6 tips to get better at drawing

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I can’t say that I’m the best artist out there, but I can certainly draw better than when I started this sketch blog. I’ve read a lot of advice about getting better at drawing over the years. Some advice has been very helpful and some advice just hasn’t worked for me. I want to share just a couple of tips that have helped me improve, particularly over the last four or five years. 1. Draw a lot. How much is a lot ? Its takes about 10,000 hours of doing something to

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Drawing for Animation

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Is drawing important for CG Animators? This is a frequently asked question by students pursuing a career in 3D Animation. Mostly, we get generic answers to this question. But I would like to provide a skill-specific answer. I would twist the question a little to cover a broader aspect, “Is it required to be an artist to become a successful animation professional?” To start with, we need to understand the 3D animation production pipeline. In a studio working on 3D animation production, we have separate departments for pre-production,

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Animation for Beginners (Where do I start?)

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One of the most asked question I get on a daily basis is “I want to be an animator/do animation. Where do I start?”



Instead of directing you to our Making an Animated Movie series, our awesome Resources page, or even our YouTube channel, I decided to write this guide to cover (almost) everything you might need to know when trying to get into the animation biz. In this post I’ll cover some of the basic concepts and options for people who want to make animation, but are overwhelmed with

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6 Things You Need in Your Animation Survival Kit

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MAAC has his very own 6 tips to keep you on your journey in becoming an animator. Hear it from Ray on how you can stay motivated, inspired, and how it’s the struggle to get you to the TOP! Read, believe, and go animate Have you decided to pursue a career in animation? Here is a list of things that will help you during your animation journey. Motivation So you’ve made the decision to either start your education in animation or to refine the concepts that you’ve learned

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HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST ANIMATION SCHOOL OR THE BEST VFX SCHOOL

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Digital Media training is a big and important investment. You’re seeking the best animation school, or the best visual effects school you can afford. If you are seeking a career in the industry there is no better way to get in, provided you find the school that is right for you; the one that can meet your training goals. No matter where you go you are looking at a significant expenditure, not only for your animation training but for living expenses during your training time. It

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Pushing Your Rigs to the Limit - Using Exaggeration for More Appealing Animation

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Exaggeration can be one of the most enjoyable principles to put into your work because with it you can push your character rigs to the limit and create animations that are more appealing. You can put in a lot of exaggeration into an animation to create more stylized cartoony work or use it sparingly to breathe just a little more life into a realistic style of animation. As an animator it’s up to you to determine how far you want to push your animations. Exaggeration is one of

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Designers: are you really paid what you deserve?

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Complete CA's Creative Salary Survey 2015 to measure yourself against the rest of the industry... Are you paid enough? And if not, what can you do about it? It's a thorny, complex issue, and one that will be explored in depth as part of Computer Arts' upcoming Money Special – on sale 20 August. As part of our research, we are conducting an anonymous survey of wages in the global design industry – and are inviting Creative Bloq readers to take part. How to get a

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