sacada opened this issue on Jul 31, 2003 ยท 9 posts
sacada posted Thu, 31 July 2003 at 8:46 AM
A matter of interest.
What do you call most of us artists that contribute to this site.
We compose images using a computer as the primary tool, utilising models, meshes, skins, textures, atmospheres, lighting arrangements and fractel generating components/products. We act as directors setting a scene, creating the mood, placing actors/models and scenary, setting lights and textures and then taking a snapshot/animation.
If I say just some of those words above to most people I know, I get blank stares. They haven't a clue what I mean when I say something like... "I just construct a mesh, manipulate it in 3D, and then apply a skin with a good Photoshop texture, chuck in a couple of lights, adjust an atmosphere and then render it". I get replies like: "Oh, I know Photoshop".
Some thoughts:
Graphic Artist - too generic
Renderer - This is actually a job of applying cement to the outside of a house
Modeller - too specific
Vue Artist - application specific
Virtual Director - ???
3d Animator - implies movement
3d Artist - maybe?
Any more thoughts on this one.