Human Mint

I watched the whole episode. Went for silver and found gold! Really good.

I'll check it out. I need the motivation.

I don't really know, but one that has more creative freedom. I would hate to be editing videos for a YouTube channel which I don't even resonate with. Not apealing to me.

I am working on a model in Blender. I'd like to share a full rendered scene or animation in the future to document my process. Thanks for the support! Very apreciated. And here is a good summary about everything Blender can do, for anyone wondering.

Is there anyone that does animation as your life purpose? I am drawn to animation making because I love the creation and connections of different scenes to build one short film, probably since I was 11. The thing is I am currently studying music, very proficient at it and could expand my theory a lot there. Just getting started and I intent to keep at it. Should I go to an animation school beside music? I made some 3d models here and there, but never something serious. I was mostly frustrated by the process so I never created anything valuable or even complete. But I think I can really make progress if I go study in a school for animator artists, so that in 5 to 10 years I will be able to create, with less effort, good visuals. Potentially combining it with music. Also, I think there are more good paying jobs in the animation field than in the music world, since CGI and visuals are very demanded. Making animations is a super complex endeavor, specially if you want to make your own worlds and characters. But I find it super interesting. Have you made this your life purpose? If so, what were your biggest obstacles and your biggest motivations? One thing is for sure, I simply can't rely on YouTube tutorials for this. I've tried it. I want to be able to do this kind of visual art: I am on a 3 month summer break from the music school, so I have more time to contemplate and plan the next steps on how to make a career out of this and if it really is for me. I understand it's not wise to jump from different careers constantly and that's why I ask this.

Super cool.

I drink a cup of coffe a day, in the mornings, but I think even that is having an effect on my sleep and mood. So I am thinking in quitting. For the next several days I'll watch one video a day of people that documented the process of quitting caffeine. It will be the only way I can keep my mind to stick with that intention daily and not just occasionally. When I feel ready I'll go to challenge myself for a week or so without caffeine and see how it goes. I hate the dependency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLPXdSXitJg&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDlv8t2_7k&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68rr3WGRAD8&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ghkBCq1GeU&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqjYJp9mLw&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6tDDJAqqRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKjAws_old4&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kXq8na6Q9w&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrQjg_hNEYA&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsELsjjoUMI&list=PLD2igJqDnAbZulcNgFqjKViuuQi5lCESD&index=12 I am on day 2. You can do the same thing if you want to quit or reduce your intake, just watch one of those videos a day to motivate you.

I've listened and read Matthew Walker, a sleep scientist, and I've come to the conclusion that sleep is, by far, the best tool for personal development, going meta, having healthy relationships, consciousness work and living happily. It is just mind-blowing. The education system is criminal for forcing teenagers to go against their biology (read the book for understanding this statement better). I've always hated when my mother used to wake me up at 6:30 in the morning to go to school, after going to bed at 00:00 as any other teen governed by their biological transformations, which includes a shift in your circadian rythm at that age, would. Now I understand why I struggled the way I did back then, and this still is to this day something that I cannot come to terms with. I don't blame my mother I blame the system, in fact my mom usually allowed me to stay in bed which was the best thing that could happend to me in that moment, and everyone around me of course used to call me "lazy". Such a shame. If you research the matter enough you will view sleep in a more mature way, taking advantage of it and not neglecting it anymore. I make this post because I intent to share this knowledge with as many people as soon as possible, since we as a collective neglect sleep on a daily basis, and even sometimes we feel proud about it. I am changing forever the way I relate to sleep after reading this book. All the credits to Matthew Walker. This book covers, among other things: How sleep regulates the inmune system. How sleep is essential for memory formation, and how a sleep deprived brain will boicot any learning attempt. What is sleep? Why sleep exists among all living creatures? Does a cell sleeps? And most important, why should you sleep? sleep stages, body systems of sleep such as melatonin production, light exposure, circadian rythm, etc. Other things that you should learn ASAP. "Why We Sleep" on Amazon. Why We Sleep Free Audiobook on YouTube. Note: just a few first chapters, not the full audiobook. Extracts from the book to convince you even further: I am thinking of making a video exposing in great detail everything about sleep and why we should care. That would be a great service to mankind.

@integral I encourage to share what you know my friend.

Don't be so sure about that, is very common for us nerdys and people within the self-help domain. But 80% of population don't care about it. On the other hand, you might know about that stuff but do exactly the opposite of the recommendation, i.e. going out and drinking alcohol and talking about good sleep. @trenton Try to reach out to a sleep specialist

This is good but you can't do that everyday. Not sustainable unless you're a nomad or a shepherd in the mountains.

I agree. Meditation is out of the ecuation here. It is not the big elephant in the room.

