Ragtopjohnny opened this issue on Feb 06, 2013 · 122 posts
aeilkema posted Thu, 07 February 2013 at 2:32 AM
Don't call it graphical engineering, unless your officially trained to be called like that. With that, I'm not saying you're not good or so, it's just sending out the wrong message and you're still not making clear to what you are. Graphical engineering makes me think of something completely else, something way more technical.
How about 3D Artist? When people ask me I just say I'm into 3D modeling and show them some examples, make sure you have them on your phone Those images, if you have any good ones, impress them more then any title.
As for starting a business creating content..... I'm hoping you did some proper research before starting out? Do you have a solid plan with steps along the way you can take? I'm doing this as a hobby, but compared to those who call this their business, I have created quite some content. I've got a steady store running, creating a minimal amount each month, but I sure cannot live from that. I've been contemplating doing it business wise in the past, but after some research I gave up. The only thing I found out is that most people selling content cannot make a living from it. Do realise that most of the top vendors we know, doesn't matter which store they're selling it, do not make a sole income from creating content at all. They do a lot more 3D related. The majority of vendors make less then $200 each month, while putting in quite some time and effort.
Just start asking vendors what they do make each month and they suddenly all go silent. I'm OK with telling you...... bad months I'm selling around $100, good months $200-$300, best months around $400. I'm releasing 2-3 items each month, mainly props or cloting for Toon figures.
You can take my spot in the poser vendor world, I'm going to quit. My wife and I are setting up a business in which my 3D and other artitic skills will be used. Creating Poser content takes a lot of time, with little in return, though it's lot's of fun, it isn't going to create a income on it's own. I need my time for other things at the moment.
Also realise you need to build a store to generate income. Let's say you have a store here at Rendo. You need lot's of items in it to generate a good income. There's a lot of competition. The more items in your store the more chances on a good revenue. But, there are a lof things to consider..... how's the economy? What are others releasing? What do customers buy? Can I generate enough content to keep my customers interested? Can I keep up with the latest thing?
This is mainly a hobby market, it's very subject to change. What are the lastest figures? What is the latest hype? What movies are in the cinema? And so on and so on.....
Anyway, like to wish you good luck with your ideas and endeavours!
Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722
Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(
Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk