BEFORE You Become a 3D Artist, Watch this Video FIRST!

[@jlmussi]

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[@annonymous9063]

Heck! I'm a 58 year old designer who hasn't worked in the industry for 10+ years and I'm going back to college to learn VR/AR. I'm starting my 4th dream career in my life and I'm far from done! what an exciting time to be an artist.

[@designertjp-utube]

Fantastic to see you're still practicing your God Given Talented Craft. _The old Dude smoking crack up at Joshua Tree as left the chat._

[@TonyG718]

Speak, brother Mussi!!! 42 years old here. I work in Law Enforcement. Art has always been my first passion. So on top of patrolling the streets, I launched and completed my first successful comic book series. I refused to sleep until I made it happen. And now, Decided to get into 3D art. I Just started Zbrush and I wanted to give up. The technical side was too frustrating. I felt too old to learn something new. But I kept putting in the hours and it was worth it. Finished my first sculpture. Got a long way to go, but I’m finally starting to understand the language, and technology behind 3D art. I have tons of respect for 3D artist, especially self taught. You see a totally different perspective of 3D other than video games. And I love it. You spoke the straight FACTS!! Subscribed!💯💯💯

[@jlmussi]

Loving it! Thanks for sharing you story and struggles with us. Always love hearing about artists pushing thru and improving their art!

[@kingzeeb319]

What helped me was that I started with Lowpoly and slowly worked my way up.

[@furiscafynn6275]

I know this comment is months old, but I just want to say is that I believe in you!!

[@benjaminselassie]

What is your comic book series?

[@kli2887]

Yea dude, I agree with JL Mussi. I jumped into 3D, without much knowledge about it, at the age of 32. I'm a former Marine, looking into Law Enforcement like every other veteran. Im a traditional 2D artist so 3D wasnt my first choice. Too technical for me. My friend suggested turning my portfolio to Gnomon and I got in. Best decision of my life. I'm 37 now and working well. My older brother loves what I do and decided to jump ship from realestate to VFX. He's 39 btw. He's halfway done through school and he's doing really well. He loves what he does now.

[@vivianphillips768]

Hey - thank you SO much for doing what you do and making these videos. I’m fully self taught when it comes to 3D modeling (using Maya and Zbrush) and because of online tutors like you, I was able to use my skills to get a job at Walt Disney Imagineering. I also have a four year degree which I don’t use. Everything I use at my job I taught myself - which is why teachers like you are so valuable. Thanks for being a 3D modeling beast!!!

[@farianbahal9646]

You are the best 3D mentor I've ever seen, keep it up man .

[@jlmussi]

Thanks brother!

[@crabbycreates2943]

I'm a retired commercial artist with 35 plus years in the industry. I'm 71 this year. I enjoy Blender but don't see it as a new career path. Making the transition into ANY KIND of commercial art is difficult. It took me 6 years to get my BFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, but I never got to use those skills commercially. I made good money early on doing boring stuff like packaging design and point-of-purchase displays. Later, I got into website design, HTML coding, video editing, formatting for web and some Flash animation code. Main thing I've learned is the extreme importance of having a good foundation in art..how to draw, color theory, composition, etc....knowing what looks good. Without that, you won't know what you're trying to achieve in animation or any other art form. Good luck and best wishes to all you young artists out there! Have fun!!!

[@photoman123456]

wow, thanks for that post!

[@MrEpisodic]

awesome. which software did you use for packaging design?

[@crabbycreates2943]

@@MrEpisodic You understand, I've been out of the loop for some time now, but back in the day I used Illustrator and Photoshop for layout and Quark Express was the best for color seps. Don't get lazy at the concept stage. You may want to mess around with something like color pencils at first, before going to the computer. All the best!

[@keithparker5625]

I went back to school at 35. Graduated at 37. Started first professional job about a month and a half later. It's totally do-able a little later in life.

