Currently washing dishes in a restaurant on a foreign country without knowing the language. Still following the dream of being hired on a studio or whatever, modelling in spare times and during the night to improve, learn more, and have a nice portfolio. Gotta work hard.
I can totally relate to this. When I was studying my bachelors, I liked to post my works on some 3D groups on Facebook. Although the quality wasn't that good, it was hard work and I wanted to share my achievement in finishing a project to the groups. When I received mockeries, and hate comments, it really took me by surprise, and this has always been one of the reason I lack confidence on my work.. when offered a 3d project, I would easily decline, as I was afraid the client might not be satisfied with the work. A year passed, and I can say I hv improved a lot on 3d. I am still trying to boost my confidence back though. But nowadays, when I see a beginner posting on groups, I would try to acknowledge what I like on their work, no matter what, and give feedback on what they might want to improve on, rather than mock their work.
Amiruler, that is why you need to join my MH Tutorials group on FaceBook ( 2500+ members ) We do NOT tolerate that behavior and when people try to post hateful comments they are banned immediately. Here is a link, I hope you join : facebook.com/groups/294359217578724/?ref=group_header
I thought before watching the video you meant if u want to be a 3D modeller just quit now cus it won't happen. I was like wtf lol. But then I watched the vid and I understood.
Me too! I'm 16 and have exactly 1 month's worth of experience lol. I'm not nearly as good as you but I'm trying my best. Wish you all the luck. (I subscribed :) )
Well, Mr. Mike, i don't really known you personally, but you've already have a big effort teaching us and that means an enormous effort and will that translates into compassionate love with others. It cames from the heart. Just the simple fact of investing your time teaching, is a great win for you and for us. What's more, the way you teach us is dynamic, directly with the right words. For me it is an example to follow, a Mentor and why not also a friend, even if we don't know personally, with all respect Sr. Please go ahead, here we are to support you.
Thank you Mike You are the best, and Those who started in 3d modeling i can give you one advice which is very important in this field, Dont spend too much time on one model unless its neccesery, model as much as you can then only you will learn,the main thing is timing ,you should practice to do your model in very fast way of possible dont take too much time on single model, coz companies are based on time to time delivery if your work time is slow you will be ignored.
Mike I've been watching your tutorial and must tell you : not only youre a great specialist but also your a great talent at teaching and conveying knowledge. And also you posted this video which is very expensive for me and probably for other people who dont have this thick skin. Keep going. Doing a great job! And last but least my likes are not a sign of appreciation they just a mark which mean that i've watched a video:) I appreciate all your materials and was never dissapointed ;)
i am not a freelancer but man............ i always think that would i do good or not. i like what do. i love 3d modeling and want to learn more. i always think that how would i do on job, how would i fit in the groups, in the company....for example i really Struggle UV stuff and without uv you cant texture stuff & my teacher says that you should know how to texture stuff in photoshop...not every company uses substance painter or quixel or 3d coat or whatever.....this morals me down. I struggled to modeling first but i was fortunate enough to find your channel. Modeled lots of stuff and learned many things from your channel. I hope i clear these obstacles and be successful in this. Because i really want to do this and my dream is to work for rockstar company, i grew up playing their games, gta vice city sanandreas are my childhood.
Daksh The king, I'd start off with simply models to UV unwrap. There are also lots of tutorials on youtube on unwraping. Plus at some of the larger companies they might have a artist that just UV unwraps, and that would mean the modelers may not have to. It's good to have options.
Thank you Mike! Good, youtube is just like reading my mind. I was talking to this guy on fb today. And you know I complimented him on a fine job he's done with his models etc.. So I just wanted to be friendly, like an artist to an artist.. to support him and to network eventually. So I just asked him a couple of things. I've seen his posts in zbrush public group. And well, dude was just so rude and behaved in so condescend way. And just to let you know he has no job in the industry, keeps posting these "finish it yourself" assets on artstation market with some weird comments (no uv'ed, no textured, just a rough modeling). But there are still good designs, there is a great trace of true potential. But maaan, the way he talks.. I could not handle it and just said "ok man, good frigging luck to you with that attitude". One thing is ranting and insulting others, another one is just being a pure a**hole. If I ever see him again on a job market or anywhere else, I will make sure my company will not hire him. Be friendly, be open-minded, team and its emotional wellbeing is the most important thing, no matter how cool modeler you are just be a nice person. It will pay back 100%.
Hey Mike I can't thank you enough for this video. It reachs so many other areas where we can face bad people with bad behaviour at any time, and how we should deal with it.I'm sending you all my love and I hope it spreads out. Thank again man, this video is one of the most important on the entire youtube, and I'm pretty sure I'm not exagerating.
Thank you Mike Really wonderful to having you as a mentor You're such a great teacher aswell as a great person So many artists out there but they don't want share anything like you did to us I'm watching when start my journey in 3d now I'm still doing my own project i can modelling sculpting and texturing as well in good quality For new comer 1 thing I want to say Just follow and stay firm in your passion then you'll get what you want Once more Thank you soo much Mike (mentor and lovely friend) TC and stay bless ☺️😍💐
You're a nice person and a very good professional. I'm a graphic designer with more than 30 years working with 3D and I count on you every time I need a good reference. Congrats!
Amen, thank you for making this. Currently Im seeking my degree in 3D Arts and I see this all of the time with students and its really disheartening as it not only can kill a reputation but as well stifle someones potential. Often I watch your videos as support to help further understand materials I may not have fully understood in lecture. Im sure Im not the only student that does this. With that its my hope that others see this and take aways something positive from it. Again Thanks.
