Hello Digitians, I am a freelance digital artist, and I create art for games, books and promotional material. I work alone, and these days, completely digitally (even my pencil sketches are on a Wacom), but I still love paper and pencil- it's a lot healthier. I'm in digital arts, because I love it, and it takes a lot less investment than, say, a profession like motor-racing or flying helicopters or modifying and testing cars and bikes, and gets more money than, possibly, playing in a rock band that isn't alternative or electronica, and is cleaner than animal rescue and care volunteer duty (all of these interest me a lot). I love machines, and became an engineer precisely for that- but found myself being whisked into something I never liked- writing code and softie solutions- and eventually ended up as a digital artist. And of course, I love 3-D sculpting, digital painting, scale modelling and (had to sneak this in) classic metal (I mean classic, not extreme).
There's a lot I can learn on these forums- what music player and headphone combo is good for a workout (because I find the music in gyms very numbing and sedative), how can I set up a full sound system of better quality at home without burning up cash/credit reserves and occupying too much space, how I can enhance my experience of working as a digital artist a lot better, what flat TV is best for me and what's the best real-life simulation hardware and software for cars, bikes, planes, helicopters (but not boats and starships)- and who loves martial arts videogames, comics and action animation from the past- stretched into today. Oops, that's two big paragraphs. More later.