Recently i thougt about all the things i buyed or what iam using as tools to do my work as Digital Artist. I was a little bit shocked what i collected over the years. So i started to think
about my daily work and what i need for that.
Shure you need a Computer, i think it doesn’t really matter anymore if you have a MAC or a PC.
Software — that’s an really big issue. And i can tell you never ever thrust a Software which is promising that this Software is the only thing you ever need. Bullshit. Currently iam working with
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects
- Blender
- Cinema 4D R13
- GIMP
- Inkscape
- ndo2
- RawTherapee
- Photoscape
- and much more little helpers.
and these list is about the main Software, some of them are filled with Addons.
Each Software has Pro and Cons, my workflow decides which Software i use for a Project.
Then there is the Hardware. But not the Computer Hardware the other Hardware like:
the Camera(s) for Reference Photos. I use several Cameras.
At first there is the tiny one:
I use this for doing studies for animations how an object is moving. And because of the ability of the GoPro Hero3 Black edition to do Videos with a resolution of 4K it is a wonderful toy for Architecture Visualisation. You can walk arround with this tiny camera straped to your chest or head and you can take 12 images/sec. in a high resolution.
then there is the small one when i’am on the road and i see some interesting textures or other stuff.
And last but not least there is the big one as well the Canon 5D Mark II with serveral lenses for detailed Reference Photos or Product Shootings
and for the Big One there is a little Studio with Equipment like this
and where this big guy is at home there are serveral more of these 1000w/s Monsters.
Then there are simple little tools like this.
This tool is simple but very important and helpful if you just get a product sample and no blueprints from your customer.
To create Objects in the right size and measurement is crucial for creating realistic models.
But one of the most important things you need is the ability to be willing to learn and not to be afraid to ask.
And these are the things to keep my brain working 
