I've been trying to build up callouses on my fingers to make guitar-playin' easier...so I can play longer than 30 seconds. It actually worked! I thought my body was against building callouses completely - my feet are stupidly soft, and walking barefoot on just about anything outside is horrible.
But now I'm thinking that my hands just aren't "built" to play the guitar. Some chords are just completely impossible for me, because my hands are too small. Either one of my other fingers ends up touching another string and making it buzz annoyingly (and there's no way of me moving my hand in such a way that this does not happen...either that or it's too painful to do so)...or I just can't reach all the strings! That and my pinky has no strength and if I have to reach too far and bend it in a weird direction and exert too much force with it, it hurts like hell.
So yeah. I'm sticking with piano. No weird-ass hand contortions required.
I've been trying to build up callouses on my fingers to make guitar-playin' easier...so I can play longer than 30 seconds. It actually worked! I thought my body was against building callouses completely - my feet are stupidly soft, and walking barefoot on just about anything outside is horrible.
But now I'm thinking that my hands just aren't "built" to play the guitar. Some chords are just completely impossible for me, because my hands are too small. Either one of my other fingers ends up touching another string and making it buzz annoyingly (and there's no way of me moving my hand in such a way that this does not happen...either that or it's too painful to do so)...or I just can't reach all the strings! That and my pinky has no strength and if I have to reach too far and bend it in a weird direction and exert too much force with it, it hurts like hell.
So yeah. I'm sticking with piano. No weird-ass hand contortions required.
GUITARFAIL TOTP
you forgot to mention how one finger is twice as long as the rest and the others are shorter then normal short hands and can bend in any direction
BuckwolfeStarts With Them, Ends With UsRegistered Userregular
edited November 2009
I can only assume it comes up as often for you, as it does for me.
It's just one of those things. Folk going about their business, flaunting their ability to smell, taste, and enjoy things, and I point out that I have no such luxury.
And to be fair, Metal brought up the subject of "smell blind" first.
2 to 3 days to build low poly props? Jeez thats fast. It took me a week just to do 5 fairly simple tombstones.
I stubbed my toe.
To be honest, I forgot about laying out the UV's.
And I said 3-5 days! :P ...in retrospect, it'll probably take me 5 days.....but yeah, each prop will probably be between....oh, 50-300 polys? Modeling will go really quickly...UV's should be very straightforward...texturing will probably be what I spend the most time on...but they're not huge models, and won't have huge textures (probably just 512x512).
I dunno, sometimes I misjudge how long it takes for me to complete something...but I'm pretty positive I can do four of these a day.....(8 hours a day....2 hours each on average...an hour to model and UV...an hour to texture?). Maybe it'll take me a lot longer, I don't know! When I post 'em, I'll mention how long I spent on each.
But the models will just be things like...a chest, barrel, lantern, vase, axe, anvil....etc. Nothing too complex.
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You really want five minutes of me painfully trying to switch between G, C, and D chords, and then a few random riffs?
If you feel like it, I get excited pretty easily
Here I will post an old mp3 because I doubt anyone else wants to
Okay, how do I put my guitar on the internets?
Also, Am I starting a bad habit by standing with a pretty wide stance while playing? I keep widening up because it seems to take too much effort to play and balance at the same time. Seriously I look like this but not as awesome:
2 to 3 days to build low poly props? Jeez thats fast. It took me a week just to do 5 fairly simple tombstones.
I stubbed my toe.
To be honest, I forgot about laying out the UV's.
And I said 3-5 days! :P ...in retrospect, it'll probably take me 5 days.....but yeah, each prop will probably be between....oh, 50-300 polys? Modeling will go really quickly...UV's should be very straightforward...texturing will probably be what I spend the most time on...but they're not huge models, and won't have huge textures (probably just 512x512).
I dunno, sometimes I misjudge how long it takes for me to complete something...but I'm pretty positive I can do four of these a day.....(8 hours a day....2 hours each on average...an hour to model and UV...an hour to texture?). Maybe it'll take me a lot longer, I don't know! When I post 'em, I'll mention how long I spent on each.
But the models will just be things like...a chest, barrel, lantern, vase, axe, anvil....etc. Nothing too complex.
I am very nervous because I can't do things nearly that fast. T_T and I've been at this for like 2 years.
i rearranged my room. it feels so much roomier. i could even have a small couch in here, which is something i've wanted since forever. WHO KNOWS WHAT CRAZY THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM NEXT!
I am very nervous because I can't do things nearly that fast. T_T and I've been at this for like 2 years.
Hey, maybe I'll spend 2 hours each on the textures. I don't know how long it'll take me! Don't freak out...and besides, you're much more advanced than I am with the whole modeling thing. You know how to do a lot of things that I don't know how to do, and you've modeled stuff that's much more complex than what I've done. If I run into any kind of issue in Maya or ZBrush or whatever, it'll probably take me a lot longer to figure out what the problem is (and for the record, I did not include "troubleshooting" in my time estimation)!
