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Which would be better to purse - rigging or texturing?

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Wildlyfe

Inspired
I am at a crossroads. I need to be heading in a direction that has the potential for earning a little money. It seems that there is a need for rigging artists, but I am also drawn to texturing. Modeling is fun too, but I know there are some really cool animal models just waiting to make it thru the next stages and I am thinking I would like to be a part of bringing those to conclusion. I don't have a lot of experience with rigging - only dabbled so far - but I do have a lot of experience working with various non-domestic animals. I am a very detail oriented artist, and realism is important to me. I am pretty sure I could be a decent rigging artist, or texture artist. Does anyone have an opinion on which path is most needed right now?
 
Dream9Studios

Dream9Studios

Eager
Wildlyfe said:
I am at a crossroads. I need to be heading in a direction that has the potential for earning a little money. It seems that there is a need for rigging artists, but I am also drawn to texturing. Modeling is fun too, but I know there are some really cool animal models just waiting to make it thru the next stages and I am thinking I would like to be a part of bringing those to conclusion. I don't have a lot of experience with rigging - only dabbled so far - but I do have a lot of experience working with various non-domestic animals. I am a very detail oriented artist, and realism is important to me. I am pretty sure I could be a decent rigging artist, or texture artist. Does anyone have an opinion on which path is most needed right now?
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I'm surprised no one has answered this until now. I'd go with rigging as there are very few who can do that but a lot of texture artists. I happen to know that Hivewire needs someone to rig their figures... including the Hivewire Small Dog which I've been waiting ages for. :)
 
Ghostman

Ghostman

Adventurous
Contributing Artist
Yes. Rigging is a good way to go. Can be tedious and annoying sometimes but rewarding when it works as planned. :) Just be prepared that it will take some time to learn it since theres not many tutorials out there that covers the whole field.
 
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Wildlyfe

Inspired
Thanks to all. Rigging is pretty much what I have been thinking. I am working on understanding Rigging in DazStudio first, then maybe Poser or Unity... I will play with the modeling and texturing too, but I think I put the most effort into rigging. I have a lot of tutorials to go thru, and then maybe I can find a mentor.
 
PerpetualRevision

PerpetualRevision

Admirable
I also recommend starting with small projects to rig, rather than full biped figures. I've learned a lot by rigging props for Poser. You can also learn a lot by trying to modify the rigging on an existing figure that hasn't already had hundreds of rigging adjustments. For example, I've learned a lot about weight mapping by weight mapping some of Nursoda's figures for my own use (in Poser). If I keep playing with things like this, I might be ready to try rigging a simple toonish biped in a few months :)
 
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