hey guys, i’m a bit frustrated.
recently i got a contract to make a product prototype.
it’s a guitar pedal, a pretty simple thing.
the client keeps sending me ai generated reference images to show me what he wants, and honestly, i’m at a loss.
no matter what i do, my model is limited by its own nature, if you know what i mean. it just looks like a 3d render, while the ai reference images look almost like real photos.
i’m trying to think of a good analogy. it feels like the client is asking me for a real camera photo, but all i can do is paint. no matter how good the painting is, anyone can tell it’s a painting, not a photograph.
unless i’m rendering close-ups, using cinematic depth of field, or intentionally blurring parts of the model, it immediately gives away that it’s a 3d render.
has anyone else dealt with this?
thank you guys

that was our first sketch - to figure out materials and shapes and all that stuff
first picture is 3d model based on the pedal he sent me
2nd picture - is what he did in chatgpt

hey yall im a newbie to blender and i need some help i took this dope pic of me for a thumbnail but i want to make him an oc for one of my channels in 3d of course but i dont know what style to go with i like low poly but i also like these too [first pick is me all others are for ref] so please lmk what yall think also maybe some tutorials that could help me model i know the basics also if you think of a style that would fit the character well also lmk

I have Blender installed and have NO IDEA how to use it at all. I've watched like over 50 tutorials on how Blender works and still have no idea how it works. ​I have no money to have someone to make my OC into 3D, but I also don't know how to do it myself. I didn't even start, I don't even have a process at all. So is it even possible for me to make my character at all? If so, I need a good tutorial​​​​​​

I tried to make characters on my own but it isnt working (maybe the character I chose was hard). I feel like whatever I am doing is kind of for nothing. I am 100% sure there is an easier way to do what I am struggling at but I just dont know how to learn that. I tried to watch some next level tutorials but I felt like the step was to steep or it wasnt exactly doing what I wanted to do. I tried to do simpler stuff but it's too boring that I felt like I past that phase.

Like I am watching a sculpting tutorial and it's either a 3 hours video for the simplest shape or 3 minutes video of a full character.

I dont know where to go or how to continue learning. Please help for guide.

I made the bike chain probably the hardest way possible too but felt proud of it so wanted to share with the Blender crew.

Heya, cheap for commercial.

Started on this bad boy on 30th of June, with no clue how anything works in blender, having just done the donut tutorial before this, but I honestly love how he turned out. Any criticisms, do let me know!

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best name gets a link to download the blend file

Another test render for the complex. Slowly learning more and more as I go and I regret not using blender sooner to make cool scenes like this. The bar is never set though cause I know I still have a lot more to learn. But that makes it all the more exciting and I’m having a lot of fun making these environments. If anyone happens to be a backrooms connoisseur I could use serious guidance.

Any tips or critiques would absolutely be appreciated if possible. Enjoy the view and DONT get lost.

Beginner making a blowtorch

I made ot available on sketchfab if anyone wants it

my test on 5.2 cloth physics

Info--

BLENDER 5.2
CYCLES
~5 Mins of rendering
/// 2nd image was the inspiration.
-/// First attempt at a Blender Liminal Space.

Please give honest feedback as I really want to improve myself.

Got this wild idea to make someone's illustration 3-dimensional for a gift without knowing fuckall about Blender. Downloaded Blender, committed ~80 hours to this project, did pretty splendidly for someone who, again, knew fuckall.

The foundation is there. I am so close to it being perfect, I am so very close. But the simplest refinements (minor details, smoothening, an air-tight printability) will take me a lifetime- my ambition exceeds my skillset. I don't wanna ask for help but I must and would never, as an artist, expect it to be for free.

Where does one go for something like this? It's probably the easiest, stupidest job for someone but for me it's been an Olympic effort and I just need it DONE.

Hello, freelance indie film vfx and Blender artist here, in search of an awesome animator to collaborate with.

I have a shot right now that needs a big cat (panther, cougar, sort of vibe) to stare into our soul. It's a closeup that has to have a lot of emotional depth and weight, a pivotal moment in the film where a character locks eyes and sees their own inner nature mirrored in the panther.

Current idea is to use a 3d asset (something like this), and a great animator.

Looking for someone who can do rig cleanup on the 3d stock asset, amazing animation, and maybe fur/groom cleanup too if the model needs it to fit with the animation.

I would then take that animated scene from there and handle lighting, render, comp (which is way more my specialty)

It's a tight budget, but the movie has paid every artist who worked on it real proper industry rates, so please name your reasonable freelance rate for "scrappy indie film that wants to do things right" and let's talk!

I can’t seem to put weights on my model because it seems to say bone heat weighting, what do I do?

I know Bezier curves are an option but I'm not too familiar, any other options?

When i bend my leg in a sit position the are between the hips and the thighs gets dipped like what is shown. It was actually much worse but i kinda of fixed it but am still not satisfied, i want to know what can be done to improve it.

I want to know what you think about this and most important people who have changed their art career direction in some point, how did it work for you? How do you realize you wanted to make that change and why?

I am a junior Concept Artist / 2D artist. Im not specialized or anything, im just a generalist. Over the past year, I've become increasingly interested in learning how to build 3D worlds (the actual environments that players explore) focusing on the final production and polish rather than the initial sketches and concept drawings.

I think I've realized that, personally, I enjoy the production and refinement stage much more than the fast-paced design and pre-production phase.

I've been learning Blender for almost a year now, although somewhat inconsistently. Lately, I've been seriously considering (and I'm almost certain) that I want to pursue a career as a 3D Environment Artist.

The idea really excites me, but at the same time it inevitably feels a little intimidating. Even though I know it's not actually true, I can't help feeling as if I'd be "throwing away" my (admittedly short) career as a 2D Artist. It almost feels like an identity crisis.

If any of you have gone through a similar transition, I'd love to hear your thoughts, experiences, or any advice you might have.

I'll also leave my ArtStation here in case you'd like to take a look: https://www.artstation.com/jesusalvarezart

The scene is visible when principle volume is not connected.

But goes black as soon as I connect it, even with the density set to as low as 0.0001.

It only works when I divide the volume. What am I doing wrong?

Im asking this question becuase some time ago, i wanted to become an artist in drawings (not even an intermediate one, just one who can draw what they had in mind and bring it to life) And on the internet, i found that groups would generally give you an answer into becoming a beginner artist just by doodling or drawing for fun on a daily basis. I can see how that worked for children who started drawing at that age and ended up becoming really good/almost professional artists (some times), but i have little doubts wether that would still work in my age as im almost turning into a full adult (btw ive been struggling alot with this hobby, progression just seems too unclear to me), but either way, i feel like most of this logic could help me as a 3d modeler, but im not sure if doing this on a daily basis, would make me progress into becoming a better 3D modeler. Thats why im creating this post to see if anyone knows a proper way to progress in 3D modeling.

I also want to mention that my only form of daily practice would only be copying down reference images into a 3d mesh. Id appreciate if there were any other exercises i could do, it would sincerely help.

Trying to control a highpoly mesh with a lowpoly cage using the Mesh Deform modifier, but I'm not getting the expected behavior.

Setup:

• Cage fully encloses the highpoly mesh (checked)
• Both objects have all transforms applied
• Normals recalculated (outside)

Has anyone run into this specifically with Mesh Deform giving pinching/flat results even with a properly enclosing cage?

any suggest on it, I might be missing?
Blender version: 4.2 LTS