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7 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness HOME ARTSTATION BLENDERMARKET GUMROAD YOUTUBE Wednesday 9th of April 2024 Reader, I forgot to mention something last week... When I was talking about how important references are, I didn't tell you how I am LOOKING at my refs: PureRef! This seems like a blunt advertisement for that software, but unfortunately they don't have an affiliate program, so it's just me giving you a tip here π With PureRef you can have your reference(s) always stay on top of the...
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8 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness HOME ARTSTATION BLENDERMARKET GUMROAD YOUTUBE Wednesday 4th of March 2024 Hi Reader! One chapter of my book "Guide to efficient photorealism", that I am writing right now, is about one of the most important and probably most overlooked workflows in in CGI: references. Never begin working without references! In our quest to recreate reality digitally, we embrace photorealism, but it's a bit tricky because everyone sees things differently. Reality, shaped by our...
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8 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness HOME ARTSTATION BLENDERMARKET GUMROAD YOUTUBE Wednesday, March 27th 2024 ππ» Reader, how're ya doin'? Typical conversation throughout my career: Client: I need this and that! Me: I've never done it before, but generally it's do-able, so let's go! This mindset brought me so many things in the last 14 years: New and exciting projects Satisfied clients Higher salary and rates Supportive superiors Respect from colleagues Best thing: excitement and knowledge I have...
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9 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness HOME ARTSTATION BLENDERMARKET GUMROAD YOUTUBE Wednesday, Feb. 21th 2024 Howdy Reader, how is it going today? Since I became a entrepenaurial creator, my life is...dense...to say the least. In the morning I get everything ready for our three kids for school/kindergarten. Then I work. Then I spent as much time with my family as possible. In the evening, after bringing the kids to bed, I work again until late into the night... To say the least, our household is...
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9 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness HOME ARTSTATION BLENDERMARKET GUMROAD YOUTUBE Januar 2024 π Reader, hope you feel relaxed today! Deadlines, technical challenges, crashes, lack of inspiration, again deadlines... Feeling bummed out already when reading this? SORRY! π± I feel ya! But before you print out this email to ball it up and burn it, read a little further π YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSET YOU HAVE! Before becoming a full-time creator, as you know, I was an art director, teamleader and...
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10 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min readAssets | Knowledge | Mindfulness Read time: 2 min Januar 2024 π Hey Reader, how are you? Working in the advertisement industry in Japan changed a few things in my life and how I approach them. If I were to pick one of them, it would be the Japanese "customer-first" culture... As Digital Artists, we might often curse our clients because of what they "force us" to do. Artistic choices, limitations... And we are in a good place to feel that way, right? After all, each of us has dreams and...
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