[@keithparker5625]

And yeah, my previous thirty years drawing proved to be an amazing boon to me.

[@epicipodmodz]

What kind of degree did you get? Associates?

[@yofi2614]

Same like you! just in reverse

[@Kaplykos]

@@yofi2614 you lost a job and unlearned 3D?

[@yofi2614]

@@Kaplykos nope, just went back school at age 35

[@MichaelHurdleStudio]

Bro, fantastic information! Thank you. I just started getting back into Maya. So much I missed. You are right! It really doesn't matter how old you are. I'm 44 and re-learning Maya. I was modeling a few assets while listening to your video in the background.

[@CartoonsSurprise]

Michael Hurdle Production Studio I am 39 years old and start to change my career to become 3D artist

[@MichaelHurdleStudio]

@@CartoonsSurprise Mad inspiring bro. Thank you for that.

[@jlmussi]

Always nice to find you in the comments section Michael! Glad you are getting back into the swing of things.

[@sam10bw]

Same here I retired from being a professional athlete then went to school just to get discouraged and overwhelmed. Fast forward to now I'm 40 a police officer and looking to get into my dream career as a character artist. Never give up and keep pushing.

[@MichaelHurdleStudio]

​@@sam10bw Word bro? I would have never knew. You must be the coolest police officer where you live! You got your eyes on a different prize. I'm a full time computer analyst working for Criminal Court in New York for 20 years now. I love it, but I can't wait to be that guy working for myself doing what I love. Just like you bro.

[@subliminalstealthhh]

After hearing that it took you 6 years after your fathers death ( my condolences 💗) and you were still able to get to where you are now and have a good head on your shoulders, career, nice car etc. You don’t realise how reassuring that is for me. The last few years have been hell, literally all my bestfriends passed away once I left high school, my abusive family absolutely ruined my life everything I had including my pets all perished. It’s taken me little under a year but I’m finally pursuing this career and I literally am starting my whole life all over again. I’m really grateful for you sharing your success and background story, I really needed to see someone else who experienced a set back due to grief find their success.💗

[@jlmussi]

Stay strong and keep pushing 💪

[@TheDonMVo]

Right when I'm about to push the "give up" button, you reel us back in. Thanks you! A full time job is a killer

[@hackedtechnothief]

You are not alone in this boat, but we have to keep rowing

[@jlmussi]

Here to hustle and motivate :-)

[@lts8709]

True words. IT engineer, but always was good at graphic design. Got real deep in 3D lately. Definitely gotta push through.

[@oldschool1928]

Sup JL? I'm an old skool 3D artist. Started back in the mid-90s with 3D Studio (dos)/Alias Wavefront/True Space. I did over 15 years video game development working with 3D Studio MAX, Maya, Multigen (Silicon Graphics), Gradiant (Call of Duty), Unreal Game Engine. Now, I've moved on to Multimedia Designing using Maya, 3D Max, Cinema 4D and all the fun plug-ins. I'm in my early 50's now, still doing what I love using my artistic strengths. The pay is good but I can do better, I need to create passive income on the side so I can retire comfortably. Like yourself, I grew up the same way you did, it took time and grit to keep this going. It ain't easy but it's worth it. Keep up the great work, JL. Peace.

[@vkvacations]

I just started my 3D journey a week ago and not to be toxic the whole video got me sort of demotivated. Yeah I'm relatively young (I'm 28), but I just want to be someone in the end of the day. I've tried many different occupation in my life and even managed to be kinda successful in some of them and now a week ago I just realized that I have an opportunity to get closer to video games through 3D art, however I wasn't really artistic my previous life, idk if don't have that spark or just never had a chance to find myself in it but once I finished with the donut I was so exited. And now you're telling me that people with an art diploma and 6+ years of paid learning have to work for free until (if ever) they get hired, otherwise they just have to quit art for a regular job to pay bills and consider the time they've spent on 3D arts wasted? Motivation will never leave me now. Thank you

[@muhammadumar7557]

Man! You just revived my 3d artist inside. I am B.A graduate in design and animation vfx who lost track and passion. Now I am getting lil back to 3d art.