People who cant do or wont even try hate seeing anyone else do it or try. It makes them feel bad about themselves and makes them feel big. What i'd tell you folks trying to make it is that if you work your ass off and work smart you'll get there. Anyone who is negative is full of it, do not listen to them. You have to see and follow your dream, no matter what. For what its worth Mike thanks for what you do. The last four months have been hell for me as my life and family has fallen apart and am now unemployed. Trying to retrain for IT. There is no chance of 3D for me so have to let it go. You guys listen to Mike, hes got a great heart. Take care of yourself and for all of us fallen by the wayside...live the dream.
Thanks buddy for your support and sharing your story... And as for giving up your dream ? Remember how I mentioned in my story that I dropped my dream of becoming a 3D artist and picked it up 25 years later ? If you are retraining to get into IT ( Let me know if I can help as I have 30 years of experience ) then why not focus on being an IT tech in the 3D world. Loads of hardware and software there. Here is my email address : mikehermes@mhtutorials.com
to be honest i did not know that bullies existed among committed artists. i didn't know may be because m a newbie. but as far as i know out of my experience i always had very heart warming people around me every where i posted my work. their comments were with wonderful critics. a place where i can expect a very honest opinion and critics about my works is MH tutorials Facebook group. its amazing there. the environment people there. there are people from experts to newbies like me. but the people in that group will judge your work very honestly and in a very kind way. thanks MH for the wonderful group.
its been so long i have not been able to follow your channel, got some time again, will check all those videos I missed, this video was great, you are a true inspiration
Wise words! Some people don't realize how close-knit the CG community is and how being socially inept (rude), even with the anonymity of the internet, can be bad for a career. Putting aside the career, it's still just bad karma. However, there are also people looking for helping handouts without doing the leg-work! Both sides to the coin on this one, but at the end of the day if someone doesn't have anything nice OR constructive to say they are best to keep their comments to themselves.
I work in the art Industry and there it can be a bit of a completion, because of the insecurity. Then I started to learn animation, but yeah. Mostly older guys that been in the industry long. Never meet people that were so willing to help and so welcoming. Like you Mike. So yeah... This problem often lies with the younger ones, fresh to the industry. It will be allot better, to be friendly and helpful, instead of making everything in to a " Hunger Games " competition. Because, it is not a competition, even if it feels like it. If we all help out one another. Then we can all learn, grow and flourish in to better artists. Thank you Mike, for the Video. Stay safe!
Great advice. I made tutorials on youtube when there were very little of them and did quite well from it. I made them in a way to explain things rather than just clicking on buttons that people will forget later on - yet a good 10% of the comments were always negative telling me to get on with it, that my voice is *** etc etc. Totally insecure people. I have a tough skin to this stuff and stopped making videos due to time. I teach now and a lot of my students fear making videos because of comments, particularly form the blender community for some reason. Its sad. I deleted over 150 of my tutorials as they were pretty dated, and if I made more I definatly wouldnt let silly comments stop me.
I'm currently almost a doctor but I've been really interested in the world of 3d modelling, in part because of biomedical engineering and also the stuff I saw about prosthetics, also because I like the world of props, professional prop makers and my question here is: is it posible to learn about this and eventually be at least competent at it if I invest my spare time on it?
It seems normal people do something under their education just like me (working in a job without the education to it like washing dishes or as cashier) I feel like the 3D studios or any other company i wanna apply on is like : why did you work as **** Me in my head: money???? Because you dont hired me yet? XD Because I need to eat?
A Big Like from me 2 U love the positivism and the spirit u are tanks for being a true believer kind words don't stop making art guys no meter what the comments say just believe in your self and u will get there
Hi, Mike! Well I deal with that whole my life. Thicker skin as you say is a must. Problem is most of people who would not encourage you are losers and actually winners will support you. They usually give advices just to belittle you and get you of the track but dont worry about it. What is important is your vision about yourself and self criticism . Just keep up and always have fun everything else will just play along. Thanks for beeing there for us.
Thank you for the motivation push! I havent gotten anything bad in the 3D section, but being around the internet and drawing can already give you one or two personal trolls.
Hello Mike ! Really happy find such channel as yours. It's early morning at my location (Ukraine) but i'm watching your vids over and over again. One question to you and maybe to other who watch you. Being totally despared and living at frontline in Ukraine, where war with Russia goes... I have to struggle to stay alive and not dying from starvation for less than 100$ a month. So here are the questions: I've started modeling recently and learning all that in a hope to improve my living for 30 times from now (I can't afford myself new shoes for 7 years already). How hard can benefit the asset store, maybe the one from unity ? What places are good to sell your 3d models ? Can you recommend me some websites ? Is it enough to master modeling and texturing, maybe to be more competitive I'll have to learn rigging and animations ? Or the modelling would be just enough For example, if the company asks me to make a suit or a set for their character: how much should I charge for modeling and texturing ? I just don't know guys anything about it. Nor the rates, not the possible benefit. Such markets as the asset store seem to be very limited. I mean not many people are buying anytthing from there. But thats my impression. I wan't to get a comment from ones who know better. Excuse me my bad english!
Hey Roman, thank you for sharing your story and I am sorry to hear that you have hit hard times. The best I can do right now is to invite you to my MH Tutorials Hang Out Group on FaceBook. Here you will find 2400 artists from all over the world. They help each other, learn and share and work together on collaborations. This is a safe and respectful environment where we do not talk about politics and religion. Just 3D :-) Here is the link : facebook.com/groups/294359217578724/
Hello Roman and thanks for sharing your history. I from Italy but I try to keep myself update to figure out what's going on there in the DonBass war. War it's a topic that always touch me deeply, because I think there will be any solution if we act each other by fighting to take over on the power. Anyway, have you ever tried on some network freelancer like: UPWORK, COCONTEST? I will give you a link, it's about architecture but I truly hope that somehow it will help you. archiobjects.org/making-money-as-a-freelance-architect-or-designer/ Good luck for everything.
i just has to say that thank you, thank you very much MR Hermes. I watch you videos every week. I´m shamed to not have funds to contribut to you channel, but this will change very soon. Peace and hug from Brazil
Trolls don't exist in my brains hemisphere. They all are identical in purpose and function, which is to try to ruin a persons happiness. So they instantly get reported and deleted from all of my comment threads online. As simple as that, oh and blocked! There I said it 😉 nice sound advice bro. Love your tutorials they've surely helped me and millions of great hopefuls worldwide. That means far more then a few sour lemons.
I didn't know what to expect when I saw the thumbnail, but this is a very uplifting video! Sure, you might be the best in your field and offer good critiques; however, no one will hire you if it's coupled with a nasty attitude! Believe me! I met people like (including a whole site full them)!
i dont really see bad comments that often on my or anyone elses work. actually i barely get any kind of feed back at all and i ask for a critiques. But because of the people who are too sensitive or the stereotype of artists being too sensitive, i have to make sure to let others know that i do have thick skin and i want to improve so be as harsh as you want. typically with with critiques, since i am an artist and i do put my heart and soul into every piece, i do feel attacked but its up to me to decide on how long i will feel that way and if i should.same goes for every artist out there. Everyone, artists and hiring managers alike should know its more of a reflex to be defensive than a mind set. SO what I find helpful is one, dont talk if its an in-person critique. absorb the info and listen to everything. Two, be angry, let that anger out, say fuck you, think the other person is wrong, make all the excuses in the world but once you have calmed down reread or think about what you had just heard or read. If you listen first and then be angry instead of being angry and not listen then you will be able to get those hidden frustrations out and still have the info needed to be better. Now when you say someone else is wrong, remember you are just angry or disappointed at yourself so try not to let the other person feel that anger from you or else you will have another situation on your hands lol. Plus its not fair to make others feel bad for being honest when you will get over it before the day ends yourself. What I want is to squash this stereotype because I have met more artists that put in the work than make excuses. Or like me when I will makes excuses for a second then get to work lol. Plus there is no need to be sensitive. Artists need to make art for themselves. The gaming and movie industry is out of ideas and out of history making titles because their heart is not in it anymore. Yooka Leylee is a great game example. Any movie title that is based on anything from the past for nostalgia is a great movie example. At the end of the day if you aren't happy with your work then there was no point. No matter how ugly, dumb, silly or immaturely crude my past work is, they all bring a smile to my face. Don't be sensitive about your pile of shit, be proud of your pile of shit because someone somewhere won't see it as shit and will see it the way you see it ... unless you see it as a pile of shit then time get a new career lol.
im in the videogame industry, i see rigs developers here working an Ai, and automatized 3d modelling, honestly i dont wanna demotivate nobody, but this job is going to disappear!
my parents cross the border from mex to usa knowing the risk and pain we would go through but with food and shelter , i was a baby at this time, i had an abusive father addicted to coke and drinking, my mother wasnt educated at all since they had me at 17, i only had the essentials to live , all i had that was a luxury was my playstation and gamecube , i saw the matrix for the first time and i loved 3d ever since but didnt know that was going to be my path, in college failing everything , i was not good at anything just making As in class before, i dropped out cause fam got divorced and we went through drug addictions and at one point i even went to jail, i had a wake up call and i did some soul searching, i was editing call of duty videos and then wanted to take it further with 3d in them , i got obsessed . it became my passion and now im working on it , i fucking hate my job lol , and i hate the hood, working hard to just have my own nice roof over my head and some food and a fulfilling job. i know its not easy , but my life never was so gotta keep on trukin
Im actually interested to learn Blender instead of gaming cause Im kinda addicted to gaming. And I want to sell 3d models for a bit of extra cash. Is this achievable?
Nah, I already know that my 3d art is a complete rubbish without those smart guys. Therefore I pay attention only to those feedbacks which carry some sence and a piece of advise on how to actually improve the work, rather than just some obvious troll comments about how bad I am at 3d.
heya dear mike or should i said my online guru..been your subscriber about 3 years now..although 3d is new world for me, but your video give me inspiration ..keep doing what you have to do ...sincerely tyvm in highest regards...from your student/ little brother in island of paradise, Bali island, indonesia. Ps: really apologize for my grammar.
I recently taugh by a very sharp mouth animator for animation training. I know he meant good but its kinda tough to have thick skin. Thanks for this video, i know it has been years passed but atleast it gives me thicker skin to keep moving on. Hopefully i get a job as animator soon and able to keep growing
So I have been googling more and more recently about videos on how to proceed with becoming a 3D modeler. Well I gotta say this video title struck me as odd. It seemed from face value that the video was telling me to "Just Stop" trying to become a 3D artist, but I was relieved when it ended up becoming otherwise. I gotta say it wasn't what I was expecting though. However, I definitely have had concerns about this very topic. I was at a point in time in my life where I was one of those internet "trolls" the only difference between me and them is that when I commented on stuff online it was in all seriousness. Eventually I started to realize how toxic my behavior had become and deleted all of my social media because I realized if anybody were to see some of the things I was saying then I would be ashamed of myself. I agree wholeheartedly with this message and I am glad I watched the video anyways.
I live in Brazil and I'll be turning 18 soon this year... I've seen a lot of people that went crazy and went to another country to live their life opportunity in a really young age and I'm almost doing that... Maybe as soon as I finish my Cinema graduation here, I will go to Canada, since the Cinema market here (specially for ficcional productions, that demand VFX) is REALLY awful. We have good comedy and romantics movies/shows, but that is all. When we try to boost the "fictional", it never works. Maybe it is just the taste and culture of us. Anywaus, at Canada I would defo have more opportunities.
There are places where people go to have flame wars. A creative channel should never be a place where you bash anyone. The most talented people I have met have also been the people who truly love a craft. Those same people are consistently encouraging and helpful to people with less experience or "skill." If you are bashing other people about their work, you are almost certainly not one of these people. On the other hand, another great point is that people need to have a thick skin. If you are doing something you enjoy it doesn't matter even a little bit what some person on the internet thinks about it. By virtue of them bashing you, it's almost certain that they aren't anyone of relevance to your career, or your progress.
