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I want to become an Animator, what will be the process for it?

I Have completed PUC, Im interested in animation and Graphic designing #design #graphics #animators

Thank you comment icon Hi there! I also noticed you said you were interested in graphic design in addition to animation. While they both require visual design skills, graphic design is its own specialty and has a lot of sub specialties. If you want to learn more about graphic design, I suggest these books: Typography: -https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Type-2nd-revised-expanded/dp/1568989695 Brand design: -https://www.amazon.com/dp/162153247X/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1&pd_rd_i=162153247X&pd_rd_w=KuJqR&content-id=amzn1.sym.999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_p=999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_r=V8QGM8SG6BDQSDY3DTAR&pd_rd_wg=4WDjM&pd_rd_r=28c33bed-7991-4eb7-a16c-2f69995154a7&s=books&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWUw4M0REM1JFUzMwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjc5NjI1MVE5SzNKMEdNVzlENCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDAzODg0MVU2NlZRNzQ2WEI5TiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= General graphic design: -https://www.amazon.com/dp/1581157622/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=1581157622&pd_rd_w=KuJqR&content-id=amzn1.sym.999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_p=999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_r=V8QGM8SG6BDQSDY3DTAR&pd_rd_wg=4WDjM&pd_rd_r=28c33bed-7991-4eb7-a16c-2f69995154a7&s=books&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWUw4M0REM1JFUzMwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjc5NjI1MVE5SzNKMEdNVzlENCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzYyOTcxMVZDUE9aMVFFWkpUVCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= Lettering: https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Lettering-Artists-Sketchbook-Process/dp/145213622X/ref=sr_1_4?crid=19AQ5E140UAQT&keywords=jessica+hische&qid=1657734820&s=books&sprefix=jessica+hische%2Cstripbooks%2C108&sr=1-4 Logo Design: -https://www.amazon.com/Logo-Design-Love-Creating-Identities/dp/0321985206/ref=sr_1_5?crid=MQP8P6QME73N&keywords=logo+design&qid=1657735002&s=books&sprefix=logo+design%2Cstripbooks%2C102&sr=1-5 -https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ Great site for generating creative briefs for solving design problems: https://goodbrief.io/ Some famous graphic designers include Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paul Rand, David Carson, Debbie Millman, Louise Filli amongst others. Hope this helps! :) Stacey Baldini

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A good start in animation, is being a keen observer. Actually training yourself to look and try to deconstruct how things move.


Carry a sketchbook, and draw ideas and from observation when you have spare moments. Drawing from life will help with anatomy. Understanding the basic restrictions of the skeleton, will help when making a character's movement more life-like.


Flip book animation on Post it Notes is a quick way to start. Yellow ones allow some transparency, start at the back so you can trace the basic forms of the note below.


Try to get acquainted with simple frame animation in Photoshop or Sketchbook Pro.
AfterEffects is a good friend if you can get to know it.
There is a whole load of 3D and 2D software that will help make your ideas come to life.


It is great to start animating, and get an idea of how tricky but how rewarding it can be, bringing things to life. It is worth learning from a specialist, or enrolling to an animation course.


Some further reading from some animation giants :


Eadweard Muybridge


Richard Williams


Preston Blair


Video links:


Bouncing Ball


Animation basics: The art of timing and spacing - TED-Ed


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I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki and Satoshi Kon.


I hope you have fun researching and experimenting with animation.
I hope this helps.

Thank you comment icon Thank you for taking the time to help. Dale
Thank you comment icon Hey! Hope you are fine. If you are interested in graphic designing and animation designing so first you must have some know how about Adobe family like Adobe photoshop , adobe illustration, adobe after effects etc. So first grip on adobe family and also enroll yourself in any institute that teach you and provide certificate you because these kind of certificates will really helpful to you in the future. I hope it will help you :) Zainab
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