Dear GPG Community,
It's been a long time since I started here... about 6 years! In that time, I've played, but for sure, I've painted A LOT for you. Every lap I did, every decal I paited was a pleasure. Now, I'm 27 years old, finishing my career in English Linguistics, not playing computer games a lot, modding them even less. That's why I came to the point to write to you, my dear friends, a post explaining my situation. Maybe you don't care, maybe you do. But I think I owe too much to this community.
It won't take long to read. Long made short: I'm retiring from Sim Modding.
Why? I lost ALL motivation. Why? I don't even know. Painting for me is no longer funny but a tedious job. Luckily I haven't lost my touch nor my technique and I can assume I can paint at the same level I did in the past. Thanks to GP4/F1C/rF I've learnt to use Photoshop, 3D Studio, zMod... all by myself and with the help of many people from here. I've come with my own designs, I've made things I've never imagined I'd ever done! All of this, thanks to a game. Seems crazy, but for me is something that I used for work, to get real cash for painting, designing, etc.
But don't think I'm retiring only with a post. In the future, I'll release the cars Fongu and I didn't released because it was missing something (mainly) from my side. I've got to finish a few 2008 cars, a 2011 one, etc. For rFactor 2, I'll say goodbye with some work for the IFM-Mod and for the 1994 F1 Mod, to be released in the future. And I have a third project which I can't say anything right know (only that is simracing related).
Finally, I want to THANK EVERY SINGLE PERSON OF THIS FORUM. You've been at my side in the good and in the bad moments. I've met real friends in here. I've learnt, I've grown up. Thank you for everything. I never thought I'd be writing something like that, but life paths are always a mystery. Who knows where am I in a year...
Your dear friend,
Raül (aka raulongo)
raulgullon.com -
Wedding and Motorsports Photography.