Retrospective | By Neode
I have completed a total of 26 projects over the course of four weeks. For different reasons I missed only two [of the 28 in total]. So for myself to help solidify these lessons, and to anybody who happens to stumble across this thread, here is what I’ve learned.
In my experience
-Dailies are good for forcing you to learn new things your software can do and solidifying new lessons. Some prompts forced me to use blender tools I wouldn’t have touched otherwise, and the “approach-ability” of knowing it would only be a day softened the pain of the newness. I definitely feel much more confident and comfortable in blender, I look forward to a more substantial project.
-Dailies are not good for teaching “art”. As each project is only a day long, and concepts are often new, fatigue can set in quickly. Polish, substantial foundations, and that last “5%”, are often pushed to the side and corners are necessarily cut in order to make a decent product.
-Good lighting goes a long way.
-This will not be the last time I do a block of dailies, but I want to emphasize the block part. For me at least, long term dailies would be overwhelming. Regardless, they are great self exercises, and I will probably set more concrete goals next time.
I hope you find this interesting. Let me know about your experience with daily renders. Thank you to CGcookie.
