"Thing A Day" Challenge

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The best way to grow as an artist is to keep practicing!

I am starting a challenge for myself called "Thing a Day".  My goal is to create and upload a new piece of art to OGA every single day.  It doesn't have to be fancy or completely polished, but I won't let myself upload crap either.

Kicking it off is this sword, concept by http://naraphim.deviantart.com

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I might be busy most of the day tomorrow so I'm doing tomorrow's Thing-A-Day ahead of time.  This week's Weekly Challenge is "Flight" so I thought of a simple paper airplane.

Paper Airplane

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Can I make a detailed-looking laptop with minimal poly count?

This one is 56 tris!

Laptop

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Modern Bench.  I saw something similar to this while on vacation in Asheville this year.

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Re: "Thing A Day" Challenge

Really loving this so far. :)

How long are you planning on keeping this up?

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No scheduled end date.  I'll keep doing it as long as I have the time.

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Today's entry is pretty basic.  I got to practice making decent curves by tracing out a background image in Blender.

Long Handled Scimitar

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Re: "Thing A Day" Challenge

Day 6 of Thing-a-Day: Studded Belt

Studded Belt

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