I is a prfessinal

A few years ago, I posted some 3D models of mine to TurboSquid. While they take a cut, they pay every so often. However, my stuff has sold so infrequently I never got paid, because it was the amount was too small to make it worthwhile cutting a check. On Friday, I got my first check from TurboSquid.

For sales going back to 2006, I got paid a whopping $26.50. I get to set the price of my models, which aren’t that expensive, but it since the selection I have to offer is fairly small, it takes awhile to sell stuff. However, now that I’ve been paid, I guess that makes me a professional 3D modeller.

Coincidentally, perhaps serendipitously, a week ago I bought a Cintiq. I bought a regular tablet a month ago, and after I bought it I started reading about the Cintiq, which I had never heard of before. After a lot of thought back and forth, I broke down and bought one. Started doing some basic work with it this weekend, and was amazed at how good it works. Drawing with it in Photoshop worked great, though I probably didn’t tax Photoshop’s capabilities. However, zooming in or out a few times led to a delayed refresh, so it took the screen a few seconds to catch up with where I was. I’ll be working with t some more this week, between studying, work, and classes.