Any time "a person like that" takes their own time in their life to just write negative comments about someone else who is actually making progress shows that that someone is on the right track to. Haters gonna hate they dont like when progress is made lol.....yup just gotta ignore them
DUDE EVERY TIME I SEARSH SOMETHING ABOUT 3D ARTIST U APPER, stop don't what ever, just for ur information u send negative energy, as u just say i don't care so some people care so just follow you dream don't let other say you do or what to not do never stop
I use to get a ton of critics on my older channels, I just ignored them and now I have come a long way on my channel. Guys, never get bummed out because of trolls, trolls just envy talented people.
Title and thumbnail had me worried for a moment, thinking it might be ‘stop dreaming, sucker’ or some such (brain is so nice to me sometimes, it’s a work in progress). This is wonderful, though. I just searched ‘3D art tutorial’ which isn’t perhaps the right wording, it’s more drawing 3D on paper which is amazing, but different, and this came up in the first ten videos.
Am starting as a 3d artist/illustrator and what i can say is yes. There is tons of people being shit but well.. What can we do, still Mike encouraged me with his videos to just do my work
A stray dog never barks and a parked car...they only bark and cars that are moving...so thake that as a compliment the're only barking becasue your moving and they're not...ignore the noise and just keep on moving forward
Program wise, is there some sort of hierarchy a beginner should be aiming to follow? I've recently got into 3D modelling via Sketchup, and although I don't necessarily know to what end, the idea of creating game environments is quite appealing.
Maya is pretty standard for environment creation, both in the game and film industry. Depending on if you want to work in either of those two industries, that’s where a beginner should focus their time. Of course - you can also use blender. But if this is a career choice, use blender to better understand the fundamentals of 3d and all the intricate details and solutions to different modelling problems. This knowledge is universal amongst all 3d softwares, so transitioning over to Maya should be no problem at all. Just a matter of learning the interface and where your key tools are then. This is just my bias opinion, but I think later down the road you should delve into sidefx Houdini. Its procedural modelling tools are hugely attractive to game developers. And since most students are either learning blender or Maya for game development, you’d be very desirable to employers. Can’t say for sure, but Houdini could eventually become a integral part of every game studios production pipeline.
Currently washing dishes in a restaurant on a foreign country without knowing the language. Still following the dream of being hired on a studio or whatever, modelling in spare times and during the night to improve, learn more, and have a nice portfolio.
Gotta work hard.
Good for you, just keep on going and stay hungry for it and you will make it
are you still alive dude?
yeah indeed, are you alive? and in which country are/were you working at?
hey dude have you done washing...
Yeah, how is your progress?
i will become a 3d and 2d artist AND NO ONE CAN'T STOP ME!!
Yes because you are learning both
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@@yousefyaghoobi282some people just don't like to use ai
So what you’re saying is they CAN stop you from becoming a 3D/2D artist
Let's Go! 💪👊
I can totally relate to this. When I was studying my bachelors, I liked to post my works on some 3D groups on Facebook. Although the quality wasn't that good, it was hard work and I wanted to share my achievement in finishing a project to the groups. When I received mockeries, and hate comments, it really took me by surprise, and this has always been one of the reason I lack confidence on my work.. when offered a 3d project, I would easily decline, as I was afraid the client might not be satisfied with the work. A year passed, and I can say I hv improved a lot on 3d. I am still trying to boost my confidence back though. But nowadays, when I see a beginner posting on groups, I would try to acknowledge what I like on their work, no matter what, and give feedback on what they might want to improve on, rather than mock their work.
Amiruler, that is why you need to join my MH Tutorials group on FaceBook ( 2500+ members ) We do NOT tolerate that behavior and when people try to post hateful comments they are banned immediately. Here is a link, I hope you join : facebook.com/groups/294359217578724/?ref=group_header
Mike Hermes thanks for the invite! I sure will
I thought before watching the video you meant if u want to be a 3D modeller just quit now cus it won't happen. I was like wtf lol. But then I watched the vid and I understood.
LOL
it's called CLICKBAIT, you clicked on a bait
Me to bro i was going to quit 3d just because of that thumnail XD XD
Same lol
Torey Alvarez Something weird happen with your channel?!
MH is not a youtuber, is a MENTOR, thanks.
Thank you Francisco :-)
True
Agreed!! 👌👍🌻❤️
You really put thing into perspective for me. Opening my eyes and glad I ventured into learning BLENDER.
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I really needed this video! Thank you so much, I just turned 15 and I’m continuing my 3 year journey in 3D!
Good for you ! Go for it
Me too! I'm 16 and have exactly 1 month's worth of experience lol. I'm not nearly as good as you but I'm trying my best. Wish you all the luck. (I subscribed :) )
I'm 32 and I started learning blender two months ago because of your advice. I've never felt so motivated about anything
Awesome ! Go for it :-) And here is an invite to my 3D artist gang on FB. You are hereby invited ! facebook.com/groups/294359217578724/
is it possible to start as a game animator even at 40
The moment I stopped caring what other people think of me was the moment I started to truly experience freedom.
Well, Mr. Mike, i don't really known you personally, but you've already have a big effort teaching us and that means an enormous effort and will that translates into compassionate love with others. It cames from the heart. Just the simple fact of investing your time teaching, is a great win for you and for us. What's more, the way you teach us is dynamic, directly with the right words. For me it is an example to follow, a Mentor and why not also a friend, even if we don't know personally, with all respect Sr. Please go ahead, here we are to support you.
