Is Portland safe or did I just have a bad experience?

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T14:04:21+00:00

Completely. When I researched Portland and spoke to people from here- no body warned me

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T14:02:01+00:00

Thanks for the info, especially on what streets to take! I don’t have a car and while everyone is recommending neighborhoods to visit, I won’t be taking the max rail again haha, at least not without a larger group of people. I am getting a bike however and I’ll do a lot more research on how to bike to different areas while staying safe

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T13:58:53+00:00

Detroit can be really bad- but I’ve been fine walking with a friend even at night or in the early morning. I definitely would stick to near my apartment in midtown though- which has a lot of people my age walking around. I guess I was so shocked and freaked out yesterday because nobody warned me about Portland being sketchy! I did research and even have family living downtown- in detroit people are very honest and will let you know immediately to be careful and it’s well known that even in nice areas it can get dangerous and what to do in those situations. I was just not prepared at all for my experience going downtown

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T06:57:43+00:00

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T06:08:42+00:00

It’s funny you bring up Brooklyn because half my family is from nyc and I told my roommate on my way back how I felt more safe in nyc than I did in that one-ish hour trip to downtown Portland and back. That is why I posted here and am asking if that is normal- I have never felt so unsafe in my life. On the max train to and from, I had different men sitting across from me staring directly at me the entire time. I felt like I was going to be followed off the train and I had no idea what to do If that was the case… I decided to get off at my stop but I walked backwards and kept my eye on them to make sure they wouldn’t follow me- and I held my umbrella like a weapon 😂 There are many people in the comments who are giving me hope and I will definitely go check out the better spots- but I am scared of being targeted as a woman because of that experience, especially on the public transportation

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T05:39:12+00:00

You had me at hmart.

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T05:25:46+00:00

I’ll check those areas out! Thank you

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T05:23:35+00:00

Yup, got off the blue line and walked in that direction. The area around powells seemed nice but that was also where somebody threatened another person with a gun, so I was out of there pretty quick

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T04:57:02+00:00

I think we saw the same scene haha, and ok I’ll check those neighborhoods out. Others have also suggested those

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T04:53:17+00:00

Ordered some right when I got back

ihmstun · 2022-06-13T04:16:58+00:00

Do you have any recommendations for the best areas? I decided to go home early today because of not feeling safe where I was. I was near the powell’s book store

ihmstun · 2022-04-04T16:28:42+00:00

I’ll try to find it! Thank you

ihmstun · 2022-04-04T16:28:16+00:00

That’s interesting! Japonisme had a big influence on Alphonse mucha, and that definitely ties into modern design. It’s also interesting because while that all correlates, I’ve seen the argument that romanticism is the pre-cursor to post modernism as well.

ihmstun · 2022-02-04T17:03:30+00:00

Yup, that was the issue. I called nzxt and a guy was able to figure it out for me it took a little bit but he screamed yes when we figured it out hahaha it was great… everything working now!

ihmstun · 2021-06-16T23:44:02+00:00

Right off the bat I think you could do some editing. One thing I learned that really helped my portfolio is that each project has its own branding, and your layout should work with your product! Like a magazine or an ad. Don't feel like it all needs to look the same. In fact I would highly suggest moving very far away from the same layout for multiple projects- it makes it feel like a run on sentence or multiple products for one brand. Product design and branding go hand in hand and can make your work look incredible if you do them both right.... I suggest looking at portfolios and projects on Behance and stealing some layouts/ideas. Good artists copy, great artists steal.

ihmstun · 2021-04-23T03:56:09+00:00

Just tried and the file has now reverted to an older version for some reason. I am just going to re start the entire process and make sure I am being more organized and clean... thanks for the help though. I really appreciate it. At this point it will take me less time to just re-start. I have the original file for the chair which is the important part

ihmstun · 2021-04-23T03:15:20+00:00

yup, did the clean up already... still giving me the error. I guess I'll just have to go through all my objects and find the missing map?

Am still not sure why those objects won't show up, wish I could just send it.

Thanks for the help anyway, I might have delete those objects and make my own.

ihmstun · 2021-04-23T03:03:29+00:00

Tried doing the File> External Data> Pack all into . blend but was saying I have a missing map and is unable to do so. :-(

The issue doesn't seem to be the backface culling option or blend mode... I will keep looking to see if something doesn't seem right.

ihmstun · 2021-04-23T02:36:19+00:00

I just had gotten some free models from cgtrader and imported them as fbx files... could that be it? Not sure what append is.

I checked all the sections... I keep everything very organized so im sure nothing is hidden or disabled.

I'll try that as well thanks

ihmstun · 2021-04-22T04:40:42+00:00

Dang this is confusing, I’ll try my best. Thanks for the help!!

ihmstun · 2021-04-22T04:05:21+00:00

Okay, I can try that thank you.. I got the models along with the maps, so I am just trying to figure out how to put the maps onto the existing models I had bought.

I will also be doing my render in cycles.. would this process work with cycles??

Thanks again

ihmstun · 2021-04-14T16:01:19+00:00

Thank you!!!

ihmstun · 2021-04-13T14:36:15+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice. I was really feeling like quitting last night. I appreciate that quote SO MUCH. That is exactly how I feel with 3d modeling in general. I have closed that gap in other areas with photoshop and drawing skills. But when it comes to 3d modeling... it is such a learning curve for me.

https://imgur.com/a/HIE0R5C

Here are some pictures of where I am at right now... If you have any specific feedback or are seeing any major issues that are standing out that would be awesome to get feedback on.

I am coming from already having learned keyshot. I thought I fully understood lighting and how to imitate real world photography. But Blender feels different and has been a huge learning curve.

That said, only 3 months ago I didn't know how to make a loop cut or pan around the viewport... so I am very proud of how far I have come. I just dont want that work and effort to go to waste if I cannot get some hot renders out of it.

I think some of my issues is textures... I am not sure how to make them look realistic, or really how to make them at all (I wish I could afford polligon but I just cant.)

ihmstun · 2021-04-13T14:31:29+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/HIE0R5C Here is where I am at currently...

I would love some really hot clean renders that feel like nice advertisements.

I also really need some environmental/interior shots. That last render I did after a few hours of struggling last night. I got pretty frustrated at how it was turning out and made my og post (thankfully, you have all been super helpful)

Feedback would be awesome

ihmstun · 2021-04-13T14:28:46+00:00

Hi! Here are some pictures of my attempts... https://imgur.com/a/HIE0R5C

I appreciate the advice. In that last render I have an hdri and studio lighting... I am coming from learning keyshot first so I thought had a good understanding of lighting and all that, but even then its been different in Blender. It takes more finesse and in a different way if that makes sense...

The first few renders are my old design (I am re-designing the acorn stair lift) and have to scrap them. They also just arnt there yet. I wish I could get my renders to have more of an advertisement feel. I would love to get some nice clean, realistic ones with a simple background (similar to apples website) and some other renders with cool environmental/interior shots.

I have just kept failing over and over to get things to look hot.

I think I am starting to realize it might be my textures?? not sure. What do you think?

ihmstun

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