Prof_Null,

"In theory you can make a buck selling stuff here - but I'm betting not enough to live off. Besides, putting it in a money framework would probably take all the fun out of it."

I've been selling models here at Renderosity and other sites for many years now.  

Link to my store:http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=26015

Making models in Blender is my hobby, I don't do this full time.  I have a full time job and am on the downhill side of 50.  I don't make anywhere near enough from this to live off, but if you put your eight hours a day into it then you can make a living from selling models.  The way I approach selling here is to not think about making things to sell but to model things I want to, that way it all stays fresh and fun.  If at the end of the modeling I am happy with the end result then I continue with its development until I get the model to a stage ready to sell.   This way the time invested in learning something new about Blender can then be sold as well.

My latest model is a case in point.  This started off as a personal project that finished off being put on sale in the Marketplace.  I know the aerodynamics of it will make you cringe but I thought it looked good!

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2379812&username=keppel&member&np

 

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