"Animation & Drawing Excellence" DVD
"Animation and Drawing Excellence" DVD
Whether youve been animating for years or are just starting today,
its important that you learn well these first basic principles.
There are animators who have been working in the industry
for over 20 years but still struggle with the basics.
They have gaps in their education. Don't let that happen to you.
If you do not have a good understanding of the basics
then you have nothing to build upon and
youll keep making the same mistakes year after year
and your animation will be just typical or mediocre.
The goal of this training series is to give you strong foundation
which you can continue to build upon, on your own.
It doesn't matter if you are working in computer animation, flash,
claymation or traditional.
The same principles apply.
In this DVD, The Essential Basics, Scott teaches the fundamentals
of movement and the art of the 15 to 30 second gesture.
The following topics are covered
- Foundational Philosophy for Animators
- Necessary equipment
- Basics in Movement: (Timing and spacing, following arcs,
- squash and stretch, & maintaining volumes)
- Gesture and figure drawing basics
- How to properly "flip" your drawing
- Animation and drawing assignments are given.
- Bonus footage is included of figure models
- (male and female) to draw from.
Scott T. Petersen is an animator and studio owner
who has worked for several Hollywood studios
including, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Universal,
Columbia/Tri-star and several foreign companies.
In addition he has taught animation and drawing
at the California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts),
in Valencia California for four years and later at BYU in Provo Utah.
Before starting he worked with Toon City in Manila.
Originally sent there by Walt Disney studios,
he has supervised and trained thousands of artists
and became head of training and artist development.
He has become an expert on overseas productions
and has supervised in Japan,
Taiwan/Republic of China, the Philippines, and Mexico as of this writing.
Scott is known for his enthusiasm for the art of high quality animation
and his ability to teach the principles of drawing and animation
in a very clear and easy to understand fashion.
If you only buy 1 DVD to start your new career...this is it.
We have more from Scott T. Petersen here on our web site that are worth taking a look at !