Jessica MorrisonHi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling:
You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only d... moreHi Kathy. :) These are some beautiful drawings! Here are my suggestions, forgive me for rambling:
You describe form very well with line, but I have seen portfolios with beautiful descriptive drawings get rejected. They want to see that you can not only draw the figure well, but also be very expressive with it.
--From what I've heard they value your ability to *simplify forms*, laying out a figure in basic shapes. Definitely include your best traditional/realist figures, but I would go so far as making 1/2 of your included figure drawings gestures, from 1 min to 5 min poses.
--It's also important to show construction in some of your drawings to show that you're thinking about the figure in three dimensions. Some really good examples of figure construction here, from Kevin Chen: http://analyticalfiguresp08.blogspot.com/ (If you google his name you can find hundreds more of his drawings. He teaches figure drawing at Art Center... less
Jessica Morrison
Ah, my absurdly long comment got cut off. My other tips were *Include many dynamic poses that convey movement. I think this is wat screwed me over the first time I applied. Do lots of gestures of people in exaggerated or dynamic poses.
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Kathy Liu
ahhh thank you so much! this really helps :]
by Maureen Kuo a personal short film about myself and all the restrictions around me, trying to find the freedom of expressing my true feelings by making art. made in RISD pre-college 2011
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right place. I'm in this "c... moreHi guys, I hope this is in the right place. I'm in this "career development" class and I'm supposed to ask others what they think of their field. In my case i'm interested animation and animation schools and need to gather opinons on what it's like. Hopefully this thread can grow beyond just the questions I have, but I'll see. It would be great if I could get a couple people to answer the questions I wrote below:
:
Name:
Profession/Major:
Education:
(if you currently working)
Job title:
Company:
What type of projects do you work on?
How did you get into an animation school/become an animator?
What do you hate about doing animation?
What do you love about doing animation?
What is a typical day like at work (if employed) ?
What skills do you think are most important?
Any tips to getting a job in animation/ getting into an animation school?
&n... less
Hey all, I'm extremely new to animation. I get the theory ... moreHey all, I'm extremely new to animation. I get the theory of all the drawing/physical aspects of animation but I don't know how to piece all the individual elements together like my character/action and backgrounds. So I have some pretty basic questions that I can't overcome. Any help would be much appreciated.
My first issue is: I have scanned drawings of a character that I can make into it's own movie, but how do I put that character over a background. I don't want all the blank space of the page, just the character. So far I've been putting the drawings into photoshop individually, using the selection tool to select the figure, putting a pixel mask over that layer, and saving it as a TIFF (preserving transparency). Is there an easier way to do this? I don't think I can just put the whole scanned image over a background because then my character would also become transparent.
Second question: For compositing I have been importing only one of the hundr... less
A personal short film about myself and all the restrictions arou... moreA personal short film about myself and all the restrictions around me, trying to find the freedom of expressing my true feelings by making art. Made in RISD pre-college summer 2011. I was major in video, but i decided to make a stop motion film for my final project.
please watch it and give me some feedback! :)
www.vimeo.com/27206821
thanks!
If you haven't seen it, here it is. NSFW. It's a really nice cut... moreIf you haven't seen it, here it is. NSFW. It's a really nice cut and I was wondeing what program was used to make it.
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I'm having tons of trouble finding a school to transfer to. I'm ... moreI'm having tons of trouble finding a school to transfer to. I'm taking CIDG classes and right now I'm taking a class called 3D max fundamentals. I want to do animation but not sure what university's should I go to. What major should I look for? Any college in or by California?
This is the first animated short made by a friend and I. We used... moreThis is the first animated short made by a friend and I. We used our signature character, Monocle Ape, and it follows his laundry-doing adventure. Please comment on the video, like it, and subscribe if you enjoy it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCnAJ3rzAAI
Hi again, everyone!
Although I was not accepted into Ca... moreHi again, everyone!
Although I was not accepted into CalArts, I am still going to pursue my animation choice in SCAD.
So first off, does anyone have anything to tell me about the college? About its location, the teachers, the animation program, or anything really that could be informative?
As for what I really want to ask. I always hear that Macs are the way to go when it comes to computer graphics and stuff, but I don't see how a Mac can be better than a PC with kick-ass hardware. Call me a noob - I AM a Mac noob - and I'd really rather stick to a PC unless if really necessary. I was planning on buying a customized Dell (or... other brand.. any suggestions?), topping the price up to the one of a 15 inch Macbook Pro. What do you guys have to say? less
Hey everyone, I'm applying to a few animation schools next year ... moreHey everyone, I'm applying to a few animation schools next year and I'm just trying to attain the skill neccessary to get into at least one of them.. Here are some highlights from my first life drawing class that just ended recently. Most of them are kind of "ehh" but don't be afraid to rip them apart, please. Thanks for any help!
Sup animatedbuzz! I haven't really been on here, huh? Just got b... moreSup animatedbuzz! I haven't really been on here, huh? Just got back my critique from Calarts on my portfolio for Character Animation '12. They said I had potential and my sketchbook was nice but my life drawings "don't seem alive"
So uh. how do I make them more alive?
http://animatedbuzz.com/albums/view/1214
thanks guys!
Hi guys, I hope this is in the right place. I'm in this "c... moreHi guys, I hope this is in the right place. I'm in this "career development" class and I'm supposed to ask others what they think of their field. In my case i'm interested animation and animation schools and need to gather opinons on what it's like. Hopefully this thread can grow beyond just the questions I have, but I'll see. It would be great if I could get a couple people to answer the questions I wrote below:
:
Name:
Profession/Major:
Education:
(if you currently working)
Job title:
Company:
What type of projects do you work on?
How did you get into an animation school/become an animator?
What do you hate about doing animation?
What do you love about doing animation?
What is a typical day like at work (if employed) ?
What skills do you think are most important?
Any tips to getting a job in animation/ getting into an animation school?
&n... less
wasn't it? the video gets a lot of hate for being so gross, but ... morewasn't it? the video gets a lot of hate for being so gross, but i think most people miss the symbolism
Congratulations!!! I got in for Film / Video and I hope to get i... moreCongratulations!!! I got in for Film / Video and I hope to get into it next year for Animation possibly.
I'm really curious too but I just came to say, the animation was... moreI'm really curious too but I just came to say, the animation was freaking tight. You should check out the director's other works at http://www.premiere-heure.fr/directors/jeremie-perin
Hey all, I'm extremely new to animation. I get the theory ... moreHey all, I'm extremely new to animation. I get the theory of all the drawing/physical aspects of animation but I don't know how to piece all the individual elements together like my character/action and backgrounds. So I have some pretty basic questions that I can't overcome. Any help would be much appreciated.
My first issue is: I have scanned drawings of a character that I can make into it's own movie, but how do I put that character over a background. I don't want all the blank space of the page, just the character. So far I've been putting the drawings into photoshop individually, using the selection tool to select the figure, putting a pixel mask over that layer, and saving it as a TIFF (preserving transparency). Is there an easier way to do this? I don't think I can just put the whole scanned image over a background because then my character would also become transparent.
Second question: For compositing I have been importing only one of the hundr... less