Digital Fantasy Art Beginnings

Digital fantasy art is something everyone can learn. If you love fantasy and want to create your own art you need a few things to start. There are a couple of ways to create your own art. If you are an artist using traditional mediums you can transfer your pictures onto the computer and then enhance them. If you are like many people you may want to create purely digital images.

You can start from scratch and do everything long hand or you can choose to use many of the tools available on-line to help you create your own art. If you are not careful it is really easy to run up a high bill very quickly. But it doesn't have to be this way. You can start out with very little outlay. To do this you will need to know where to get really cheap or free resources and what you will need to start. The simplest way is to start with pre created models. These can look very realistic and you don't have to fork out a lot for them. In fact you can get many for free. Then you will need clothing for them. These can range from almost any style of era. Again it is worth considering the pre made things while learning.

You may decide that in the future you want to create your own, but first you will need to learn the basics. Then you will need some form of landscape or background. Finally you will need lighting. Lighting can make or break your picture. fortunately with digital fantasy art you can save, cut and adapt your picture with relative ease once you have learnt the basics. This is not to say it is easy, to do. Like any art form you will need to spend time learning to use the tools and how to create the lighting you want. Many people create things to make your life easier so you rarely have to start from the beginning. However the more you want the more you will have to buy.

Once you are proficient at creating your art you may be happy to continue with it or you may want to strike out on your own and learn how to do the more advanced techniques like creating your own models, landscapes and skin. You may even want to do animation at some point. That is the joy of digital fantasy art, you can go as far as you want with it in the direction you prefer. Depending on your knowledge be ready to learn a lot. Most importantly remember to take a break and spend time with family and friends too!

The Journey of a 3D Artist Start's With Will Power and the Right Software for His Goal

Giving your creative spirit freedom to create 3D animation, objects, textures, etc can be very fun and satisfying. For those who are talented and artistic, the 3D world may be the next step. A job in this industry is very well paid and working with a team of professionals you can improve your skills much faster.

But we all have different goals when it comes to 3D art. Some people want to mod games, others want to create concepts (car design, architectural design, etc), some want to work in the movie industry creating special effects, compositing 3D with live footage, etc. And others are fascinated and curious to learn more about 3D art, but not yet interested enough to dive in.

Meeting your goals imply will power and the means and tools to achieve them. Most people fail early because they lack will power. Talent and inclination towards art alone are not sufficient to succeed in this area. Perseverance is key.

To succeed you need a bit of talent, a little patience and lots and lots of perseverance. If you have these qualities, the tools and means are many and diversified. By tools I mean a 3D software complete with animation, modeling tools, texturing, rendering and all you will need as an artist.

It is understandable that those who are just starting out spend a lot of time finding and choosing "the perfect" software with which to begin. There is no such thing as the perfect software, only the perfect software for your needs. It is important which software you choose because you are going to invest money in the software's license (and possibly professional training) and also time to learn how to use it. Professional training with qualified instructors is usually expensive for most.

You do not want to buy a software that is too complex and hard to learn because you risk frustrating yourself and eventually loosing interest. But you also do not want to buy a software that is to simple and technologically limited (lower quality results) because you run the risk of not achieving your full creative potential. The easier the 3D software is to learn and use the more you can focus on the artistic part of the process and less on the technical part. Thus the path from idea / concept / vision to materializing it is smoother and shorter.

I have tested some of these tools available on the market and did a review on my blog. I invite you to take a look.