first of all i would like to thank the team behind awn website u guys are the best . this website has helped me alot and guided me most. Now to question i am new at animation i have read two books that i had found in british liberary character animation in 3d by steve roberts and a guide to computer animation for tv, games, multimediaand web by marcia kuperberg. i live in chandigarh which is in india(north to be specific). know i am planning to get enrolled in a 3d diploma proagram in maya software but i m curious that by just doing a diploma in one sofware will help or do have to enrole my self into some in other course. is there any scope for self learned person in animation ? if so how to go about it and if you cold help me in channeling my skill to be able to tackle the pros and cons of the trade.
hope to hear from u guys.
mandeep
Software classes help you learn software but teach you little about animation theory and principles. Look for the book "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams, or "Cartoon Animation" by Preston Blair. Both are good starting points.
thanx alot for the refering the books.......... i think animaiton is a learning process and u actually never reach a point where u can say i know everything.(or i m thinking too much)
Nope; you're absolutely right. I've been at it for over 15 years and I'm still learning stuff nearly daily.
That's actually one of the appeals. I adapt extremely quickly to situations. If I could be completely stressed from lack of ability with something at the beginning, that's me to a T...but inside a month I'm finding my stride, and after half a year the thing of complexity is now part of my routine.
Animation can make a life because while there are some standards to judge by (effort, realism, style, etc.) it's subjective and there are so many subtle changes and interpretations, and always new ways to implement concepts new and old.......I will die scratching the surface even if I've done everything I can do. That thrills the sh-- out of me. It's weird to love something so strongly that isn't a person but I'm quite seriously devoted and I get a lot out of it.
that's great but how one keeps doing the stuff constantly, i m still learning but the thing that bothers me is do professional artiste do 100 % animation all the time(e.g. eat, sleep,walk animation), i get less interested for a week or so then i bounce back that goes on and on is that normal ...........???
But nothing compares to the feeling when you see the character you created take its first steps (flaw less steps) one almost feels like mother nature would feel..
Like anything, you will have peaks and valleys in your interest and enthusiasm for your work. As long as you keep at it and have the thrill you described when you see your work move for the first time, you'll do fine.
In other words, cake tastes great, but no one wants to eat cake all the time...
thanx alot guy awn forum rules :D :)
"Life noise" will get in the way and that will break it up pretty well. I'm really in the thick of it now because I'm in classes that allow me to focus my energies, but the deeper you get the deeper your appreciation. Like dusbuh...er...dizib...said ;) change is the only constant; you'll go through lulls, valleys of a sort so that the mountain climb can actually mean something. It's like being manic depressive except it's a principle of life =)
i wanted to ask a question do one need a diploma in hand to be into animation business and how far can one go. coz here in india courses are expensive and i that's why i hav learned flash 3ds max premiere on my own and planning to do maya............... plz reply here is some pf my work do i have a chance
Portfolio trumps diploma every time. No one cares what or where you studied, they care what your work looks like.
Along that line, avoid putting obvious tutorial images in your portfolio. Everyone's seen them (because everyone's done the same tutorials as you), and they stand out like a sore thumb.
Keep at it!
imagination is more important than knowledge
sooner or later, everybody knows what you know.
you will be differentiated only by your character--
your dreams, your way of doing things, your sensitivity,
your purpose and passion.
start with passion, never let go of it.
then build on knowledge, always with an eye on your
purpose.
then, like it or not, you become a force.
Don't worry. All shall be well.
Disagreed. A diploma is important and useful, it's just not as important as experience.
I don't think he was saying they were useless, just that they don't have the sway that say, actually being able to animate well does. The second sentence though, is incontrovertibly correct.
thank you alot guys it really means alot to me..................
cheers
mandeep
hey this is my new room................i wanted to tell you all my stuff was made on p-3 500 64mb ram 8gb hdd......its very very slow but some how 3dsmax works on that thats enough for me.
...............................i'm trying to do the things u all guys said but the problem is i don't have a scanner so i have to see and then make characters in pc. i know its very boring
mandeep