[@bryanharrison3889]

you're spot on with the video. the software point for sure is one of the best parts of this video.

[@milesbagley1609]

I really needed to hear this. It sounds like you appreciate what a lot of people are going through (including myself). Thanks man. I’m gonna keep pushing.

[@ReedHeisleyShellaby]

Thanks for the video. I also quit 3D for about a year because of a bad experience with a class, but learned the same lesson: at the end of the day you've gotta teach yourself. Still getting my portfolio together before I start looking for work. It's nice to know that others have had the same experience and eventually get work in 3D.

[@jlmussi]

Anytime Reed. Glad you're out there still grinding on your craft.

[@ethanbridglal2203]

I'm 14 and I have literally no other way to learn VFX and 3D modelling other than YT cause online classes cost too much. Thanks for the help!

[@DennisGlowacki]

I was 14 when I started and learned online, now I'm 31 and have worked at 3 AAA studios. You got this lil dude.

[@jaann1263]

@@DennisGlowacki How many hours a day did you usually spend on 3d modeling?

[@jaann1263]

@@DennisGlowacki It might be stupid question, but I just get confused when I hear that people practice 5-7 hours a day for 6 months

[@DennisGlowacki]

@@jaann1263 when I first started I definitely wasn't consistent with my time dedicated to 3d but as years went on the time and dedication did reach those hours per day and more in spurts. It took me 9 years to reach my first AAA job but along the way I got to make many mods of favorite games, model whatever inspired me in 3d and work with other aspiring developers that are now also in the AAA industry. Enjoy the ride, the hours you put in now will pay more dividends than you can imagine.

[@jaann1263]

@@DennisGlowacki ok, thanks

[@ravset]

Great video man. I came also from Graphic Design, which at first I thought I liked, but then started to hate, even getting to the point of dropping college and then returning to it after some years to get my degree. I started studying 3D and it's where I found myself professionally, I'm still a Padawan, but through discipline and KZbin (lol) I'm evolving and working hard every day. I'm a bit older, 34 now, but I'm moving up and keeping myself motivated by seeing people like you and not giving up ever.

[@jlmussi]

Glad your still on your grind. Keep pushing!

[@ravset]

@@jlmussi Thanks man, will do :)

[@winterramos4527]

@@ravset would love to collab with you. Im 35 myself and started Zbrush on January 1st 2020...and haven't given up.

[@samratmitra6073]

Man I have come across so many tutors online but no one is like you. You are in one word awesome. Maybe I have reached the video a bit late but it erases lot of my worries. Thanks for it man. And your words gave me inspiration.

[@dimension2395]

Oh man.. Thank you so much. Im 23 and i live in poor family in far far away little country. I just want to Help to other people like you do, i just want to see my artworks are inspiration for another people, you know.. I dont want much money, just live in my own home, have strength for help my parents and give for another people that whole world that i have inside of me. I watch you and crying, because i see here a Faith. Thank you and sorry for my bad eng.

[@ikeepgettinbanned5525]

you got this. im 28 and i just started 3 months ago coming from a somewhat lazy background in all things art. i never thought id get to where i am now in physical drawing and deconstructing images with my eyes. and i still have a long way to go. 3d is quite daunting at first and i almost gave up it was so frustrating. im still trying to learn to combat the frustration. the only thing driving me is the passion for creating and getting images out of my brain and onto paper/screen.

