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stumbled into this place...and glad I did – cheybea

cheybea
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What up
My name is Chelsea…and I’m 20…and yes, a girl. LOL
I just so happened to stumble into this place…and I'm glad I did. I was searching for a Christian-based 3D studio...I'm an aspiring 3D modeler. Last year I graduated from college (Nov. 03) with a degree in Computer Animation…currently I’m a Computer Operations and Networking Tech working as a contractor on a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida. I’m also in college again…working my way up to a bachelor’s degree in Computer Animation.
I really think that visual arts can be a powerful way to move people to Christ. God has given us so many gifts, talents, opportunities, etc. to use...so lets use them for the purposes God made us for. Entertainment is such a booming industry…we can flip it around and use it as a way to minister to others.
Anyways I don’t want to type too much.
I just wanted to introduce myself and make friends

- chels

oh, by the way…my aim s/n is cheybea

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Max

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Hey there, welcome! My name is Max, as you can tell. I'm sure we all look forward to seeing your posts and sharing together in God's word.
God Bless,
Max

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en972

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Glad to have you here! If your looking for a 3D game makeing studio thing, go here and get the torque engine http://www.garagegames.com/

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bennythebear

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sounds like you got your priorities all in line. hope you find what you're looking for!

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cheybea
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Thanks en972, I'll definitely check it out. I don't know much about game engines and such..but I'll figure it out.

- chels

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Mack

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Welcome to the forums cheybea!

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ArchAngel

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Hey chelsea.
I'll be your friend....
(I say that when somebody says they want to make friends here... it's this crazy... thing of mine. forgive my insanity.)

here's a free 3d engine.
it's old, but hey, the price is right.
www.genesis3d.com
if you ever heard or played the games Ominious Horizons or Catechumen, they were made with that engine.

and if your interested in helping with a christian game, talk to D-SIPL here about Last Disciple. D-SIPL, Brandon and I are working on it.. so... yeah.. I'll shut up now.

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cheybea
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Hi ArchAngel...I'll gladly be your friend. LOL
I really don't know much about games or game development...I know, I know...tsk,tsk..but I'm willing to learn.
But I mainly just make characters and such..and I'm still learning in that area too.

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ArchAngel

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WOOHOOO! oh, sry.

we're all learning when it comes to game dev. nobody is never learning.
so.. yeah...
hey, it be cool if you can get on the team. we need some ppl to do 3d stuff.

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HeardTheWord

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Hey welcome to the forums!!

Our game isn't to the point of needing artist right now but I know Last Disciple is looking for people. Enjoy your stay at CCN!

Conan

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Yo, Chelsea,
I'll soon need a 3d modeler, though not right now.
If you become desperate for work, i might hear you, though...
Good luck on your stuff!
Max

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Can I be your friend too? YAY! Heardtheword already said we don't need anybody yet, but we'll keep ya in mind for the future. D-SIPL has something right now.
God Bless,
Max

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cheybea
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max - yup you can be my friend too
Right now I'm mostly working on my demo reel...and I'm trying to come up with ideas for a cool character or environment to model...I kinda have "writers (or 3D modelers) block"...

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Max

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I have been known to help with character designs, I'm not saying I'm an expert, but I'm always willing to help. Email me at Uncle_Max01@msn.com if I can help you in any way.
God Bless,
Max

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Conan

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Ok, things change...
Turns out, now i do need someone like you, chelsea, and i think that that someone like you might be you (did anyone understand what i said, cos i didn't). Anyways, if you're interested in helping on an rpg, than email me at rohanmaster@hotmail.com.
Thanx for reading this.
Mack

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As you can see, alot of help is needed.

quote:
Right now I'm mostly working on my demo reel...and I'm trying to come up with ideas for a cool character or environment to model...I kinda have "writers (or 3D modelers) block"...

I think this is a win/win situation, here is my suggestion; by helping out these Christian projects you can add the work to your portfolio/demo reel. The Christian developers will get the much needed art and you'll have a fat portfolio and in some cases say that you did some freelance work for a series of companies. Feel free to give me an email as well, we have some models that we would like done as well.

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Klumsy

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welcome, glad to see somebody else passionate about media to communicate the message of Christ around.
God Bless ya.

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bennythebear

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win/win situations are great, could be GOD hooking HIS kids up.

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en972

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DON'T FORGET ME! I'LL BE YOUR FRIEND TOO! lol. If your looking for a simpler game creation...thing...that makes games, go to www.gamemaker.nl Its what I and some of the other people here use. It mostly makes 2D games but its really easy to work with. And, it is possable to make 3D games with this. Whatevers easier for you. I'm not that good with it, but I'm learning. *whew* That took a long time.

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cheybea
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thanks for the link en972! and yes, you can be my friend too! LOL, silly

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Brandon

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Welcome aboard Chelsea!

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ArchAngel

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yeah... I have some concept art you can...
okay I'll stop.

ha! I was her friend first.
* I must stop posting late at night...*
I swear, I really am in college...

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en972

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ok...your in collage...now what does that have to do with...

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ArchAngel

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maturity level...

wait.. take that back...

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bennythebear

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i was in college twice(and right back out)...does that make me twice as mature...?

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d000hg
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Hi Chelsea, welcome. My name's John.

I was interested to hear you're into 3D modelling - I'm looking for a (free) 3D moedller for my project. If there's any chance you might be interested you can email me on john.dexter@fsmail.net. Otherwise, hi.

[This message has been edited by d000hg (edited October 07, 2004).]

goop2

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I have searched for a free 3d modeler too... eventualy i gave up and went to 2d rpgs. But if there is a free (and easy) 3d modeller and engine that would be cool to know.

