C4D, Jawsome or poop ?

[cc.RadillacVIII]

Sometimes when I'm lazy. Very rare now days since I've taken a good step in the direction to use as few resources as possible and creating my own effects and objects. And I don't find c4d art that appealing any longer, but with exceptions.

[Aether]

Trying my best to avoid them all together but epic lack of inspiration leaves me with no options>,<

[Slave]

See I find now that I'm putting more work into my pieces that it's worth it to go the extra mile and try to make your own effects or bring different kind of drama to the tag or lp if you do it all yourself, you just gatta be willing to actually try new stuff or to not get lazy xD
Good example for me now is I really want to get into DP but OMFG I think of how long it would take to make something than it makes me second guess my own talents, so what do I do instead ? I try and hunt for the "perfect" render, and find myself lacking

Next step for me is DP or so I hope and I would like to eliminate all c4d from my computer ( cept some few fractals/spacestock) to force myself to get as original as possible and make my own images.
I find c4d is a good stepping stone into graphics and art, but if you really want to make soemthing great, you gatta go the extra mile and do it all your own and hold pride in the fact that 100% of it is ligit and all under your own name.

[Fur]

C4D's are for people who don't know real art! And yes, that is a troll...

[Gaaf]

C4D's are for people who don't know real art! And yes, that is a troll...

How did you ever became a mod? lol :P....

And I agree with slave, I should leave the c4d's behind and get more into making your own image's. but its not easy, you can create your own effects with like pentool or adjustment layers, filters or smudging, or clone/liquify tool. but i find PS very limited if it comes to that. maybe i just dont know all the techniques yet, but its like whenever you make a new tag u always end up using recouses.
Maybe we should make a thread with others sharing their techniques how to make your own effects and how to use them right. Would help me out a lot..

[Linda]

i love em
i agree... its easy way , but some people really can make something reaaaaaaaaly nice from them [ like ketg ]
i find myself always using them.. like 4 to 15 different c4d in one tag ;/ = yes i suck at art as fur sayd.

[wrftw]

Sometimes. I like using a lot of styles so

[cC.Remember♥Me]

Yeahh I think I use them pretty much :P.
Mostly effect C4D's but I like to use solid ones too (doesn't always work well tho xD)

But I like to leave them while smudging

[Slave]

How did you ever became a mod? lol :P....

And I agree with slave, I should leave the c4d's behind and get more into making your own image's. but its not easy, you can create your own effects with like pentool or adjustment layers, filters or smudging, or clone/liquify tool. but i find PS very limited if it comes to that. maybe i just dont know all the techniques yet, but its like whenever you make a new tag u always end up using recouses.
Maybe we should make a thread with others sharing their techniques how to make your own effects and how to use them right. Would help me out a lot..

That actually wouldn't be such a bad idea, maybe in the tut section just a little create your own effects tricks or something.

I would like to ( I keep putting it off) get a couple tuts out for ppl about rendering, I myself have learned of a couple ways to render now and would like to share them with Void, once I actually finish doing that and hosting in the ROTF section, Maybe I will try my hand at some video tuts for own effects and all kinda of diff styles.

I myself only really have 3 or 4 ways that I make my own effects, but I would love to hear how others do their effects so I can learn more.

[Gaaf]

^^
Indeed like one thread with evryone posting their mini tut's how to create that effect and how to use it. Would be awsome
And some rendering tut's are welcome to I can render but the quality is shitty :P