT FEW THOUTHANDS OF GREAT 3D ART OR OTHER COOL ART.
5. SET A REAL PROJECT TO WORK ON. IF YOU WANT TO DESIGN A BROWSER GAME, THEN YOU MAY FIND PROGRAMMER IN INDIA INEXPENSIVELY. IF YOU WANT TO DESIGN COMPUTER CHAIR FOR EXAMPLE THEN FIND A VIDEO ABOUT HOW THEY MANUFACTURE THEM AND GO TO SOME STORE WHERE COOL DESIGNERS CHAIRS EXIST.
6. DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF MODELS YOU ALWAYS LOVED. LET'S SAY RACING CARS, SO SKETCH SOMETHING AND AT FIRST WORK ONLY ON FAVORITE TYPES OF MODELS. USE ONLY THE PEN OR PENCIL OR MARKER THAT YOU TOTALLY LOVE LIKE THE BEST SMOOTH GEL PEN FOR EXAMPLE.
7. FIND MUSIC THAT HELPS YOU CONCENTRATE AND SUCH MUSIC CAN BE DIFFERENT FOR ANYBODY.
8. YOU NEED A LEAST A YEAR TO FOLLOW AT LEAST ONE TUTORIAL EVERY DAY TO FINALLY HAVE DECENT RESULT.
9. RESEARCH ANY FIELD WHERE 3D MODELS ARE USED, FROM GAMES TO 3D PRINTING.
10. COOLER AIR IN THE ROOM HELPS, IT KEEPS YOU ALERT AND MOVING FASTER.
11. GET THE BEST POSSIBLE KEYBOARD BECAUSE ANY MULFUNCTION INTERRUPTS CREATIVITY FLOW.
12. THE COMPUTER MOUSE HAS TO BE LIGHT TO MOVE IT AROUND FOR HOURS. IT IS BEST IF SMALL SO YOU WOULD NOT FEEL IT AT ALL. ADDITIONAL BUTTONS ON COMPUTER MOUSE MAY BE PRESSED BY ACCIDENT AND SIMPLEST SMALL MOUSE THAT FITS PERFECTLY CAN BE THE BEST ONE.
13. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING NOW IN SOME TUTORIAL - YOU WILL FIGURE IT OUT LATER SO WORK ON TUTORIALS YOU DO UNDERSTAND.
14. CREATING MAPS FOR WARMERISE CAN BE THE BEST WAY TO START LEARNING 3D.
WOULD BE GREAT IF MR MAX COULD IMPOVE MAP APPROVAL PROCESS TO APPROVE EACH MAP HIMSELF.
I DELETED MAPS I MADE FOR WARMERISE ( SUCH AS "CELEBRITY MANSION") BECAUSE MR MAX DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME GET NEW MAPS APPROVED. MY NEW MAPS WERE HATED BY HATERS ON PURPOSE. AND MR MAX BLOCKED FUNCTION IN MY ACCOUNT TO TEST AND UPLOAD NEW MAPS.
I HAD POSTED SOMEWHERE THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR WARMERISE TO SURVIVE AND STAY POPULAR IS FOR MAX TO ALLOW UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MAPS AND DO ALL HE CAN TO HAVE ANYBODY CREATE ONE FOR THE LIST . HE MAY CREATE "SIGNATURE WEAPONS" TO UNLOCK THEM FOR USERS WHO CREATE GREAT MAPS. LIST OF 200 MAPS MAY KEEP THE GAME AFLOAT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS BECAUSE OK GAMING COMPUTERS ARE ALMOST STANDARD COMPUTERS YOU CAN BUY THESE DAYS AND PLAY STANDARD GAMES OR OLDER GAMES. IN 10 YEARS ANY BASIC COMPUTER WILL BE LIKE TODAY'S GAMING PC.