When I went to school, no one taught animation. It mostly involved teaching students how to use software.
Back then, I wanted to become a traditional animator, so I went to an art school to hone and improve my art skills. Even after I graduated from college, I continued talking figure drawing classes and continue to do so to this day.
Learning to see with an artistic eye allows you to pick up subtle nuances in poses, how to design a pose and what makes for good composition. It also helps you build your confidence when you are sketching out poses for your scene.
Guest Blogger Joe Mandia
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At Huntington University, I learned a variety of traditional techniques before moving on to the computer and even then there was an emphasis on artistic creativity and composition. I learned to draw by hand and employ the twelve principles of animation, as well as storyboarding and storytelling. I know how to use Maya, but it's not just technical knowledge.
Well it totally depends which field of animation you are going into. Now days with so much variety of jobs from Hollywood movies to game studios there is ample amount of other areas inside animation field, from matte paintings to environmental animations. Creativity is a must no doubt but students need to understand that animation is a team job. So they should master one skill set and be good with other aspects of animation. Technical aspect is not everything but it is also required.
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Sir,
I am a student studying animation in an institute in india
I wanted to know in the present animation industry do you feel a person with only having traditional art skills (without a degree in fine art, basically a self taught artist) and has the basic technical skills can survive...coz im really confused..im a student whose goin to graduate after few months..
So is it necessary to specialize in a technical field or a traditional art field?
Ashwin It depends.
If you are a traditional artist you will be able to sketch better, conceptualize better.
But if you are not then that is not the end of world.
If you are not good with traditional art, make the technical part your strong point. Learn every technical aspect of software and keep a look out for traditional art, anatomy and sketches as a hobby.
Remember at the end your job is to give quality product - whether you do it with sketching or 3D Art, doesn't matter. The product should be of high quality.
Contact me through my site, maybe I will be able to guide you better.
www.learndesignanimate.com
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