Thank you so much Leon, that is really, really appreciated :-)
Thank you Mike You are the best, and Those who started in 3d modeling i can give you one advice which is very important in this field, Dont spend too much time on one model unless its neccesery, model as much as you can then only you will learn,the main thing is timing ,you should practice to do your model in very fast way of possible dont take too much time on single model, coz companies are based on time to time delivery if your work time is slow you will be ignored.
Thanks for sharing Nikki. Practice will teach you how to approach certain models in less time
Mike I've been watching your tutorial and must tell you : not only youre a great specialist but also your a great talent at teaching and conveying knowledge. And also you posted this video which is very expensive for me and probably for other people who dont have this thick skin. Keep going. Doing a great job! And last but least my likes are not a sign of appreciation they just a mark which mean that i've watched a video:) I appreciate all your materials and was never dissapointed ;)
Thank you so much
I know how it feels man... Everytime I see such mean comments, I just try to counter them by giving encouraging words.
:-)
TrinhStudios... yes...that is way to treat them back....
M. SHIHAB UDDIN My english is pretty bad but you know what I meant.
Mister MH: just ingnore theme by my side I have learn many things from you totorial thanks for sharing your knowlege keep gp on 😃
Thank you so much !
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i am not a freelancer but man............ i always think that would i do good or not. i like what do. i love 3d modeling and want to learn more. i always think that how would i do on job, how would i fit in the groups, in the company....for example i really Struggle UV stuff and without uv you cant texture stuff & my teacher says that you should know how to texture stuff in photoshop...not every company uses substance painter or quixel or 3d coat or whatever.....this morals me down. I struggled to modeling first but i was fortunate enough to find your channel. Modeled lots of stuff and learned many things from your channel. I hope i clear these obstacles and be successful in this. Because i really want to do this and my dream is to work for rockstar company, i grew
up playing their games, gta vice city sanandreas are my childhood.
Best of luck to you and may all your dreams come true !
Mike Hermes thanks.
Hey daksh, im searching for a amateur 3d artist to edit some objects, if you are interesting in some extra bucks tell me
I heard that Rockstar treathed like shit their employers, for a long time.
Daksh The king, I'd start off with simply models to UV unwrap. There are also lots of tutorials on youtube on unwraping. Plus at some of the larger companies they might have a artist that just UV unwraps, and that would mean the modelers may not have to. It's good to have options.
I dont care about what people say. I want to become a 3d artist and youtuber and its my goal that is highest on the list.
Good luck to you! I hope you reach your goals. :)
Thank you Mike! Good, youtube is just like reading my mind. I was talking to this guy on fb today. And you know I complimented him on a fine job he's done with his models etc.. So I just wanted to be friendly, like an artist to an artist.. to support him and to network eventually. So I just asked him a couple of things. I've seen his posts in zbrush public group. And well, dude was just so rude and behaved in so condescend way. And just to let you know he has no job in the industry, keeps posting these "finish it yourself" assets on artstation market with some weird comments (no uv'ed, no textured, just a rough modeling). But there are still good designs, there is a great trace of true potential. But maaan, the way he talks.. I could not handle it and just said "ok man, good frigging luck to you with that attitude". One thing is ranting and insulting others, another one is just being a pure a**hole. If I ever see him again on a job market or anywhere else, I will make sure my company will not hire him. Be friendly, be open-minded, team and its emotional wellbeing is the most important thing, no matter how cool modeler you are just be a nice person. It will pay back 100%.
It's called law of attraction my friend and a man with a bigger vision never has his mind in a box 📦
Hey Mike I can't thank you enough for this video. It reachs so many other areas where we can face bad people with bad behaviour at any time, and how we should deal with it.I'm sending you all my love and I hope it spreads out. Thank again man, this video is one of the most important on the entire youtube, and I'm pretty sure I'm not exagerating.
You are so very welcome. I hope it helps you in your journey !
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Thank you Mike
Really wonderful to having you as a mentor
You're such a great teacher aswell as a great person
So many artists out there but they don't want share anything like you did to us
I'm watching when start my journey in 3d now I'm still doing my own project i can modelling sculpting and texturing as well in good quality
For new comer 1 thing I want to say
Just follow and stay firm in your passion then you'll get what you want
Once more Thank you soo much Mike (mentor and lovely friend)
TC and stay bless ☺️😍💐
You're a nice person and a very good professional. I'm a graphic designer with more than 30 years working with 3D and I count on you every time I need a good reference. Congrats!
Thanks Andre !
Amen, thank you for making this. Currently Im seeking my degree in 3D Arts and I see this all of the time with students and its really disheartening as it not only can kill a reputation but as well stifle someones potential. Often I watch your videos as support to help further understand materials I may not have fully understood in lecture. Im sure Im not the only student that does this. With that its my hope that others see this and take aways something positive from it. Again Thanks.
People who cant do or wont even try hate seeing anyone else do it or try. It makes them feel bad about themselves and makes them feel big. What i'd tell you folks trying to make it is that if you work your ass off and work smart you'll get there. Anyone who is negative is full of it, do not listen to them. You have to see and follow your dream, no matter what.
For what its worth Mike thanks for what you do. The last four months have been hell for me as my life and family has fallen apart and am now unemployed. Trying to retrain for IT. There is no chance of 3D for me so have to let it go. You guys listen to Mike, hes got a great heart. Take care of yourself and for all of us fallen by the wayside...live the dream.
Thanks buddy for your support and sharing your story... And as for giving up your dream ? Remember how I mentioned in my story that I dropped my dream of becoming a 3D artist and picked it up 25 years later ? If you are retraining to get into IT ( Let me know if I can help as I have 30 years of experience ) then why not focus on being an IT tech in the 3D world. Loads of hardware and software there. Here is my email address : mikehermes@mhtutorials.com
Now i understand the guy 😂
to be honest i did not know that bullies existed among committed artists. i didn't know may be because m a newbie. but as far as i know out of my experience i always had very heart warming people around me every where i posted my work. their comments were with wonderful critics. a place where i can expect a very honest opinion and critics about my works is MH tutorials Facebook group. its amazing there. the environment people there. there are people from experts to newbies like me. but the people in that group will judge your work very honestly and in a very kind way. thanks MH for the wonderful group.
