Wise words of the month...

I forgot to post last month so I'll make up for it by posting a nice paragraph which I read in a book recomended by my Critical Reasoning teacher. Mr. Grant.

The name of the book is "The Courage to Create" by: Rollo May.

On Chapter 4 section 5 the author states the folowing which is so true...

"Creative people, as I see them, are distinguished by the fact that they can live with anxiety, even though a high price may be paid in therms if insecurity, sensitivity, and defenselessness for the gift of the "divine madness," to borrow the term used by the classical Greeks. They do not run away from non-being, but by encountering and wrestling with it, force it to produce being. They knock on silence for an answering music; they pursue meaninglessness until they can force it to mean.*

On that note I believe some artwork is in order since I have yet to post anything for a month :)

In college this year I am taking 2 Maya classes and one 3DS Max class. In my 3DS Max class the assignment is to create a creature then map a texture to it. After that insert bones into the creature and assign the bones a weight and proper movement. After that do a simple animation. So far the modeling aspect wasn't that hard, but the UV side of it is a bit confusing for me. Maya is far easier for me to understand even though my Game Art instructor says that Maya is harder and 3DS Max is easier. In any case I am learning but there is a curve I must iron out. But with time I will gain a mastery of both programs but not in one year, it will take time and determination to learn the programs fully in order to successfully stand out in a group to where I can get a career job by the time I graduate in 3 years.

One thing I have learned over time is that if you want to succeed at something you must not just practice once in a while but every day even if its for a couple hours. Keep practicing and you will see an improvement happen not gradually but drastically happen if you push yourself. Study books, practice the programs and techniques and you will succeed.

To be honest... I really need to take my own advice "grins" :)