3D Studio Max - First few days

I love 3D Studio Max, it's fun and basically has endless possibilities. I'm just starting out but I'm very excited to begin molding more complicated things. So far for class I've made a few things, here are pictures of two:

A simple weight-thing

Staircase

And just for fun I've been messing around, here is a little project I started myself and plan to make better as I progress:

Mario-World Shot 1

Mario-World Shot 2

By the way, viewcubes are annoying. I don't use them.

The First Post.

Well there I was, sitting at home working on my blog when I realized something was missing... The First Post. Yes, I realize that I began each word with a capital letter, there is a reason for that. It's a title. Everyone always posts something explaining that they don't know what to put for their first post and I, Brandon Schoolcraft, am one of those people. The First Post is a given... it has to be made on any blog to start it off.

Now, in the future I'll be posting the projects I am working on and the progress I am making, just as every IMD student will do. Looking forward to that? Me too (unless you said "no" that is). I'm just as clueless about what types of projects I will be doing as you are, it's up to Fitzer and DiMasso.

I want to get more into 3D Studio Max though. I want to learn to integrate it into video so I can make things like ghosts or monsters for my independent films. CGI makes the world go round. I really want to learn to add fine details to it... for example, I would like to do something along these lines:

Ghost from 'Ghostbusters Generation'

Well, that's what I'm looking forward to... I'd like to get started on it right away but I don't think we'll be doing that for a looooooong time. :(