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[Nissi]

First off, I love this site!!!

I am a long time graphic addict, however I am somewhat new to the Computer based designs (3d, websites, 2d, ect.), I am somewhat overwhelmed from time to time with all that I want to learn, and the possibilities is see for different things. I love 3d and animations, web designs and programming looks better and better the more I dabble in it, I build computers and have a slight obsession with all electronics.

I know this probably describes most of you here :-), so I will move on to my question, and hope some of you that have overcome this initial hazard, can steer me in the right direction, just looking to get focused a bit.

Questions / needed advice:

1) How have you overcome playing with a vast array of programs, which keep you from becoming (good) in some?

2) What are some motivations that have caused you to focus more in an area, or on a certain program?
(I have never made a dime on graphics that I have done for various people, building computers, ect.)

3) What would you suggest to learn or use first for web design? (I know some html, xhtml, css basics, would it be better for me to tackle one area first? I jump around a bit, they feed off each other and all)

4) What would you suggest to learn first for some basic programming / scripting? (I have a pretty good understanding of this, they all seem similar, what is good to use though)

5) Of questions 3 and 4, would on be more beneficial to become proficient at first?

* I have worked with web sites, some scripting / small scale programming, Corel and PhotoShop, Maya, 3dMax, cinema 4d, illustrator, Bryce, and some others, I feel that im just messing with to much and should focus more in an area or two, maybe this is the way to go, feel free to say you have done about he same thing, and its worked out well for you in the long run :-)

((I hope this is the right spot for this sort of topic, and would be grateful for any comments that might get me on track a bit better))

[Ultragamer]

Hey I feel ya on working in to much, I'm in way over my head lol. I've got so much that I want to learn that I just cant, because I don't have the time. Good luck though, the people on this forum is as good as they can be. Welcome to the site

[DanWilliamson]

1) How have you overcome playing with a vast array of programs, which keep you from becoming (good) in some?

I don't quite get your question there fully; I am not a very good graphics designer so the programs could be 'keeping me from becoming good' yet I still do graphics because practice makes perfect.


2) What are some motivations that have caused you to focus more in an area, or on a certain program?
(I have never made a dime on graphics that I have done for various people, building computers, ect.)

To be honest if you approach it the right way doing computer based graphics can get you quite a lot of money which would entail, setting up a portfolio which a services page and people contacting you with what they want done. As of an area of programs I would have to say no you would benefit from learning quite a few programs such as: Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, Cinema4D and others especially if you are looking in the 2D, 3D and animation process you have flash for animation.

3) What would you suggest to learn or use first for web design? (I know some html, xhtml, css basics, would it be better for me to tackle one area first? I jump around a bit, they feed off each other and all)

I suggest XHTML and CSS and always validate your code for cross-browser-compatibility.

4) What would you suggest to learn first for some basic programming / scripting? (I have a pretty good understanding of this, they all seem similar, what is good to use though)

PHP would always be handy for this but I suggest learning XHTML and CSS first before so you know how to intergrate the PHP. And also learn MySQL for Databases.

5) Of questions 3 and 4, would on be more beneficial to become proficient at first?

3 in my honest opinion for the basic webpage creation. With some graphics and CSS marked up with XHTML you have a fully functional and amazing site you don't need PHP at all but it is handy.

And as said above don't rush into everything at once because thats not healthily I learnt how to do XHTML and then CSS and then a bit of Photoshop.

[Nissi]

thanks guys, thats what im looking for, there are so many things out there to learn, for someone somewhat new, ive got to get some order to this