[@dimension2395]

@@ikeepgettinbanned5525 that's great, man! you are very cool and I am sure that you will be one of the most professional 3D artists of the present day

[@MissyMona]

The first bit of info you gave us on yourself when you ended up being in school for six years really made me feel a lot better about how long it's taken me with my current education. It took me 3 years to get into school because I'm low income and needed to get assistance from the government in my country. I'm disabled and so I had to prove to them that I was interested. Then when I was in school I got an RSI and had to leave for another year and a half. I've been feeling a bit crushed, not being able to keep up with the rest of the classmates and having spent so much time already in this. It didn't occur to me that a lot of other 3D artists might of been in the same boat.

[@enlightenedtechnologies]

Thank you for this video!! I’m in my 40s and wanted to pursue my love for art but i keep hearing your too old and your art is not that good. This video lifted my spirits.

[@jlmussi]

Glad to hear J! It's never to late to go out there and crush it!

[@ejbeastthamaker]

This is hard facts! I'm 32 now and I'm getting back into 3D modeling! I studied it in school using 3DS max which sucks now that they want over 200$/month but digress. I'm learning Blender now but the advice is spot on. I know my fundamentals already. My main industry is music and use FL Studio and age don't matter. Software don't matter. Just make art. It's all repetition. It's gym reps. I think what stops most people is their desire is misunderstood. It's not that they want to make games but BE KNOWN and admired for it. It's an assumption but I think that is what holds back sooooooo many creatives; the desire to be good without the curiosity of the process misses the whole point IMO. I don't set out to make a beat but experiment. What comes of that is a beat. So..... Be willing to fail......a lot. Nobody knows who you are at this point so be free to just try things and don't be ashamed of it. On the "Exposure" Trap. It depends. Check the companies socials and see if their legit on the possible views on your work and I've learned that companies that usually have that, will usually just pay you. Anyone selling you exposure with no social media vision/plan/blueprint is lying to you.

[@TheJohn0363]

I knew most of this stuff but hearing that you're putting this advice out for people just is a good feeling you know?.. we creative folk gotta stick and work together in this world. Awesome job brother. Keep it coming

[@jlmussi]

Thanks John, much appreciated.

[@archack5705]

Have been thinking abt switching to 3d artist ...am 25 i tought i was late...tnks man it helpd

[@pemo2676]

i love these detailed free-form chats, it's really well informed about personal experience and not just some vague bull that you hear for every creative subject ever. thanks

[@Madara2B]

just want o say the car one makes me feel like his passenger being given advice i just asked for. it's also funny i watch a YT guy who dose his own landscaping company and much of what he says to people interested in starting their own company is what you are saying. take getting paid seriously, the struggle is real, and believe in your own abilities to learn. love it keep it up.

[@krillinsn7051]

So true, I was teachin people how to do stuff the simple way when the teachers where teaching things a way that was more difficult and time consuming

[@aislingofay2013]

Very insightful accurate viewpoint. When it comes to getting work they are primarily looking for people with good ideas. I got a design job based on one pencil drawing and they taught me the software

[@mitchalegron4977]

Thanks for this. Very informative. I like that you make videos on things that really matter for an upcoming artist such as myself, your a solid dude and very appreciated.

[@furiscafynn6275]

Up until less than a year ago I was purely a traditional artist - a painter. I knew it would be heard to make income from it, so I began looking around for other skills. I never had any sort of technical background and still dived headfirst in an MA to 3D animation, modelling and digital effects. You are so right in pushing through the technical barrier. I was terrified of these programs, I never heard of Maya or 3dsmax! Now I'm worried about the lack of time I have in learning everything I can get my hands on. I'm also scared of being on my own when my course will end, but I'm going to try anyway. I have a lot of fun 3D modelling, so it is something I am looking into getting into. Thank you for this, it's made me a bit more hopeful!

[@LudoGameXray]

How did it go?🙏

[@furiscafynn6275]

@@LudoGameXray Very good, I'm releasing a game with a company ;D

[@LudoGameXray]

@@furiscafynn6275 Awesome

[@marcacurso7756]

Great advice on the software. One of the best things I got from my college experience was they forced me to learn multiple packages. Your fundamentals and knowledge are the most important tools you possess. I'm glad you mentioned the exposure trap too many good people get suckered into working for free while someone else gets paid for your hard work. I would avoid the exposure trap at all costs, nothing good comes from it.

