Jubilaum!!!

Wow...it's been quite a while. A lot of stuff happened yet somehow I never had the time (or the motivation) to write something. Let's change that now, as it is a special day for me, dA-wise:

It's my third birthday!
Today, three years ago, I decided to join dA. I had just started out with 3D a few weeks before that and before I even started 3D, I mainly made Anime Wallpapers using the GIMP. Haha, that were interesting times...I did not have a clue what I was doing, when I started to take interest in Blender. You know, I never thought about pirating my way into 3D and "getting" something like 3DSMax or something from "somewhere". Therefore I searched for free Software which was capable of doing work in 3D, never really believing that I'd find something.
But somehow I came across Blender and soon everything got started...

So yeah, I owe that fine piece of code a lot.

After I joined dA, you can pretty much follow my development. I started out with those trendy tutorials, making abstract stuff but soon realized that this was nothing for me. Although those "trendwhore" abstract 3D looks pretty nice and shapes, color and composition are often well done, they never fascinated me as much as other pieces of "abstract" art do. Niteangel became one of my main sources of inspiration, for his outstanding, architectural, mechanical pieces. They ultimately defined what I wanted to achieve one day. It became clear, after some time doing 3D, that this would require a lot of effort.
Sometimes I think that people don't really have an idea what it means to do "Computer generated" images. It's not their fault of course, but if they knew, they would certainly appreciate the wondrous things a lot more, which we nowadays see in all kind of movies and films. They probably don't realize that it is NOT the computer, which does the work of creating the image - it is the artist.
Making a piece in 3D the way I do it, and I do believe that certain principles also apply for professional artists, takes time, patience, work, planning. It is not a walk through the park, you need a lot of "skills" and knowledge to make a fine piece of art with the computer. You need to know how lighting and colors work, a good understanding of the object you want to model, the proper tools (programs) and how to use them...it is not different from traditional art.

Haha, do you think that was a rant because I feel like being ignored and not appreciated?

Then you're totally wrong.

In the past three years I was awarded with 4 Daily Deviations (the first being Machinae suggested by my dear friend Betelgeux which was quite an unbelievable thing...it is still the award I appreciate the most). I have more than 400 people who watch me, more than 20,000 people have seen my site (I just passed that mark a few days ago). I made friends, real friends. Without them, without the support of you all, I guess I'd be nowhere near where I am now. I'm more than happy with what I have achieved, the development I went through. I have learned so much and it always paid off when I got your feedback.

Once again, Thank you!




I guess there's nothing to add.


...well, there's is something else...
I have been asked to make an image of mine available as print. I'm currently looking into that and I'll probably make some other of my pieces available as well. I'm just curious if all works out and they really look good as print...hopefully I can start that experiment soon.