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#21

I’m a total amateur hobbiest artist… While my main focus is 3dsmax/Zbrush and some game engine development…

I can come onto this forum every day and see something inspiring…

the talent and experience of users on this forum vary greatly… coming from someone like me who is at the bottom of the experience pool… I see the comments ( or lack of them ) in posts as quite fair, and in most cases accurate and helpful.

I see work that gets top row… and its all very deserving of top row…

I see work that gets a star or two… and when compared to the top row stuff… seems like those who are voting know what they like and at least are somewhat fairly judging what they see.

I dont see any amazing works being posted that end up with 0 comments and a 1 star rating…

If I posted a zsphere head that had really poor topology, and make it appear like i was going for realism but it looks more like a cartoon pop-eye head… I wouldnt expect much more then a star even if it was a year in the making.

Ratings on posted images isnt a rating on your talent… or the amount of effort you put in, but a rating on the image being viewed.

I love this forum, I have posted many things that got little to no attention…
that doesnt deter me in the least.

If I compare my first Zbrush work to what I’m doing now… its Greatly improved and that is certainly in large part from the community here.

I enjoy rating images, and seeing those who deserve it get placed on the top row.

If I started seeing excellent work being neglected then I might start to wonder…

but with so much talent… even the good works have stiff competition for the ratings.

#22

Im glad you feel this way and hope you still feel this way after a few years of posting.

I remember my first Zsphear model a few years back, man it looks awfull now, but at the time I felt I had achived somthink, that was 4 years ago. I didnt get a single reply but I didnt care too much, it was early days.

This didnt stop me I knew it was just the begining and wasnt blind to see that others works where light years ahead.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=21762 :smiley:

95% of my work I dont even post at all, so this thread is not about me. Im just looking through the gallery as see some realy nasty comments, and to some shock non at all on posts that would have got Top row a few years back. Id love to go though them all and post a comment and rate it but I hardly get time these days, but out of the thousands of regestered users here im sure a few comments could have been left.

My thought is that maybe we have become num, due to seeing the same thing over and over again.

#23

True enough,

You can only look at so many sculpted heads before they all blur together …

I’ve been a member on here for a couple years, and while alot of the stuff posted is similar to one another,

once you’ve seen a few hundred posts, you can start to pick out what work is lacking due to the learning curve, vs. what is lacking due to lazy modeling/sculpting…

LEarning curve mistakes and overlooked areas , are not something I would post negatively on…

But with so much excellent information available here, theres no reason to create work from a polysphere sub’d to level 5 before you start your sculpt work… then call it done after an hour or two… those wont get much marks in my book.

After Learning the ins and outs of Zbrush I actually went back to 3dsmax and ended up re-teaching myself on some of my approaches to modeling organic forms…

Zbrush and its way of creating form, has allowed me to use some of that technique in my base mesh modeling that I’ve found invaluable to making the end results of my work better… and acheiving results quicker…

for every dozen posts of generic sculpts you’ll surely see something thats worth a 2 minute comment.

#24

Let’s make it a focus to treat each other with respect and the stars the posted work deserves. Even if it’s only one, it should be motivating.

A virtual hug to all!

http://www.youtube.com/v/dKQXTipgFGo&hl=en

Lemo

#25

:wink: just dont give me one star, or il give somone a virtual hug that may just crush them, :smiley:

Yes motivating realy is the key point here. :+1:

#26

OK… 2 starzzzzzz then! HA!
Lemo :lol:

#27

How about a pile of brown stars? ha, he he lol. I have learned to ignore (or endure). :smiley:

#28

We should create a ‘Star’ competition… That would be fun!
Lemo

#29

Let’s make it a focus to treat each other with respect and the stars the posted work deserves. Even if it’s only one, it should be motivating.

A virtual hug to all!

This love and hug crap gotta stop!
Back to the good old days, don’t like the work, beat the
crap out of the artist, stone him, leave him for dead in the
alley and if that doesn’t work…nuke em.

Hug my ass!!!

#30

PMSL, why would I wana hug your ass? :smiley:

#31

AAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahaha

That made my day! Thanks!
HA!
Lemo

#32

slow day here…:smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

#33

C’mon… at least you could stone and nuke me for my ‘helix’ post in the gallery. I know that would cheer you up!
Lemo (taking cover)

#34

I get any more cheered up and I will be wearing
a jacket whose arms don’t move.:wink:

Helix perfect example of resurgence of 60’s.:+1: :+1:

ATICA! ATICA!!!
FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONER!!!

( this has been a paid political advertisement)

#35

Ahhhhh… the love myself jacket… free hug’s all the time!
Lemo

#36

wow the kid steps out for a sec and finds the forum full of ass huggers and self huggers…

where do i get in line?

bicc…i’d hug your arse with lemo’s arms anytime…only cost ya 5 bucks :smiley:

#37

This is starting to feel like the old forum again… :lol:

#38

I didn’t even notice it was a full moon.:smiley:

( nostalgia here in abundance, no cut-throat artists have posted yet)

How ya doin nuts?

#39

Damn, I don’t stop by for a few weeks and everybody’s playing with each others asses!

Bic, you always seem to be at the bottom of this stuff. Be honest, your the one putting one star on all the top row stuff, right? Be nice or the guys in the Lab Coats will take your crayons away.:laughing:

On topic-
I’ve always thought there should be a separate forum for finished work and the rating system should only be used there. I’ve always thought it was odd that people rate WIP’s anyway? But then I never post anything here to speak of, so I should probably shut up.

Oh and Lemo, you da helix king man :+1:

#40

Full moon? Aha! No wonder.

:small_orange_diamond: runs off to sculpt an amateurish 10 minute blobby alien monster head with ridiculously stretched polys for fangs :small_orange_diamond: