Who is 'Yoro'? Yoro is named Maria in
the real world. I'm 41 years old and live in Munich, Germany.
Together with my husband we've got a little company: He's an
engineer and I'm a designer. We travel a lot around in the world,
I'm especially fond of Japan and the Japanese culture (that's where
my nickname comes from: Yoro = yorokonde, this is pretty much the
same as 'with joy'). When I'm not occupied with rendering or
business - or have to waste my time with keeping the household, I
play chess (a bit out of practise), read a lot and sometimes write
stories. I love sci-fi, fantasy and magical things but I'm also
very interested in physics, astronomy and philosophy. And not to
forget I'm a great fan of the Myst-games. It's a pity that a day
got only 24 hours! How long have you been rendering/doing
computer graphics? I don't remember exactly but it must have
been around 2000. I incidentally stumbled above a Bryce-picture in
the net and was hooked. Badly. I've never heard about any 3d-art
before, but in this very moment I knew: I have to have this
program! So I started with Bryce and the adventure began. Do you
have traditional art experience? No, absolutely not! My mother
is an excellent painter with oil and canvas but unfortunately I
didn't inherit skills of this kind. What are you currently
working on? Currently I'm doing my first steps with ZBrush and
try to get used to its unusual interface. My dream is to create one
day my own dragons and mystical creatures but I think this will
need a pretty lot of time till I'll be that much of an expert.
Anyway, I'm not in a hurry :). And of course I'm waiting eagerly
for the new Bryce-version! What software/equipment do you use
and why? Mainly I use Bryce, I love it and it's the program I
started my render-career with. Then I still use Poser every time I
need a living creature. My trees are mostly modelled with Onyxtree
and for postwork I take Photoshop or Photoimpact. I also tried out
other progs like Vue or Cinema but I couldn't manage to acquaint
myself with them. Once a Brycer, always a Brycer, even if you
sometimes use some stuff coming from other programs. What do you
think your best piece of work is and why? I really can't say,
judging this question is up to others. But every time I finish a
new picture I consider it the best I've ever done and I'm over the
moon about my new masterpiece. Three or five days later (it depends
*g*) I think, ok, quite nice but really nothing that blows my socks
off. Later I see hundreds of details which could need improvement
but normally I prefer to create something new rather than
struggling with an update. I always try to make it better the next
time - and always make some new mistakes. The choice is big enough
after all ;-). Why do you like to work with 3D software? 3D
software is for me an answered prayer, I love creating pictures
but, as already mentioned, I can't draw or paint. Every project I
begin is a new adventure and a 3D program allows me to visualise my
fantasy. It's always a marvellous feeling to play like a god and
create things or scenes which can't be true in reality. But real or
not - who cares, here I'm the boss and can do everything I like. 3D
is a thing which occupies you a lifelong and it never will become
boring! Who/what inspires you? This is easy to answer:
Nearly everything I see, hear, read, feel or dream of. It can be a
book, a movie or a situation, a song which awakes a special mood or
the work of other artists. Inspiration is everywhere; you only have
to listen when it speaks to you. How has this online community
(Renderosity) enhanced your work, relationships, and learning?
This community enhanced my work in a considerable way. I remember
the first time I entered Renderosity and saw me confronted with
really breathtaking work. I realised that here I found the real
masters, incredible; it can't be true what others are able to make
with such a program. So I got a first impression how much I still
have to learn - and this feeling is lasting until today. Thanks to
'Rosity my ambition awoke: If others were able to learn this, I
could at least try it and maybe I'll succeed. I also remember the
first time one of my pictures managed to make it into the hot 20 -
god, what a proud moment. And today I'm sitting in front of my
monitor, trying to realise that it's actually me who won the title
of the AOM. This community has helped me to take the step from the
beginner to an advanced level, for becoming a real master I still
have a long way to go. At least I met here a lot of really nice
people, some of them I call friends today. Parting Comments /
Advice to other Artists? First of all I'd like to say thank
you, not only for your votes but also for your help and your
support every time I got a problem with a picture. You're really
great! Now you're asking for advice? I would say, never get
discouraged! Even the really best of us have once started with a
waterplane and a floating sphere above it. And always keep on
improving your skills, somebody who stops becoming better will stop
being good. Cheers, hugs & a lot of thanks Yoro
Be sure to check out Yoro's gallery! Click on 'AOM 2005' on the sidebar to learn more about Artist of the Month and to view our past winners.
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