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The Industry Skills Pack&Personal Professional Presentation Pack
In my research, I browsed the requirements of different companies for animators, in addition to the basic knowledge of drawing and animation, there is an essential skill of 3D modeling. 3D animation has become a popular trend, such as Disney and Pixar, and other well-known companies, the output of animation not only has a strong visual effect even more and more realistic. In addition, 3D in the game industry is also very popular, especially AAA games for 3D technology demand is huge. So I think, in my future development, I need to be proficient in at least one 3D software. And I also researched some animators in the animation industry.
Fernanada Dias is my favorite animator, she often posts short animations on YouTube, I am always attracted by her rich colors, exquisite images, and solid animation foundation. Every time I see her work, I will reflect on my shortcomings in animation. Because I haven’t been in touch with animation for a long time, so for me, animation foundation is my weak point. And in the past, I was more often drawing 2D drawings, so sometimes it is hard for me to imagine moving characters or items. These points are what I need to strengthen in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/@fernandadiasartwork/videos
Illustrator: This is my favorite career. I have not found a clear name for this career, some artists will label themselves as illustrators or concept artist on their profile. Seen Chin and Tea Me are my favorite illustrators. They have a very strong personal style and solid basic skills. In addition, as you can see from Tee Me, I mentioned the skills of 3d before, but when I browsed a lot of illustrators during my research. I found that they all have 3D software skills. This is something that I don’t have at the moment. This industry requires an illustrator to improve their level of imagination and the ability to use a variety of styles, which is something I cannot achieve now. In the future, I will not limit myself to one style or way of painting, I will take more opportunities to learn and experiment.
Tea Me https://www.artstation.com/evaaviva
Zeen Chin https://www.artstation.com/zeen
n my company research, I would like to work for a game company and after looking at many companies I prefer NetEase because NetEase tends to use 3d technology in their projects as well as 2D animation compared to most game studios. This is evident in its more famous project, Yin Yang Shi, for example, so for my personal development I think NetEase is a company where I can develop my skills and I can use my 2D animation skills while I learn and improve my 3D software skills. This is the type of company that I would like to join in the future.
For me, the knowledge I gained in animation during my studies at LCC has also helped me to improve my illustration skills, and I have always believed that art has commonalities and that if I can combine them well I will have more options in the future, so I will never limit myself to one specialization.
What I think I can do now is
- simple 2d animation, storyboarding, and split-screening, which is what many industries require from an animator.
- 2. using various software: Photoshop, After Effect, Harmony, Procreate.
- a strong foundation in drawing. I am good at Background and Character design.
- the ability to create original illustrations of your own
In addition, I think being able to plan my time wisely is also something I need to pay attention to in the future, whether it’s illustration or animation or companies and freelance work, time is very important and will be included in the recruitment requirements.