And thank you for being a part of it !
its been so long i have not been able to follow your channel, got some time again, will check all those videos I missed, this video was great, you are a true inspiration
Thank you and welcome back !
i discovered a lot of useful tools that i didn't know that Maya had... thx to your videos.
Wise words! Some people don't realize how close-knit the CG community is and how being socially inept (rude), even with the anonymity of the internet, can be bad for a career. Putting aside the career, it's still just bad karma. However, there are also people looking for helping handouts without doing the leg-work! Both sides to the coin on this one, but at the end of the day if someone doesn't have anything nice OR constructive to say they are best to keep their comments to themselves.
People that are not willing to do the leg work will fall through the cracks eventually, no worries :-)
Please met me know if you used the STOP sign :-)
Well said! Cheers!
Thanks :-)
Frankly i never had to but i like the idea :)
Good for you. Unfortunately some people do
ha! mike, you should do a STOP sign model tutorial for us, love you videos keep it up sir :)
fantastic message
I work in the art Industry and there it can be a bit of a completion, because of the insecurity. Then I started to learn animation, but yeah. Mostly older guys that been in the industry long. Never meet people that were so willing to help and so welcoming. Like you Mike. So yeah... This problem often lies with the younger ones, fresh to the industry. It will be allot better, to be friendly and helpful, instead of making everything in to a " Hunger Games " competition. Because, it is not a competition, even if it feels like it. If we all help out one another. Then we can all learn, grow and flourish in to better artists. Thank you Mike, for the Video. Stay safe!
Great advice. I made tutorials on youtube when there were very little of them and did quite well from it. I made them in a way to explain things rather than just clicking on buttons that people will forget later on - yet a good 10% of the comments were always negative telling me to get on with it, that my voice is *** etc etc. Totally insecure people. I have a tough skin to this stuff and stopped making videos due to time. I teach now and a lot of my students fear making videos because of comments, particularly form the blender community for some reason. Its sad. I deleted over 150 of my tutorials as they were pretty dated, and if I made more I definatly wouldnt let silly comments stop me.
wise words and beautiful meaning :)
I'm currently almost a doctor but I've been really interested in the world of 3d modelling, in part because of biomedical engineering and also the stuff I saw about prosthetics, also because I like the world of props, professional prop makers and my question here is: is it posible to learn about this and eventually be at least competent at it if I invest my spare time on it?
I'm still a beginner but I can already tell you that if you really have a passion for it and use your time well, you can definitely become compotent!
this is so wise in many ways
Wow! I didn't realize Vader could have so many facial expressions. A man of many faces.
I have learned soo many tips and tracks from u r tutorials thank u soo much
Very welcome
I'm sorry did anyone else google "how to become a 3d artist" and instead randomly stumble into this lecture?
Great content Mike! Special for guys that are just starting. Trolls/haters are part of the game.
I'm still working for realized my dream as a 3d modeler. I know how hard the obstacle is, but I didn't found a reason to give up just yet.
Good for you !
It seems normal people do something under their education just like me (working in a job without the education to it like washing dishes or as cashier)
I feel like the 3D studios or any other company i wanna apply on is like : why did you work as ****
Me in my head: money???? Because you dont hired me yet? XD Because I need to eat?
You are my teacher in 3d modelling ♥️
Thank you !
Thank you for your positive feedback ❤😊
Great job sir... Lots of love from India
Thank you so much
Thank you
A Big Like from me 2 U love the positivism and the spirit u are
tanks for being a true believer kind words
don't stop making art guys no meter what the comments say
just believe in your self and u will get there
Thank you 3PO
6 years later and yesssssss.
New level upprouching to be an master sculptor artist
sir, i like your content so much, i had yesterday a jobinterviev with ubisoft as student internship your video tipps for interviev helped me so much
Glad to hear that
Hi, Mike! Well I deal with that whole my life. Thicker skin as you say is a must. Problem is most of people who would not encourage you are losers and actually winners will support you. They usually give advices just to belittle you and get you of the track but dont worry about it. What is important is your vision about yourself and self criticism . Just keep up and always have fun everything else will just play along. Thanks for beeing there for us.
Always ! and thank you
MIKE i love ur videos
YOU CAN STOP ME, IM UNDER THE BRIDGE AS WE SPEAK AND UR GUNNA HAVE TO PAY MY TOLL
You are right, man
Me: god give me signs
Me: open youtube to find a 3d modeling tutorial
Thank you for the motivation push!
I havent gotten anything bad in the 3D section, but being around the internet and drawing can already give you one or two personal trolls.
Oh for sure :-)
Hello Mike ! Really happy find such channel as yours. It's early morning at my location (Ukraine) but i'm watching your vids over and over again.
One question to you and maybe to other who watch you. Being totally despared and living at frontline in Ukraine, where war with Russia goes... I have to struggle to stay alive and not dying from starvation for less than 100$ a month. So here are the questions:
I've started modeling recently and learning all that in a hope to improve my living for 30 times from now (I can't afford myself new shoes for 7 years already).
How hard can benefit the asset store, maybe the one from unity ?
What places are good to sell your 3d models ? Can you recommend me some websites ?
Is it enough to master modeling and texturing, maybe to be more competitive I'll have to learn rigging and animations ? Or the modelling would be just enough
For example, if the company asks me to make a suit or a set for their character: how much should I charge for modeling and texturing ?
I just don't know guys anything about it. Nor the rates, not the possible benefit. Such markets as the asset store seem to be very limited. I mean not many people are buying anytthing from there. But thats my impression. I wan't to get a comment from ones who know better.