[@kidehoward93]

I'm really glad you talked upon the age thing in the video man. I'm about to turn 26 and besides some freelance gigs I haven't broke in the industry. I got a regular job, and some personal things going on in my life atm, and it's good to know that it takes time to get to that position that is sought after. Also that there are other 3d artist jobs that aren't necessarily in games, VFX, movies, etc. Thanks alot man I really appreciate it

[@jlmussi]

You got plenty of time brother! Keep grinding.

[@Trav2d3dArt]

Great video, your story sounds very similar to mine in many ways. I used maya 4 back in 2002, put demo reels out everywhere and got no responses on anything. Felt discouraged but I had to get paid. So I’ve been working on the oil and gas industry which takes up a lot of my time but about a year ago I discovered blender and it has brought my love for 3D back. Thanks for this video, I needed that push because I’m on my mid 30’s and I felt maybe it’s too late.

[@acousticaritra5065]

I am getting this 1 year later and still one of the best and wise video about 3d modeling. Keep hustling. ❤️

[@jlmussi]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@acousticaritra5065]

@@jlmussi love from india ❤️

[@nicholaskemp6041]

I love these videos bro! It's definitely a blessing to have you in the industry dropping real and practical knowledge. It's some thing I'm working on everyday to continue to create and train my artistic eye! GOD bless you man and continue to do your thing. See ya on the next video.

[@jlmussi]

Thanks Nicholas, much appreciated.

[@nicholaskemp6041]

@@jlmussi No problem! Your Substance Painter Tutorial help me to get over the hump. I'm still learning but I feel like my basic skills went way up, in order to achieve a higher quality of production!

[@jeffcrist2977]

Great talk. Thanks for your wisdom. Hearing how things really work. I appreciate your generosity. I'm 62, so I promise not to try and crowd the job market! I'm a serious artist tho, (watercolor, oils etc.) and 3D is now the THING. You're right about the tech curve, but I see developers trying to make the software more right brain friendly, so hooray for that. I've always liked tinkering with software, so I'm doing ok with self-teaching. It's not easy tho. You're 100% correct on "exposure" traps. I was in the music biz, heard the same schpeel. I see the market for 3D exploding so the effort is worth it and no need to hor oneself out. Thanks again for your insight.

[@bobbyg.6939]

Sorry for your loss of you father, when you said that I was devastated. My biggest fear during my entire 6 year "4 year" program was worrying about a death in my family 500+ miles away. I just graduated this past May (at age 31) and am trying to get out in the industry. Very competitive and tough. Everyone wants experience. I won't give up though. Sending positive vibes and best of luck to everyone out there searching! 🙏

[@jlmussi]

Much appreciated brother. Wishing you good vibes and the best of luck on your 3d journey.

[@mfrancisco_850]

the great thing is that now its so easy to learn because there is soooo much content online now. man when i started in 1999 there were like 2 websites for 3d learning so it was rough. i took some courses recently from school of motion and gnomon and man it was so much easier to learn a lot in short amount of time.

[@mfrancisco_850]

the one thing i would say is that 3d animation field is a life long learning process. software changes every year workflows change so you always have to keep learning new things .

[@hassinesouissi7202]

You literally helped my by answering my question which is about "Alternative Job Markets for 3d Artists", I really freaked out about what if Video Games will not live anymore and what if 3D artists will not find a play in its domain, I like 3D in Video Games and VFX but the other part of the industry I didn't find it fun for me at the beginning... But THANK YOU for helping me I'm so comfortable now with the ideas of my future.

[@iDelta77]

It is amazing how you persist on it

[@TTBrothers_]

Man information that you are telling about is awesome! Really cool telling! Keep going!

