If You Can Write, But Cannot Draw or Animate…
Somebody posted a question on one of my popular articles titled 8 Steps to Producing a Cartoon Series.
The question was short but simple and straight to the point.
‘Pls i need help in producing a cartoon.i can write but cant draw.how do i start?’.
I thought that it was a question whose answer should be shared, […]
Quit Your Job! Says Graphic Artist
This is a rather interesting article from Rune Spaans, a 33 years old graphic artist from Norway. I’ve found it to be rather lucid and should be particularly interesting to CG artists. Below is the article.
Do you want to be an animator, but all you do is compositing? Are you spending all your time modeling, […]
Cartoon Series Pitching Q&A
A gentleman from the UK called Michael Hull had some questions regarding pitching a cartoon series to producers. Here is the Q&A.
1) Question: What’s the best way to actually budget the show, speak to a producer?
Answer: There is a certain formula to budgeting for a show by dividing it into 3 phases - […]
Online Animation Schools
It used to be that animators were a rare breed. But nowadays they are springing up like mushrooms, and animation companies receive thousands of applications from highly qualified individuals every year. They’re able to pick and choose from the best talents.
As somebody in the position to hire such animators, before I pop the DVD reel […]
Landing a Job in Animation
I have heard many people describe the animation industry as ‘cool’, ‘interesting’, ‘glamourous’ and many such similiar terms. Well, no wonder 3D animation jobs are so highly sought after these days.
Depending on which part of the world you are in, there is either a shortage of job vacancies for animators or an even bigger shortage […]
The Animation Business in China
The future for China’s animation industry is uncertain.
Since the late 80s, China has been a choice location for outsourcing 2D cartoon series to due to its low cost. But since a couple of years back, the number of outsourced projects to China has decreased, and the future for China’s animation industry is uncertain as homegrown […]
3D Animation is Not Just About Animation
I have said this many times and I will continue to say it - most people study 3D animation to do animation and there cannot be a worse reason for coming into the industry. I say this because they come in for the wrong reason, and will leave for the wrong reason.
The first time most people […]
Getting Started in 3D Animation - My Way
This article is not about getting started in 3D animation the conventional way - the conventional way being to enroll in a media school and going through a 2 or 3 year course in Digital Design teaching you anything and everything from 2D illustrating to video production to sound design to web design to graphic […]
