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Started a fat character a while back, never finished it as it wasn't going in the direction i wanted so i shelved it. today i decided to scrap all of it apart from the head and start over, starting with modifying the head. The model is Combination of poly by poly modelling and sculpting tools. pretty pleased so far C&C welcome.

Not entirely true: PhotoLine's been on the market for nearly as long as Photoshop, and its layer stack does things that neither Photoshop nor Affinity Photo is capable of. True layer instancing, 'smart objects', each layer can be any resolution, colour mode, and bit depth, mostly non-destructive editing, instancing of layer masks, and more. Arguably of the three, PhotoLine blows both Photoshop and Affinity Photo out of the water in regards to its layer stack. The layer stack actually reminded me a bit of how C4D does things - extremely modular. Also a German developer, btw. I switched to PhotoLine for most of my image editing. You omitted one: Lightwave. It may not have the industry support anymore it used to have, yet it is still a quite capable 3d generalist application. Newtek, however, suffers from the same ailment as MAXON: almost no communication. Lightwave Next ought to be out sometime this year, and will probably add some interesting new features, and a completely overhauled new render engine. Whether that will be enough...? Indeed, MAXON cannot rest on their laurels. They did that with BodyPaint (and other modules), and we all know how that panned out. And even Blender is making solid forays into offering better motion graphics tools with "Animation Nodes". Version 2 just added fall-offs to their Effectors - yes, you read that right: the developer took its cue directly from MoGraph's Effectors! Now, combine this with the upcoming Eevee?

About 10 years ago there was a tremendously kind and generous person at MAXON USA named Rafi Barbos. She no longer works there. She was responsible for getting me into C4D Studio and what I remember about dealing with her is that she had a heart for the hobbyist and enthusiast, especially relative to the cost of the program on the budgets of those who are not earning a living from the software. Well...I got an incredible deal on an upgrade to Studio and will be forever thankful. Very sorry when she left. Now the MAXON USA office is a great bunch of people to work with but here is my hope: That MAXON has a long term focus when dealing with new licenses relative to the MSA. I am sure that Rafi gave me a great deal on my Studio upgrade because she already knew that I have been using the program for a few years now and would continue to use it, therefore give me a price break now on getting into Studio because it is a trade off for future years of higher MSA prices. Remember, there is nothing better than a recurring annual revenue stream. Companies love that as it locks in their cash flows to some extent so it is better to drop the prices of the core program if it produces a steady stream of higher MSA revenues in the future. Yes, I saved a huge chunk of the upgrade cost for Studio but as I have been in the Studio MSA program for 10 years now, I am sure that they got their money back. So if you have been in the MSA program for a few years now on Prime or Broadcast and thinking about upgrading to Studio, call your MAXON office and make that same argument (especially if you are a hobbyist): "I have been a loyal customer in the MSA program and would like to upgrade to Studio but can't afford it. Can you help me out on the upgrade cost to Studio - I am sure you will make it back on the higher MSA costs over the years". If R19 is going to pack all the punch of R17, then now might be a good time to make that argument as MAXON may be prepping for a loss of customers (which I expect they are, otherwise why have that blog on the MSA program). Dave

So...Here are some pics of my steampunk walker (Steampunk AT-ST or ED209.....your choice) that I started when I was first learning C4d. Thanks to this forum-I was able to get past some of the more confusing aspects of modeling. Sad to say..........I got busy with home repair and work and stuff-BUT I think I am ready to start over again and finish this guy. I also added the reference-the original art that I did when I first created my walker. My first love is paper sculpture..............c4d is fast becoming my second. Forgot to add the reference.