And even if I do end up being that fast in some miraculous twist of fate...I'm not marketing myself as a modeler! Just a concept artist and/or 2D texture artist. And I'm sure as hell not going to go for Blizzard-anything...at least not for another 5+ years.
I am very nervous because I can't do things nearly that fast. T_T and I've been at this for like 2 years.
Hey, maybe I'll spend 2 hours each on the textures. I don't know how long it'll take me! Don't freak out...and besides, you're much more advanced than I am with the whole modeling thing. You know how to do a lot of things that I don't know how to do, and you've modeled stuff that's much more complex than what I've done. If I run into any kind of issue in Maya or ZBrush or whatever, it'll probably take me a lot longer to figure out what the problem is (and for the record, I did not include "troubleshooting" in my time estimation)!
And even if I do end up being that fast in some miraculous twist of fate...I'm not marketing myself as a modeler! Just a concept artist and/or 2D texture artist. And I'm sure as hell not going to go for Blizzard-anything...at least not for another 5+ years.
You're a good friend for trying to make me feel better. But the truth is i need to work much harder. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING BATTLE WITH YOU.
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Eventually your hands drop off and you fall over a lot.
Tam - Wow...not only does that syncs up well, but its a hell of an improvement over Fatboy Slim.
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But now I'm thinking that my hands just aren't "built" to play the guitar. Some chords are just completely impossible for me, because my hands are too small. Either one of my other fingers ends up touching another string and making it buzz annoyingly (and there's no way of me moving my hand in such a way that this does not happen...either that or it's too painful to do so)...or I just can't reach all the strings! That and my pinky has no strength and if I have to reach too far and bend it in a weird direction and exert too much force with it, it hurts like hell.
So yeah. I'm sticking with piano. No weird-ass hand contortions required.
GUITARFAIL TOTP
Oh, Django....
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ND - I saw a guy play the guitar with his feet. Quit crying and keep practicing.
Flit - Fuck you.
you forgot to mention how one finger is twice as long as the rest and the others are shorter then normal short hands and can bend in any direction
my rheumatoid arthritis gives me leverage
anyway when do we all stop self deprecating and post mp3s, I want to hear nervous playing
You really want five minutes of me painfully trying to switch between G, C, and D chords, and then a few random riffs?
I stubbed my toe.
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It's just one of those things. Folk going about their business, flaunting their ability to smell, taste, and enjoy things, and I point out that I have no such luxury.
And to be fair, Metal brought up the subject of "smell blind" first.
Steam handle: Buckwolfe
lol you can't taste, food is delicious :9
If you feel like it, I get excited pretty easily
Here I will post an old mp3 because I doubt anyone else wants to
Damn you.
I had brussel sprouts for the first time today. I couldn't eat them because it felt like I was chewing on a wad of tightly packed, soggy leaves.
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To be honest, I forgot about laying out the UV's.
And I said 3-5 days! :P ...in retrospect, it'll probably take me 5 days.....but yeah, each prop will probably be between....oh, 50-300 polys? Modeling will go really quickly...UV's should be very straightforward...texturing will probably be what I spend the most time on...but they're not huge models, and won't have huge textures (probably just 512x512).
I dunno, sometimes I misjudge how long it takes for me to complete something...but I'm pretty positive I can do four of these a day.....(8 hours a day....2 hours each on average...an hour to model and UV...an hour to texture?). Maybe it'll take me a lot longer, I don't know! When I post 'em, I'll mention how long I spent on each.
But the models will just be things like...a chest, barrel, lantern, vase, axe, anvil....etc. Nothing too complex.
Okay, how do I put my guitar on the internets?
Also, Am I starting a bad habit by standing with a pretty wide stance while playing? I keep widening up because it seems to take too much effort to play and balance at the same time. Seriously I look like this but not as awesome:
Also, my feet aren't quite that far apart.
I am very nervous because I can't do things nearly that fast. T_T and I've been at this for like 2 years.
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Well I think you've figured out what you need to work on, hmm!?
Hey, maybe I'll spend 2 hours each on the textures. I don't know how long it'll take me! Don't freak out...and besides, you're much more advanced than I am with the whole modeling thing. You know how to do a lot of things that I don't know how to do, and you've modeled stuff that's much more complex than what I've done. If I run into any kind of issue in Maya or ZBrush or whatever, it'll probably take me a lot longer to figure out what the problem is (and for the record, I did not include "troubleshooting" in my time estimation)!
And even if I do end up being that fast in some miraculous twist of fate...I'm not marketing myself as a modeler! Just a concept artist and/or 2D texture artist. And I'm sure as hell not going to go for Blizzard-anything...at least not for another 5+ years.
like this
Time to go finish a whole bunch of work I procrastinated until the last minute, now
You're a good friend for trying to make me feel better. But the truth is i need to work much harder. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING BATTLE WITH YOU.
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Hosting isn't the problem. Getting it from the guitar to the computer is.
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i am working on the challenge
if anyone is interested
edit: aww I missed the livestream
I am curious why you have switched to livestream instead of ustream. Did you also get banned?
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