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ArchAngel

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wow... Chelsea, you seriusly got the most job offers in a "hey, I'm new to this board" topic. by far. and I've been here for a while...
yeah, I'm an old crusty here.

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Max

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Archangel you old fogey, are you still around? I thought you retired to your other forum a long time ago! Ha ha ha - I'm sure we are all glad you are still around!
God Bless,
Max

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bennythebear

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to bad age always doesn't equal wisdom huh arch? ...haha...

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crazyishone

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hi chelsea. the names one, crazy-ish-one. *james bond voice* It may say im an elite member, but ive only been around for three months. i just post alot..hehe. ill be ur friend. gamemaker 6 jus came out! yay! more features for us free users.!!!!!

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cheybea
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I truelly appreciate all the responses. Its really overwhelming. I didn't expect this much. I'm a bit nervous that you all are expecting too much from me...like I'm some AWESOME 3d artist(which I will be after after more training and blessings from God) Keep in mind that I'm still learning. If you want to see some of my work...let me know...I'll gladly email it to ya and let you judge for yourself how good I am.

- Chels

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ArchAngel

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oh, sure. no pressure. psh. better than me. all I worked with was... DOGA (which is really fun)
doing these projects is a great way to learn. somethings you just have to learn by doing. so..yeah...
sure, I'd love to see some of your stuff. e-mail: archangelx5 @ yahoo.com

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Mack

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Send some my way as well please;

http://www.christiancoders.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Mack

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graceworks
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Cheybea,

Welcome to CCN. As you can tell, there is a demand for artists and many other disciplines. Once you are further along, check with your school to see if you can do an internship and earn credit towards your degree.

Also, you may want to check out this community:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian3DArtist
There has been a lot of activity lately but you can look at the animations some folks have uploaded.

Lastly, check out the Christian Game Developers Conference ( http://cgdc.org ).

God bless,
Tim

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ArchAngel

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OMG! dude! Chelsea! those are awesome.
2 words.... Last Disciple.
please....

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Conan

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Yo! Arch!
Umm... I just want you to remember that though you're working on a VERY cool project, cheybea still can decide on her own, ok?

Cheybea, no pressure so don't worry, take your time . (in any case, you can always toss a coin to decide stuff, lol)

bennythebear

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or she could pray...just a suggestion...and thought i'd state the obvious. ok...shutting up before i ramble.

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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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Conan

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Now THAT'S a good suggestion, benny. Obvious, but a good one. Funny how no one else mentioned it before...
cheybea
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Um, I dropped out of college here (Monday)..here's why
Beforehand, my mom and I were praying that FullSail (my old college) would offer a Bachelors for Computer Animation
2-3 days later a friend of mine..who works at Fullsail..told me that
they would be offering a bachelors for C.A. in January..so I'm mainly just saving money so I can go back.

Prayer really works!
-Chels


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Brandon

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Amen to that, that's amazing! And the timing lol, prayer works!

Congrats!

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ArchAngel

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conan.. you want to see why I'm begging her?

this is some of her work:

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Conan

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Um... Arch, if you'll excuse me...
I'D ALREADY SEEN THAT AS SHE SENT IT TO ME FIRST!! AND I'M NOT BEGGING, AM I?
Sorry if that sounded rude, but you do need to know that you can't force anyone to help you just because he (or she) is real good at something...
Max

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I think a certain level of maturity is needed to be allowed to post. It is not whether or not you ask someone first, it is who that person picks. Ya know, don't act like little kids here guys.

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ArchAngel

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quote:
Um... Arch, if you'll excuse me...
I'D ALREADY SEEN THAT AS SHE SENT IT TO ME FIRST!! AND I'M NOT BEGGING, AM I?
Sorry if that sounded rude, but you do need to know that you can't force anyone to help you just because he (or she) is real good at something...


geez, so you really are getting on my back.
if your going to do that have something, well, substantial.
because if you don't, you're just going to look like a noob.

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Klumsy

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even more than that, its submitting to God's will
there are 1000's of really good God things we could be doing for God with our lives, but only so many hours and years, so its best to wait upon the Lord and let him direct our steps, even if it goes outside our normal thinking and choosing processes

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CoolJ

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WOW cheybea, your work is really good. I'm waiting for a smurf to pop out of one of those little houses! lalalalalalalalalalala
cheybea
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quote:
Originally posted by coolj:
I'm waiting for a smurf to pop out of one of those little houses! lalalalalalalalalalala

LOL, I hear that alot. The whole environment is supposed to have a dream-like feel to it. I have a camera that pans through the scene as if you're actually moving through the forest. I also have music going along with it. Even though it was supposed to take up 2 months to complete it for our class "demo reel"..I completed it in 3 weeks. (I didn't have good concept art and I kept on starting over)
I finished this project by the Grace of God. Its a long story, maybe I'll post it one day.

- Chels

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ArchAngel

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awesome, I'd defintely want to see it.

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Wacko4X

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me to!
cheybea
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You can see the clip here:
www.cheybea.com

-Chels

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HanClinto

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Wow, Chelsea!

Welcome to the board (even though I'm brand-new here also).

Props on your great animation! I just downloaded it and I'm very impressed -- especially for you having done it in 3 weeks.

Amen to the Grace of God helping us in our work.

Keep up the great work!

In Christ,
clint

ArchAngel

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nnniiiiiccceee....
major props to you.

P.S. you have a cool middlename...

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cheybea
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HanClinto - Thanks, it'll probably be a while before I make any MAJOR changes to the site...I'll add links and such. oh and also, welcome to the board!

ArchAngel - Thanks

- chels

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