Once upon a time there was a mother of four who had a life changing
experience. Not a good experience but one that eventually led to
greater things. This experience crushed her soul for a time and she
lived at the bottom of a deep, depressed abyss. One day, her oldest
daughter introduced her to DAZ Studio and, to be polite, she began
rendering simple, happy images. Little by little she could see some
light peeking over the edge of the abyss and the walls did not seem
as high as they used to be. She continued rendering and rendering
and rendering until the top of the wall was within reach and she was
able to step out of the darkness and back into the world of the
living, breathing, loving family around her.
That was me. DAZ
Studio saved my life.
I started waaaay
back in the early days. I rendered something every day for two years
without fail. I was completely obsessed, but I was happy. I joined
several online art communities, made virtual friends, entered
contests and found my confidence. Then my life changed again and I
no longer had as much time as I had before. I put away my runtime
promising to get back to it. Someday.
Great news, ladies
and gents! That day is finally here. I don’t know why and I
really don’t care much about the reasons but I followed a sudden
urge to reinstall all my content and get going again. I was really
happy. I was. Then I realized that I don’t know how to do this
anymore. The world of 3D rendering had changed so much. I felt a
little discouraged for a few minutes but the excitement of learning
everything all over again kicked in and I am one happy pony.
I’m going to track
my progress this time. I mean it. So, I’m starting this blog to
challenge myself to do better. It’s a slow slog at the moment. I
have a lot of content to install but I have stopped to play now and
then. I’m beginning to remember how to begin. What I used to know
may come back to me but I almost hope it doesn’t. It’s a lot of
fun taking a new hobby out of the box.
In the past, I did
render challenges when inspiration was low and I’m hoping to start
doing that again. The idea began in the Daz 3D forums. Someone, I
wish I remembered who, had the brilliant idea of drawing three random
things from their content and using those things to build a scene. I
think it might be a good way to get back into it while learning all
the finer points.
In the meantime.
Here’s a new render I am actually proud of. Enjoy.
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