Excuse me my bad english!
Hey Roman, thank you for sharing your story and I am sorry to hear that you have hit hard times. The best I can do right now is to invite you to my MH Tutorials Hang Out Group on FaceBook. Here you will find 2400 artists from all over the world. They help each other, learn and share and work together on collaborations. This is a safe and respectful environment where we do not talk about politics and religion. Just 3D :-) Here is the link : facebook.com/groups/294359217578724/
Hello Roman and thanks for sharing your history. I from Italy but I try to keep myself update to figure out what's going on there in the DonBass war. War it's a topic that always touch me deeply, because I think there will be any solution if we act each other by fighting to take over on the power. Anyway, have you ever tried on some network freelancer like: UPWORK, COCONTEST? I will give you a link, it's about architecture but I truly hope that somehow it will help you. archiobjects.org/making-money-as-a-freelance-architect-or-designer/ Good luck for everything.
Thank you very much. I'm on my way for getting into freelance deeply. The war is about to be over btw. I hope russia will take its troops back.
@@romanmendicant6864 how are you now
Replying "just stop" is feeding the troll too. if you ignore them, you deny them what they want, which is attention
i just has to say that thank you, thank you very much MR Hermes. I watch you videos every week. I´m shamed to not have funds to contribut to you channel, but this will change very soon. Peace and hug from Brazil
You are so very welcome Marcos... and never be shamed as I am glad I can help you !
Is it a Terran barrack lifting the sound effect at the start of the video? Sounds interesting.
Yeah i understand your point sir hermes. Im one of your facebook friend btw. Big respect for you sir.
I know you are. Thank you :-)
Hello just came across your channel
I recently developed an urge to learn animation but I don't know where to start
Trolls don't exist in my brains hemisphere. They all are identical in purpose and function, which is to try to ruin a persons happiness. So they instantly get reported and deleted from all of my comment threads online. As simple as that, oh and blocked!
There I said it 😉 nice sound advice bro. Love your tutorials they've surely helped me and millions of great hopefuls worldwide. That means far more then a few sour lemons.
It does for sure, thank you
Well said sir! 👏🏾 thank you!
I didn't know what to expect when I saw the thumbnail, but this is a very uplifting video! Sure, you might be the best in your field and offer good critiques; however, no one will hire you if it's coupled with a nasty attitude! Believe me! I met people like (including a whole site full them)!
All the respect mike really good productive words
Thank you
Glad you made this vid. I see this a lot and I find it super troubling. Thanks!
Very welcome Tony
i dont really see bad comments that often on my or anyone elses work. actually i barely get any kind of feed back at all and i ask for a critiques. But because of the people who are too sensitive or the stereotype of artists being too sensitive, i have to make sure to let others know that i do have thick skin and i want to improve so be as harsh as you want.
typically with with critiques, since i am an artist and i do put my heart and soul into every piece, i do feel attacked but its up to me to decide on how long i will feel that way and if i should.same goes for every artist out there. Everyone, artists and hiring managers alike should know its more of a reflex to be defensive than a mind set. SO what I find helpful is one, dont talk if its an in-person critique. absorb the info and listen to everything. Two, be angry, let that anger out, say fuck you, think the other person is wrong, make all the excuses in the world but once you have calmed down reread or think about what you had just heard or read. If you listen first and then be angry instead of being angry and not listen then you will be able to get those hidden frustrations out and still have the info needed to be better. Now when you say someone else is wrong, remember you are just angry or disappointed at yourself so try not to let the other person feel that anger from you or else you will have another situation on your hands lol. Plus its not fair to make others feel bad for being honest when you will get over it before the day ends yourself.
What I want is to squash this stereotype because I have met more artists that put in the work than make excuses. Or like me when I will makes excuses for a second then get to work lol. Plus there is no need to be sensitive. Artists need to make art for themselves. The gaming and movie industry is out of ideas and out of history making titles because their heart is not in it anymore. Yooka Leylee is a great game example. Any movie title that is based on anything from the past for nostalgia is a great movie example.
At the end of the day if you aren't happy with your work then there was no point. No matter how ugly, dumb, silly or immaturely crude my past work is, they all bring a smile to my face. Don't be sensitive about your pile of shit, be proud of your pile of shit because someone somewhere won't see it as shit and will see it the way you see it ... unless you see it as a pile of shit then time get a new career lol.
im in the videogame industry, i see rigs developers here working an Ai, and automatized 3d modelling, honestly i dont wanna demotivate nobody, but this job is going to disappear!
So, where can you start to learn 3d modeling automation?
wonderful person you are...thank you so much for creating all the things...and I really really like the approached you showed here....beautiful.
Thank you so much !!!
You my hero in this industry
Thank you so much Kitty !
thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb
almost thought this video was about stop learning haha but thanks
:-)
lots of love and respect from india mike keep posting videos your videos help us a lot
Thank you so much !
I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately some people can be like that! Frustrating!
I just reply “Thanks!” And leave it at that.
Couldn't agree more Mike!, great video!
Thanks Martin
Brilliant. Thanks
Thats actually very cool !
Thank you
this thumbnail is misleading and annoying how it pops up every time is search 3d
Don't watch it
very good advice
my parents cross the border from mex to usa knowing the risk and pain we would go through but with food and shelter , i was a baby at this time, i had an abusive father addicted to coke and drinking, my mother wasnt educated at all since they had me at 17, i only had the essentials to live , all i had that was a luxury was my playstation and gamecube , i saw the matrix for the first time and i loved 3d ever since but didnt know that was going to be my path, in college failing everything , i was not good at anything just making As in class before, i dropped out cause fam got divorced and we went through drug addictions and at one point i even went to jail, i had a wake up call and i did some soul searching, i was editing call of duty videos and then wanted to take it further with 3d in them , i got obsessed . it became my passion and now im working on it , i fucking hate my job lol , and i hate the hood, working hard to just have my own nice roof over my head and some food and a fulfilling job. i know its not easy , but my life never was so gotta keep on trukin
Im actually interested to learn Blender instead of gaming cause Im kinda addicted to gaming. And I want to sell 3d models for a bit of extra cash. Is this achievable?
