Work and art
by Stephen Burns · 08/11/2006 (12:35 am) · 5 comments
I showed some cool art off but real life things like money need to be attended too.
So I got 2 new jobs and I am busy plus tired ;). Also I have a few puzzle game art sets to finish off so they
can chew up my free time on Sunday. I love 2D art and TGB. Output >> PNG = done.
The 3D art is fun to make but it doesn't pay the bills.
I can't help any teams make battle ships, tanks, RPG levels, robots etc...
Also a RPG map pack is about 3 weeks solid full time work. So that's about 10 weekends which
is better spent on puzzle games and family.
So I would like to apologize for making this commitment which I could not meet.
The models below are not new. I just dropped them into Vue 5.
Vue 5 makes my old models look nice. Even a ship I made in 1998
comes up looking Babylon 5 ish which makes me happy :).
My first passion is cool art. Its a bonus if one day I can complete a little computer game.
As for huge games they cost 10 million to make. The bar for hardcore games went up with the Xbox 360 Specs. I wonder when the gameplay bar will go up ;)
So I got 2 new jobs and I am busy plus tired ;). Also I have a few puzzle game art sets to finish off so they
can chew up my free time on Sunday. I love 2D art and TGB. Output >> PNG = done.
The 3D art is fun to make but it doesn't pay the bills.
I can't help any teams make battle ships, tanks, RPG levels, robots etc...
Also a RPG map pack is about 3 weeks solid full time work. So that's about 10 weekends which
is better spent on puzzle games and family.
So I would like to apologize for making this commitment which I could not meet.
The models below are not new. I just dropped them into Vue 5.
Vue 5 makes my old models look nice. Even a ship I made in 1998
comes up looking Babylon 5 ish which makes me happy :).
My first passion is cool art. Its a bonus if one day I can complete a little computer game.
As for huge games they cost 10 million to make. The bar for hardcore games went up with the Xbox 360 Specs. I wonder when the gameplay bar will go up ;)
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#2
08/11/2006 (4:14 am)
Incredible! I'm a big fan. 
#3
08/11/2006 (5:33 am)
Yeah, sweet! Your comment about the gameplay bar is quite true... that's what us indies should be trying to do, seeing as we can't compete on a level playing field in terms of eye candy..
#4
Hiding in the garage working on the next Doom 3 killer is affecting other parts of my life.
I haven't quit I just need to balance out working hours, family hours, hobby hours.
This is a hobby and it is the first one to get axed when the pressure is on.
Back when I was 17-23 I could spend a lot of time on this. One main thing I lacked back then discpline.
Now that I am older I have discpline but I lack the time.
08/11/2006 (7:28 pm)
I need to spend time with my Family. Hiding in the garage working on the next Doom 3 killer is affecting other parts of my life.
I haven't quit I just need to balance out working hours, family hours, hobby hours.
This is a hobby and it is the first one to get axed when the pressure is on.
Back when I was 17-23 I could spend a lot of time on this. One main thing I lacked back then discpline.
Now that I am older I have discpline but I lack the time.
#5
Good luck with your art and we hope to see you back in the garage.
08/12/2006 (8:57 pm)
Hey Stephen, I'm a father of five boys so if I know anything its time management. Here's a bit of advise... whatever you want to build can be built one piece at a time. That's all it takes. Good luck with your art and we hope to see you back in the garage.
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