[@jontsunami1667]

Awesome advice bro! Thank you for the video

[@AgresivePerfector]

Thanks again for all the info you put out here for us, JL, as much as these things seem obvious, we sometimes tend to focus on different stuff or forget that we know what we know. As a 29 yo, who started sculpting 2 years ago, thinking that it looks cool and seems natural, so it would be enough. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong as it has been said. You have helped me and all of us here so far and continue to do so with every video. Thanks for being you! Rock on!

[@jlmussi]

Thanks Toni...and good luck with sculpting!

[@boumaazakhalil2548]

Cool bro, you just show me the way to build my future and I'm going to do it like you said.

[@poepanfitness5543]

Thanks for the insight!

[@LuciusCornell]

Thank you this was very insightful!

[@alpha3dstudio790]

This is exactly what i wanted to i hear right now. thank you very much

[@leonardoaguilerahonduras2067]

This is amazing! Thanks God I found you!

[@dwightross1694]

I’m getting ready to graduate and what you said about the various markets for 3D art made me more comfortable and confident about getting a job. Thanks for the information.

[@jlmussi]

Glad I could help and hope you can land a job after graduating!

[@WonderTracks]

Thanks, great work. It would be interesting to hear about a normal work day too. Like: "3D-modelling: Expectations vs Reality"

[@staceydenise5538]

Thank you for sharing sage advice. Life happens, but perseverance and prespective gets us over the finish line!🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@RetroPlus]

Awesome video!

[@Gam3B0y23r0]

agree with you sooo much! and especially on software choices and Art! If you are not lazy and want to do it, you'll learn technical side pretty soon, then switching softwares is NOTHING... but taste and artistic vision is completely different beast! every aspiring and already successful 3d/digital/fine/etc..artist MUST work on their artistic vision. we must never stop getting inspired. absorb as much thing you can guys, not only games! from books to movies, comics, mangas, street art, fine art, fashion design..... absorb literally everything creative. PS: Great videos, Subbed!

[@TheOverLORDFF]

Is that a real car or a green screen with one of your models?

[@jlmussi]

lol...a car, camera and car mount. Making videos and editing is enough work without adding CG to the mix.

[@Fenseone]

the way u can see the difference if its greenscreen or not (and this video defenetly isn't) is in the casting sun from outside on his left arm. Everytime he passes something the light changes and thats the hardest thing to mimic greenscreening.

[@KoganeNoYubi]

good talk bro.totally agree with ur views. keep it up

[@yukiheiligen5636]

Bro, thanks... it helped me a lot. It get me inspired to keep learning and improoving.

[@jlmussi]

Remember inspiration is the spark, massive action is wood that will keep the fire burning. 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@cocon8287]

hello ! how can you find your niche that actually is on demand any tips ? :D just found your channel love it

[@3DCrafterBro]

11:25 I absolutely agree with this. So far I have contacted 5 people for the job and almost all of them tried to get it done for free

[@kelvinchuks8885]

Its Awesome the way you inspire others when you speak, great job men. And you absolutely right with the age thing, i'll be 40 this year, i started learning blender last year, and this year i took on Zbrush and Maya and i've made great progress so far, maybe its because i've been an Artist drawing and painting all my life.

[@thandolwenkosindzimande8606]

Thank you for sharing

[@pragvanshshah1881]

Sir really appreciate your help. I just want to watch it again. Because your points are very targeted. Thanks for great content.

[@Moffafa]

Thanks for posting the video! It was both inspirational and informative.

[@radar536]

I appreciated your sharing. Be well.

[@vitorperez8894]

Wow, liked a lot the video. Seems to be a great channel

[@abhiraaid]

You are AMAZING!

[@mostlycolin]

Thanks for the video and great advice my dude. Trying to get into the field now and this video was a great motivator.

[@raol635]

Thank you for sharing these great advices.

