True space eh?

**gidgit** · 31 May 2022, 09:20 PM

Pull my everything lol... no biggie... I am too old and tired to deal with such bs... lol... It's been a slice... 3500 posts later, and good enough for me... I cut my teeth on modeling here... as did many... twas great fun over the years... certainly learned a lot, including introducing Bay's looping techniques... we held many discussions both here and at spiroloid, where we got really got schooled and passed it on here at TG... Are you even remotely familiar with such? Anyways, gardens to tend to, food to cook and stock up on... cheers just the same.

**handrawn** · 31 May 2022, 10:23 PM

that was before my time here and i joined 15 years ago..... things were different then

**gidgit** · 01 June 2022, 07:12 AM

Yeah, I live in close proximity to (Mark the Keeper) the photoshop guru back then, and we used to go shoot some golf balls around together... Meet up at Shaunacy Golf and Country Club, have some lunch together and talk about what was the latest on tg... Time most certainly has changed. And man, could he ever shoot a ball.

**Gamerprinter** · 04 June 2022, 08:12 PM

When I first considered using 3D software, back in maybe 2000, I was looking at a TrueSpace ad, but it was priced at $1000 back then and was too rich for me. So I ended up buying Raydream Studio for about $400, and was my first 3D program. So I've always known about TrueSpace, but never looked. Of course, I've since used Cinema 4D, Nichimen Mirai, but now just using Vue Creator for most of my stuff while modeling in Wings 3D, but am beginning to dabble with Blender.

**Gamerprinter** · 17 July 2022, 07:37 PM

I had Carrara too, but didn't use it much. Also had Poser 1, 2, 3, 11, which I use less and less. I have to learn Blender...

**Gamerprinter** · 19 July 2022, 12:01 AM

Me, I'd call myself a professional amateur at 3D. I used 3D when I ran a graphic design/digital print studio. I only dabbled at 3D for some graphics needs. Afterward, I've become a professional freelance cartographic illustrator for the game industry, of which a large percentage of my maps have been created in Xara. I've used Xara since XaraX (the first version). Since 2008, I've got over 1800 maps published, including some of the biggest publishers in the game industry, both the tabletop roleplaying game industry, as well as one commission where I created all the multi-player maps for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Strategy Guide (using Xara to create those maps). Now I'm a small publisher of roleplaying game materials with 3 authors, besides myself - all Canadian, unlike myself. Because I'm a low budget small publisher, I cannot afford buying art, so I've dug out my 3D programs and have learned enough to be my own illustrator. I have done a few 3D illustrations on commission, though I'm not comfortable doing 3D professionally, except for my own purposes. My work is "good enough" for my niche, since a large number of competitors publish work with what I consider less than good enough... My work appears as high production standards, but its just me.

If Xara still maintains it's Art Gallery (I don't know, haven't visited in a while), but I'm in that gallery, and was a mention in several of the Xara newsletters.

**Gamerprinter** · 20 July 2022, 05:31 AM

I have no idea why Canadian author/game designers seem attracted to my company. Though the first one, I did some collaborative work with 10 years ago on a project and worked together well. Five years ago, I was creating starship deck plans and because I published my own map products at the time, he asked if I'd be willing to publish a science fiction adventure module using my ships. I said yes. He's a professor at Bishop University in Toronto. Another with less experience, but good game design is a nurse from Edmonton. Because I too was a natural artist since early childhood, I knew wanted to work in the art field, and ended up doing graphic design, though I much prefer creating illustrations than graphic design. I became an illustrator, late in life - say from 45 years old onward. I got a nephew who is also a video game addict, but at least he's just completed a Perdue University BS in Software Engineering and has a bright future, already hired (military drone helicopter software design) and started his first week, last week.

**handrawn** · 20 July 2022, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Thing that really ticks us off, is the the kid is an awesome 2D artist... a natural... he used to draw posters in school, for various events, from elementary right through to high school... he also did caricature art for their year books, for all the teachers mugs lol. His sci fi work is stellar. but nope, he just wants to play video games in his spare time, which I might add, often interferes with his work chores, during lunch mostly, as well affects sleep times lol. Oh my... good thing he is a beast at work, by that I mean he is 6'5", strong as most any, and highly skilled, or I would fire him lol.

being very good at something is never enough in itself, you need a reason to do it; and the reason needs to be one that satisfies/motivates you or you will be going down a dead end - unless you get totally ridiculous amounts of money, but even then it may not make you happy, it is unlikely to last - maybe whilst at school he had such a reason, but not now

I have to either tell stories or make a point, frequently satirical and political, controversial [I am going to miss Mr Johnson]