As you can see, im new here, and im only 15,Anyway, Im super uber duper happy to find this site and disappointed in an other way, I always wanted to be vehicular designer and i thought that drawing 3d models weren't mandatory, I can draw but i have been drawing only blue-print designs ever since i was a child, when i recently saw this site i was kinda sad to find out that all of you guys are 3d model experts(as in drawing perfect 3d models with the bare hand). which im not so good in.
Im 15 so college is in 4 years, is 4 years enough to become an expert in traditional hand drawing(3d)..
becuase im pretty worried i wont get into a design school if i cant draw perfect 3d models with hand, thats why i been drawing models the past 3 days non-stop, to practice.
I thought designing was done in programs like CAD/AutoCAD and other programs so i didnt really worry about hand drawing.
Im good in other areas such as clay modeling too.
Sorry for the long Post but i really needed to find out whether 3d hand drawing was a big chunk of entering a designing career.
Hey there. Okay bad news first... 3D drawing( or perspective drawing as we like to call it) is a HHUUGGEE part of being a designer. In fact its okay if you dont know AutoCAD or Alias, if you dont know how to sketch...well you aint gonna be designer antime soon.Thats because most of the time designers need to THINK in 3D and use sketches to solve practical problems. How long should the console be? How much space can I get when the rear seats are folded?. It's these problems which designers to solve before making funky designs.
Okay now the good news. You have got a ton of time to practice!!! There are people on this site who decided to become designers barely two years before entering ACCD or CCS. The only thing they had in common? PRACTICE!! 3D drawing is NOT easy. If you saw any of my drawings at 15 and now, trust me you would feel a lot better. The best thing to do is to refer tutorials and books. There's a ton of help on the internet and books as well. Or if your lucky, you can find an art teacher and get some tuition.
It takes a lot of hard work to be a designer which is why only the best go on to be great designers. If you love what you do there is really nothing you cant do. Lots of great designers started out where you are now.Just keep practicing and you will never look back
Thanks for the replies all, Crazycardude_1984, thanks a lot man, that was really good info you gave, I been drawing for the past 3 days as i said, and i will put up my pictures A.S.A.P when i get my scanner... I dont think i did too bad on an audi concept i drew..
Anyway, i see you're from India crazycardude, where ya from?
Hehe yeah you're right, I am from India but I was born and brought up in Dubai. My dad used to work in the local Jaguar dealership and thats where I began to love cars.
Originally posted by crazycardude_1984: Hehe yeah you're right, I am from India but I was born and brought up in Dubai. My dad used to work in the local Jaguar dealership and thats where I began to love cars.
Haha im quite the same, Im indian but i was born in America and brought up there my whole life, recently my dad shifted my sis, my mom, and me to India to teach me some "Indian Culture" since i was not "respecting" the Indian Culture...lmao :/
Ghetto country, Im located in Hyderabad right now anyway, you must be from bombay or something right?
@ Jack: Jack thats a lot dude, that link helps a lot, its only been a couple of days and i think im improving
Originally posted by crazycardude_1984: WOW Thats a ****ing coincidence!!! I'm from Hyderabad too!!! Where do you live?? I live in Banjara Hills...what about you??
Lmao, ****ing coincidence indeed!
aw man... I USED to live in Banjara hills! Road number 3, its near Chutneys and Q-mart i think.. We dont live there anymore though, we live near hi-tech city now , L&T towers a.k.a L****n and Toubro towers..(BEST APARTMENTS IN THE WHOLE STATE!)
ah man i got a lot of things to talk to you about lmao...
Cool to see somebody who comes from the same place..
Um, its cencoring my apartments name lol? How is L,A,R,S,E,N profane?
hehe yeah tell me about it!! Well anyway I dont think its possible to meet...Im going abroad for 2 weeks..maybe in the next two days or so...and plus I'm starting my course in ACCD next month...so I got a packed schedule!! However if you wanna talk I can give you m phone number...just add me on ur yahoo messenger( I assume you have that and we can talk) Im also on aol too
