bagginsbill opened this issue on Apr 29, 2008 · 496 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Tue, 06 May 2008 at 4:08 PM
Quote - The majority live in a pink colored bubble, mollified by the idea that owning a credit card is all what's needed to be a real 3D ARTIST.
Seeing pink bubbles, are we? I've heard of seeing pink elephants, but that's a new one.
A credit card is virtually a necessity for any "real 3D ARTIST". Or at least it is for anyone who wishes to purchase some software / hardware, or to access the internet. It's true that not all credit card holders are 3D artists -- but I suspect that the vast majority of "3D ARTISTS" are credit card holders. When it comes to 3D: the 'ol credit card is a valuable tool. Essential, in fact.
Quote - Of course "Buy our stuff and you'll be a cool 3d ARTIST" sounds much better than "Buy our stuff and be a virtual Barbie collector", doesn't it ?
Of course "Buy our $7000 software package so that you can be regarded as a COOL 3D PROFESSIONAL" sounds a lot better than "Buy our expensive software and then spend a year modeling your own virtual Barbie!", doesn't it?
Quote - And no, being paid neither makes you a true "professional" nor a true "artist".
Working hard to reach a certain degree of skill does.
That's true -- it's always better to pride oneself as a True Professional via the agency of starving for one's art (uh......"Art") than it is to make filthy money so that you can afford to fork enough of it over to Autodesk, Maxon, Newtek, Luxology, et al in order to prove your credentials as a professional that way.