Forum: MarketPlace Showcase


Subject: So, you want my money

lalverson opened this issue on Jul 13, 2003 ยท 16 posts


andix posted Sun, 13 July 2003 at 5:42 AM

Some really good points raised there. I would like to raise a few (sort-of) counterpoints though. Certainly in regards to the Forums and Galleries points, a lot of the Merchants here do this as a hobby, part time, while doing a 9-5 job on the days. With the sheer volume of stuff that gets posted, it can be difficult to find the time to answer forum questions. A more effective way of communicating with a Merchant would be IM or e-mail.....its more direct, and that way the Merchant can't miss it. If they then fail to respond, well, its probably time to shop with some-one else. Price is always a thorny issue.....but, to be honest, if we at 3dmodelz didnt need to survive and feed our families, we'd give it ALL away for free, for the simple reason we just making stuff in 3d. And for me personally, i can create much more with 3d modelling than i can with my meagre artistic talents. We just enjoy 3d..... Details are good! product renders, we're doing 2 of the 3 showing just the model/prop/skin/etc....so no extras, just showing what it looks like, and the third image we're doing non-postworked scenes, with extra props and stuff, to show a complete straight poser render. rsr's....see image. We've also started including png's as well. All our stuff is finished in Poser 4.0.....so we're then sure if it works in that, it'll be fine in 4.03 and PPP, and (usually) P5. Also eliminates version errors :-) Useability should also be a factor. Are you going to be able to put it to lots of uses, or is it too specific? Can it be used for more than it was intended? Are there things that can be used with a wide range of other stuff to create complete and well rounded renders? We, certainly, are always striving to increase that aspect of products too. Thank-you Lee, some really good points there :-) Andi, 3dmodelz