Having a controlled temperature of about 18°C is a huge component. Not drinking estimulants like caffeine is a huge component. If you do so make sure you do them 10hs before bedtime. Anything that is sedative is not sleep-promoting. Alcohol is sedative for example, but it won't actually induce sleep. Light exposure before bed is also a huge blocking factor of sleep. When the sun goes down, melatonin levels rises which signals your brain is time for sleep. But when the sun goes down and you turn on your lights and use your cellphone then you're impeding melatonin release. A keyword you need to know is sleep pressure. As you go along your day, sleep preassure accumulates just as you spend energy in the activities of the day, because it is the result of adenosine accumulation. And during sleep the adenosine accumulation is worn off, reseting the system. There are key concepts within the book (and on the internet too for that matter) that you need to integrate to properly assesing the problem of bad sleep. I advice you to give it an eye while also listening to advices from other sources or people.

Have you read it? It actually helps you generate a big picture understanding of sleep. The overthinking aspect is when you do not have a big picture understanding in my opinion. Maybe the summary I wrote doesn't even capture the spirit of the book and the point I am trying to make, but nevertheless you don't need to fully discard it. I reckon I have a bias towards reading. But please be open to it. This is actually a big issue since you're never going to be open to the actual factors that might be disturbing your sleep. Like, hyprevigilance causes bad sleep, ok great. But what if it is the other way around, meaning bad sleep causes hypervigilance? There is a correlation between chronic sleep deprivation and mental health problem like psychosis. We are talking about months and years of bad sleep, even though a single all-nighter is bad enough. Hopefully you don't need the book to understand is just bad. But the book is perfect if you want a better nuanced understanding. Read it at your own pace. In fact, I would argue that just having a list of factors disrupting your sleep withouth a background context won't actually help you. If you sleep bad then the other day you're going to have a bad humour and be excesively reactive to negative stuff. This is something you can see for yourself.

Got it, I would incorporate them over time if I ever need them. Also there are graphic tablets which make sculpting more intuitive. And this is the procedural aspect of animation I like too: A different approach and different skills needed. No sculpting there.

The obvious source of bad sleep, caffeine: Maybe it makes you consider quitting. It is like a drug epidemic.

@Nilsi I don't know what to respond you

Great.

Found an amazing course enrollment, it's from Class Creatives. They have a lot of courses including for Zbrush, Maya and Unreal. For anyone interested. They have from beginners to advanced. Also, if you have a favourite online course please share it here.

Still watching videos speaking about the softwares. I'll probably start to learn Zbrush. Then maybe do rigging and animation in Maya. I want to expand my scope and not only rely on Blender.

Not true. A 9-5 job doesn't even get close to your sleeping window. Is the fact that you and most people won't take seriously what the summary I wrote says. Whowever, there are jobs that will inherently prevent good sleep for the employees. Like a nurse on duty or a night-time shift police officer. They then, almost for sure, will rely on estimulants just to function. But again, sleep deprivation is ingrained in society and somehow thought of as a professional attitude. The less you sleep, the more professional you're considered. The more you sleep, the more lazy and lack of moral you're considered. Sleeping good is actually not hard. The hard part is going against the norms of society which is by default a messed up sleep schedule.

I DMd him and responded vey quickly. This it what he said: "...To give you a brief overview of my workflow - I create all 3D scenes in Blender. Blender is open source, free and gives you pretty much everything you need to create great scenes. It can be a bit frustrating at times as it's not the easiest program, but once you get past the first 2 weeks you'll get into it . I do the editing in Adobe Premiere. I edit the audio files in premiere and Audition. I create many of my audio files myself with my small recording device and then edit them later in the program. However, I obtain many audio files from various online libraries or sample packs. But for the beginning I would recommend you to start in Blender. It's free and there are lots of tutorials on YT."

They say Houdini is very powerful but has a steep learning curve. I like the procedural aspect of 3D art, which can be done in Blender too, but aparently Houdini is best. I did an online course on geometry nodes in Blender. But again, I did not push through so it's like going to the gym once a month. I am passionate about character design. Probably with that alone I'll spend a lot of time getting good at it. Which encompases sketching, sculpting, modeling, rigging, and finally animation. I can do that on Blender. Then I can create ambients and scenery in Houdini, where I can import the characters I made in Blender. Do youo think is a good workflow? Thanks, I am thinking through your answers.

I'll consider this. Building a showreel as my portfolio is a good way of getting started and knowing what steps to take next. I'll probably stick to Blender since the workflow there is well designed... On the other hand I don't want to limit myself with just one tool.

You're pushing me enough to take some action, that's good. I didn't know about Nuke, only used Blender. But I always wondered what software you use if you want to merge real life footage with CGI