[@adam551982]

DUDE! My class was awful too. To set the scene, it was 18 years ago, I was 19 yrs old at the time. In the class we used 3d studiomax (what 3dsmax was called back in the day.) So the class sucked first of all. The instructor went too fast and I usually fell behind. There were no videos to watch at home to catch up. For the final, I had a 3d house I made and animated the doors opening and a 1st person perspective walkthrough of the house. It was maybe a min long. Next up was Mirus Made. Aka Chad Mirus. Dude ruined the class for me (it was actually my own mindset.) So his video goes up and it's a 4 minute star wars space dog fight scene complete with music sfx and particle effect. I thought "how can I compete with that?!" Obv he was using the software long before the class. I didnt realize that, shot I wish we dropped everything in a fuckong box. Maybe I'd have 18 years experience now. So, here I am now, 37 years old, been a cop for 12 years and I HATE it. How do I give up a pension, health insurance and job security for the unknown? I dont know the answer to that, but, here is what I do know. I do a few hours every day as consistently as possible. I've signed up to Gnomon Workshop and work every day. At the moment I'm learning Zbrush. So far its coming along decent. Better than I thought it would. I'm not the best 2D artist though, at least on traditional paper and pencil. I'm excited to try 2d art in photoshops where I can use the software to cheat. Ie create perfectly straight lines, ctrl shift to undue etc.. Jlmussi thanks for the video! Love your channel and the stuff you put out. This video made a difference for me. I've always felt super behind. This helps mentor move forward from that mindset a bit.

[@adam551982]

Also love the shirts, just ordered two of them from Amazon to support you and your channel.

[@jlmussi]

Stories like ours are not rare. Keep working on your free time and improve your skills, which looks like you are doing. How are you liking Gnomon so far?

[@jlmussi]

@@adam551982 Thanks for the support John.

[@marcacurso7756]

I feel your pain I had a professor that was absolute garbage. His area of expertise was ceramics but he taught himself the toolset in 3d Max R2.5 so the college gave him the job. We learned nothing from him and as a class we had to teach ourselves during lab time. We spent all of our spare time in the lab (7 days a week) learning things and when someone figured out something new we shared it so everyone could learn. We learned a lot as a collective and also felt cheated when people who were taking the class that had all the major 3d software programs and high end computers for years took the class and just kitbashed their way to an A in the course. You know what? The hell with them they didn't learn anything. Never give up on your passions and dreams. If your pension and benefits mean that much to you do the 8 more years to secure your pension while building up an amazing portfolio and go get the job of your dreams. I'm 46 and working on my portfolio to leave education where I earn $50 an hour but I hate it because I am absolutely bored with graphic design and want to go back to 3d where I know I will be happy.

[@adam551982]

@@marcacurso7756 thanks for the reply and sharing your story. I love that you mentioned finishing my career for another 8 years. I am pretty close and earning a pension while also gaining the skills for another job is totally doable. I'd carve out a nice life if I can accomplish that. A big concern I have is what am I giving up by playing it safe? On one hand, I could lose out on a pension if I leave early. That's no small thing. On the other, what if I was able to enter the industry and find some success and a whole new world/happiness? Man, I couldn't imagine the lifestyle change. Going from Chicago to LA. Dreary weather to sunshine. Negative cynical people and criminals to enthusiastic coworkers sharing art and passion. @Jl Mussi, I love the Gnomon stuff. The video selection is huge and comprehensive. The only thing I wish I had access to was speaking with the instructors for questions. I feel learning from people who are presently working in the industry is necessary for my education. Feeling behind starting at an older age, I don't have time to unlearn bad habits or improper workflow. I just created an Artstation and linked my first attempt at Zbrush. Come take a look! www.artstation.com/artwork/aR3QKL

[@missingnovfx]

I am 20 years old and I am starting to study 3D Design / Animation / VFX in October. So far I have studied electrical engineering and information technology, but I dropped out because my dream is 3D animation. I had to hear a lot about my decision and I hope this wasn't a stupid decision.

