How to live away from home ?

[Tiros]

Well, for starters you could check out their homepage

Autodesk - Autodesk 3ds Max

Though, I gotta say.. it's not really that cheap.

If one can't afford it, you could still find other free softwares, or get it in other illegal ways.. though I wouldn't reccomend it

Cheers

[Craig Lewis]

Originally Posted by ArtistoftheFuture

yeah, that is a question i wanted to ask others as well, I could not find a 3d program. I downloaded online but its a 30 days trial only. then i went to stores like Best Buy, but i couldnt find it. do you guys have any suggestion on where to buy 3d studio max ?? many thanks Craig/ sarge.

They don't sell 3ds max in regular shops, and i doubt you'll be willing to pay $3,495.00 for it.

Try a free program, such as blender.org - Get Blender


-edit- also could you reduce the size of your signature please. It's quite large.

[thanoz]

If it's a professional tool - buy or have company buy for you, or use it at school. If it's educational use a 30 day trial, use a discounted student version. Or ask via email, IM, or in person another 3d user how they got their programs, just not on a forum (THAT IS THE BEST OPTION).

[ArtistoftheFuture]

no way, I didnt know 3D studion max is that expensive, i tried the trial and it is quite easy to use, but never thought it costs so much.......

[switchblade327]

I would question the value of going to a school to learn game art in any geographic region where there are little to no game studios, unless that school has an especially good reputation (like SCAD or Ringling). Where are the qualified teachers going to come from? There are a lot of teachers out there who are teaching because they weren't good enough to get a job and make more money; I wouldn't recommend letting them train you. Places like Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London would be your best bet. The most I ever learned about game specific art was from the working professionals who moonlit as teachers.

As for moving... you make new friends and get student loans. You don't want to be rooted to one place in this industry or your options will be forever limited to whatever (if anything) is around. I know very few people who've regretted moving somewhere unless they're a total introvert or the place they move to sucks. I've lived in four states and two countries and it's almost always a great experience. I still fly home to see my old friends now and then but my life would be a lot less interesting if I'd never left.