Nah, I already know that my 3d art is a complete rubbish without those smart guys. Therefore I pay attention only to those feedbacks which carry some sence and a piece of advise on how to actually improve the work, rather than just some obvious troll comments about how bad I am at 3d.
Smart guy and great attitude
heya dear mike or should i said my online guru..been your subscriber about 3 years now..although 3d is new world for me, but your video give me inspiration ..keep doing what you have to do ...sincerely tyvm in highest regards...from your student/ little brother in island of paradise, Bali island, indonesia. Ps: really apologize for my grammar.
Your grammar is fine :-) Thank you for being such a loyal follower !
Hey Mike, not so sure trolls deserve an episode but as there is saying: "What you do you do to yourself not to others" :D
Whenever i search 3d modeling in RUclips this dude was saying just stop!
Great video. Thank you very much for that!
I recently taugh by a very sharp mouth animator for animation training.
I know he meant good but its kinda tough to have thick skin. Thanks for this video, i know it has been years passed but atleast it gives me thicker skin to keep moving on.
Hopefully i get a job as animator soon and able to keep growing
Mike Hermes has spoken! well said!
So I have been googling more and more recently about videos on how to proceed with becoming a 3D modeler. Well I gotta say this video title struck me as odd. It seemed from face value that the video was telling me to "Just Stop" trying to become a 3D artist, but I was relieved when it ended up becoming otherwise. I gotta say it wasn't what I was expecting though. However, I definitely have had concerns about this very topic. I was at a point in time in my life where I was one of those internet "trolls" the only difference between me and them is that when I commented on stuff online it was in all seriousness. Eventually I started to realize how toxic my behavior had become and deleted all of my social media because I realized if anybody were to see some of the things I was saying then I would be ashamed of myself. I agree wholeheartedly with this message and I am glad I watched the video anyways.
You have my utmost respect
@@MHTutorials3D you have mine. Good to see you're still active with your audience after so many years. Thank you for the videos.
@@cryterion7770 Since 2013
I live in Brazil and I'll be turning 18 soon this year... I've seen a lot of people that went crazy and went to another country to live their life opportunity in a really young age and I'm almost doing that... Maybe as soon as I finish my Cinema graduation here, I will go to Canada, since the Cinema market here (specially for ficcional productions, that demand VFX) is REALLY awful. We have good comedy and romantics movies/shows, but that is all. When we try to boost the "fictional", it never works. Maybe it is just the taste and culture of us. Anywaus, at Canada I would defo have more opportunities.
There are places where people go to have flame wars. A creative channel should never be a place where you bash anyone. The most talented people I have met have also been the people who truly love a craft. Those same people are consistently encouraging and helpful to people with less experience or "skill." If you are bashing other people about their work, you are almost certainly not one of these people. On the other hand, another great point is that people need to have a thick skin. If you are doing something you enjoy it doesn't matter even a little bit what some person on the internet thinks about it. By virtue of them bashing you, it's almost certain that they aren't anyone of relevance to your career, or your progress.
Thank you
Any time "a person like that" takes their own time in their life to just write negative comments about someone else who is actually making progress shows that that someone is on the right track to. Haters gonna hate they dont like when progress is made lol.....yup just gotta ignore them
Exactly Nigel
DUDE EVERY TIME I SEARSH SOMETHING ABOUT 3D ARTIST U APPER, stop don't what ever, just for ur information u send negative energy, as u just say i don't care so some people care so just follow you dream don't let other say you do or what to not do never stop
You clearly did NOT watch the video
I use to get a ton of critics on my older channels, I just ignored them and now I have come a long way on my channel. Guys, never get bummed out because of trolls, trolls just envy talented people.
So true
Title and thumbnail had me worried for a moment, thinking it might be ‘stop dreaming, sucker’ or some such (brain is so nice to me sometimes, it’s a work in progress). This is wonderful, though. I just searched ‘3D art tutorial’ which isn’t perhaps the right wording, it’s more drawing 3D on paper which is amazing, but different, and this came up in the first ten videos.
:') motivational video. thanks man!! im one of your friends in fb thanks again man!!
Thanks, and I know :-)
Am starting as a 3d artist/illustrator and what i can say is yes. There is tons of people being shit but well.. What can we do, still Mike encouraged me with his videos to just do my work
Mike: Just stop.
Me: Oh okay :(
Mike: Pysch, you guys are awesome
You are Awesome Austin !
A stray dog never barks and a parked car...they only bark and cars that are moving...so thake that as a compliment the're only barking becasue your moving and they're not...ignore the noise and just keep on moving forward
Program wise, is there some sort of hierarchy a beginner should be aiming to follow? I've recently got into 3D modelling via Sketchup, and although I don't necessarily know to what end, the idea of creating game environments is quite appealing.
Maya is pretty standard for environment creation, both in the game and film industry. Depending on if you want to work in either of those two industries, that’s where a beginner should focus their time. Of course - you can also use blender. But if this is a career choice, use blender to better understand the fundamentals of 3d and all the intricate details and solutions to different modelling problems. This knowledge is universal amongst all 3d softwares, so transitioning over to Maya should be no problem at all. Just a matter of learning the interface and where your key tools are then.
This is just my bias opinion, but I think later down the road you should delve into sidefx Houdini. Its procedural modelling tools are hugely attractive to game developers. And since most students are either learning blender or Maya for game development, you’d be very desirable to employers. Can’t say for sure, but Houdini could eventually become a integral part of every game studios production pipeline.