[@fractalelement857]

Hey man,I am a big fan of 3d character modeling/sculpting . I am selftaught for 5 years so far. I can show you my work by email....but Im not that good in painting or drawing. So i want to ask is it ok to expect a job as a 3d modeler without texturing skills? Its a really painin the ass to do all that stuff because sculpting ,modeling,grooming,uvs,retopo is hard by itself not to mention texturing/painting. + corrections when needed...oh man its crazy. I dont think I can be pro in all those skills.

[@lltaki4349]

Thank you sir

[@macIain]

Great Video thankyou

[@EdRosh]

Thank you so much bro, fantastic!!

[@gamenicity5905]

Appreciate all the info bro!!

[@foxfx8340]

Good video, the cuts seem a bit abrupt though like at 5:10 would have liked to hear more about how you got from education into employment.

[@muhammadumar7557]

I recently registered myself to supervision job and it gave me motivation and will power. Now I am thinking to save money by earning and buy myself a wacom tablet which I ever dreamed off becuz i couldn't buy when I was a student money problem. I am just fantasizing of doing some zbrush sculpts and substance painting. 😀😅

[@vishwajeetmishra4550]

You are inspiring buddy

[@alvaro.sacris1930]

Damn, this got to me. Its the first time I listen to you but your way of talking, you have something. Im 18 yo, about to enroll into engeeniering and was thinking about a creer in this... I have doubts about will I be good enough, will I have enough time, idk. This reinforces. Thx a lot

[@dbkragen]

Great video

[@gallery280]

terimakasih....greeting from indonesia

[@WizardReel]

Great video. I like your point on about the software is not as important as what will get the job done. Also I agree with doing work for exposure without pay is not always a good idea. I worked with start up company for awhile. I got to see how the workflow and got try different things. However in the long run, I had bills to pay and had stop there. Besides selling 3D model assets are there any other avenues you can recommend to make some money? Maybe a paid internship?

[@ibcgamingsable]

As always great videos :)

[@jujharguraya6137]

thnku so muchh

[@StraightVFX]

Keep up the great work!

[@omri1324]

Great stuff!

[@zeewaqarhusnain1743]

valuable pieces of advice.

[@typhoonno6]

thank you for telling me that.

[@msanimator]

How do you find work with the government? Thanks ahead for any response

[@prashanthmanvi7017]

Well said bro

[@luislozano1513]

Awesome video bro! This may be a weird question but I am taking an intro to Digital media class and need some help. I need to find 3 different artists. A graphic design artist, a sound/video artist, and 2D/3D artist. Hoping someone here can point me towards where I can find some artists and their work so I can use on my school project.

[@laylaelisa1034]

Do you think that this day in age it’s good to go to school??? I’m thinking of taking this fast tracked degree plan because it’s not a Bachelors but it’s a way for me to get the associates in gaming simulation so I can get going to create my portfolio. I already utilize my iPad for digital creating and I have downloaded blender to practice. (Can’t afford the more expensive yet). But just trying to get going and get my portfolio started

[@gabsinthsky]

nice talk, thanks!

[@mfrancisco_850]

i do think you should learn 3ds max its soo much easier to model in than maya .

[@kraphik3d]

Great points there

[@StarlasAiko]

Everybody keeps talking about Max, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Modo...what happened to Bryce?

[@Ingsoc75]

Alternative job markets: I've been a 3D artist in the DOD training and simulation field for 20 years.

[@jlmussi]

I have a couple of buddies in those industries as well. A lot of artist don't think about sim work as possible employments. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@americanzero]

How does one go about finding those opportunities?

[@oviktms7956]

Pretty late now. First of all, love the video. Secondly, is it a necessity to know 2d art for being a successful 3d artist? Or any kind of art?

[@BlenderBurst]

Thanks!