Perfectionism

I apologize for not posting anything for a long time.

The emotional problems of my past caught up with me.

I want to make high-quality 3D models.

In this regard, I want to talk about perfectionism - is it evil or good (spoiler: everything is good in moderation, of course).

I have been striving for this quality in my 3D models from the very beginning. What I model has become more thoughtful, detailed and practical (sometimes even unnecessary, it seems to me).

I didn’t cut my very first helmets into pieces for ease of printing; I started doing this later, subsequently replacing the files on stock. When I started making more variable models, people began to notice and express gratitude. I realized that the more flexible the 3D model I make, the more convenient it will be to print, assemble and paint it. Choose what suits you best: print on printers with a print area of 200x200x200mm or 400x400x400, or print in one piece, whatever you like. In the case of cutting the 3D model into pieces, I tried to make convenient joints so that when gluing it would be difficult to make a mistake and glue unevenly.

With all of the above, I want to correct earlier models that were made several years ago. Then I did not reproduce the elements of armor and helmets so thoroughly. Now I notice this and it haunts me: I need to take the time and fix everything. But it takes a lot of time to fix the model, export new files and make new renders (which then need to be processed in a graphics editor to add text, for example). And so, it would seem that it is not difficult and does not take long, but it takes almost as much time as it would take to create a new model.

One more point: it is considered a minus due to the time spent, but a plus in the end.

It happened more than once that I finished the model, exported all the files... and during the render I noticed a small detail that caught my attention so much that I could not help but look at it. It ruins everything. And I'm redoing it... And you already got an idea from the text above what it's worth: D

But in the end, after each of these situations, I was glad that I remade it in such a way that I was satisfied with everything.

I like it when my models like me. I am even more pleased when you like them and write me kind words about my work.

Now I'm trying to learn not to get stuck on one part of the model while working. This used to happen and I could torture both myself and this part :) Now, as soon as I understand that this is happening, I switch to another part of the model. As a result, the work goes more evenly and I see the whole picture in the process, which saves me from getting stuck and perfectly polishing one place.

Here are some random thoughts from me.

Are there any perfectionists here who have trouble sleeping at night because they noticed a flaw in their work after they had already gone to bed? :D

P.S. I deliberately made the drawing for this post in such a way as to tickle my perfectionist nerves. It really triggers me when, for example, one tile on the floor stands out from the overall pattern.