Seb
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Post by Seb on Jul 9, 2004 11:59:39 GMT -8
Hi Steve, just a word to thank you for the tools section.
I've just finished my own finisher ( sorry about the s-p-o-o-n Mum ! ;-) and it's working great.
I'm just beginning to play with clay, it's going to be a lot of work to master but also a lot of fun !
1st question : Can you tell me if there's a real clay modeler market for the futur ? I mean, for a guy like me ( I'm 26 ), is it possible to say that if I learn the technique and if I'm good, will there be serious job opportunities ( US, Japan,Europe ) ?
Here in France, nobody wants to hear about clay modeling. Studios say it's a "dead trade" and only want to deal with computers...
My opinion is that design students are too much lazy to learn the skill and prefer to live in a virtual world ! hehe !
I'm not going to complain about that as it could give great job opportunities for people who will choose a modeler career...
What do you think ?
Keep it up
Seb
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Post by Steve Austin on Jul 11, 2004 21:38:55 GMT -8
Hi Seb, Thanks for the support, I'm glad that you're enjoying the website. As far as modelers for the future, I'm sure that there will be a certain amount of hands-on but not in the quantities that there has been in the past. The Alias building of models and machine cutting has taken a lot of labor intensiveness out of the equation, therefore the need for many sculptors is on the decline. The thing with computer modeling is that the subtleties still have to be mastered. You have to have actually modeled by hand and experienced the building of a clay surface to fully understand what blending a surface is. Then you might be able to translate it to the computer. That's what's missing on computer designed vehicles, they have no personality, no soul! Most designers drool over old classics that were hand modeled, long before computer modeling. So I guess there still will be a need for the "old school" approach to fix the model at the final stage, at least for a few more years. Also not all automotive companies are running at the same speed, it will take some longer to become fully automated. So I say, perfect the skill you never know where it will take you. Best of luck. Steve A
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Post by Seb on Jul 12, 2004 12:19:48 GMT -8
Thanks for your reply Steve I totaly agree with you. Learning new skills is the best investment you can make. I send you an e-mail soon. See you ! Seb
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