Reply To: Your CG routine – how do you keep up the pace ?

[Keith]

I’ve started, stopped and started again; in learning 3D (specifically geared towards indie game-dev, and making art assets).  I’ve done this more times than I’d like to own up to.  My current job is quite stressful (going on 13 years now), and isn’t at all creative.  In fact, I’ve worked for around 24 total years in government work….in one path or another.  I’ve totally deviated from what I started off in, in life.  I’d like to seriously change that.  Now, with a Family and the reality of the daily grind, I’m finding it very hard to break away from that.  Most days I’m totally drained, especially mentally.  But the things I do to relax and calm down, give me nothing in return.  I may as well just watch endless YouTube videos about nothing.

I have found that I learn quicker (apart from initial training on any application or program), with project-based learning.  There is a great course on another site, that has you going from knowing nothing about Unity, to putting together some workable levels, with basic AI and everything….with emphasis on art pipelines.

I find myself monetarily supporting CGCookie from year to year, without truly utilizing the amazing help from content providers here.  What it comes down to, is realizing that my expectations are way out of wack, and I need to be more realistic….and focused on my learning phase.  Self-discipline.  I do like that the CGC Staff are always evolving the way they do things, to better support all of us and our different journeys.

I guess this was more of a ramble, than anything else.