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Hi Cafe folks :) I have noticed that quite a few questions which require more complex solutions and deeper knowledge are sometimes unanswered on Cafe. Also, I receive daily requests for help via pm for complex problems where I unfortunately mostly can't help due to lack of time. This also shows that real high quality stuff is not really shown anywhere, apart from bits and pieces scattered all over. Most tutorials that are available are revolving around localized, specific effect or with issues of medium complexity. Given this I am pondering with the idea of creating a "master TD" section where I would show some really advanced rigging, setups, TD stuff. For example, are you interested to know how to create interactive rubik cube? polymer rig? custom python effector? L system rigs? pond drops? slinky? gravitational waves? or any effect that pops to your mind? Let me know then and we can think about how to set this up if there is interest. Since this would require a lot of work we are thinking about creating a small section in forum which would be accessible for small fee to members. Recording this tutorials would take a lot of time so some compensation is expected. The final result would be video training per project, scene files with documentation and comments throughout the scene (Annotations, Xpresso comments, code comments) to help user dissect and understand the logic and principles used. If you have questions simply fire away! Cheers

There are certain "levels" which you can't get on if you don't acquire technical knowledge. This is simply unavoidable and often a source of frustration if one chooses to ignore it. Paper backed credentials are certainly nice and can't hurt, but are not imperative. For example, many best artists that I know off don't have them :) Chose an area, arm yourself with patience, watch tutorials and read books which cover what you want. Do not skip essentials, concentrate on fundamentals. Using wrong technique reinforces and amplifies the problem, leading to more frustration. Give yourself simple generic tasks where you will utilize fundamentals. I will take a guess based on your writing style and presume you are quite young, so you have time which is an asset of highest value and conditions to learn. Use it wisely...