Tuts+ Design & Illustration Article: Artists within animation have a variety of roles. Often when we think of the art team assembled for an animated show or feature, we focus solely on the animators themselves; often only those doing character animation. While I will cover that role, I'll also consider background animators, clean-up artists, storyboarders, art directors, character designers, and more.
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I am going to be frank right now, animation is hard. It must take a ton of patience to sit there and draw out every single frame. However, here’s what I see being the bigger challenge for an animator: not making any changes in the character or the world from frame to frame. Think about it, if Cinderella’s eyes were out of proportion for a split second, or a tree suddenly had an extra branch out of no where the illusion would be ruined. To establish the world and characters and then stick with it through hundreds and thousands of drawings is just amazing. The attention to the smallest details must take a very skilled and trained eye. Like, I do not think I have the patience or the drawing skills that are required to be an animator, so I am jus to sit here and keep doing what I do.
So this is definitely something I'm interested in for the future. Especially the storyboard stage, I would love to collaborate with other animators to create a world for these animated characters. But looking past my dreams. I like the layout of this article and how it shows you the roles of an animator and a short and sweet way to understand their role in the business. Also, I appreciate that this article tells you that if you want to be an animator that you need to understand every role, even if you're only interested in one. I think that the same goes for theatre. I would like to focus in scenic design, but I also think it's important to understand every technical and business role in the theatre to be able to be a step ahead and fully commit to your art. And it also helps to you to become success for your job in this industry.
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