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Post by omegastray on Sept 6, 2017 12:07:37 GMT -6
If you could give your past self a bit of advice before you began making fanime what would it be? What would you do more of, differently or avoid altogether?
Mine would be back your work up! Some day, for some reason your machine is going to commit seppuku and take countless hours of work with it. Get it stored on the cloud, an external hard drive or whatever you have available because nothing will kill your motivation quicker than losing nearly everything you've worked on.
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Post by afrololi on Sept 7, 2017 23:28:06 GMT -6
I have a bunch of things I'd want to warn my past self about (specifically 9-14 y.o me lol):
1. You are never too good to review basic drawing/animation fundamentals Even when you're a good 5 years into learning animation cough cough
2. Advanced/Professional tools and software won't automatically make you create better work. It's mostly about how you use the program to work with your style and your workflow.
3. You aren't "running out of time" to be an animator/work in the industry. Some people grasp/learn drawing concepts quicker than others, and just because you aren't making cinematic SVA level animations like the 7 y.o you saw on Instagram, doesn't make you any less of an artist and it doesn't mean that you're falling behind. So stop stressing!
4. Be humble and don't feel attacked when you realize that eventually you're not gonna be the only "art kid" in class (ESPECIALLY in an art class lol). There are thousands of kids who can draw like you, but everyone brings their own respective strengths and qualities to their work so its interesting to see how they interpret things. So don't feel intimidated by your peers and try to instead make connections with them! Being in a group of talented artists doesn't have to be like the Hunger Games so please relax and sit down.
5. Celebrate your victories! No matter how small of an accomplishment you make, whether its a decent bouncing ball or a full on cinematic masterpiece, you deserve to acknowledge and praise your own hard work. It's not conceited to give yourself a pat on the back every now and then, even if you think that what you made isn't as great as you wanted it to be. Be proud of what you can do at the moment and keep striving to get better.
6. Beware the ides of March.
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Post by ♡GissyEva♡ on Sept 8, 2017 18:24:43 GMT -6
Here's my advice for my past self:
- Sketch out your pictures before linearting
- Stay away from the that one community that was filled with assholes, it's a can of worms you cannot handle!!
- Expirament with artsyles and art programs.
- Don't get sad over your obscure idea for fanfiction not being popular as you hope!
- Focus more on your original ideas
- Do some research on shit!
- Also, don't take NNSG seriously!
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Post by Whirlwynd on Sept 10, 2017 7:17:21 GMT -6
Dear past self:
-Would you learn how to commit already??? (--- this self is not very far into the past) I know you're proud of being a fidgety fluttery Gemini but most people aren't going to stick with a story you keep canceling/restarting, especially when they're there for the story over the artwork. You see flaws that most of your audience don't care about.
-Don't listen to that person who you otherwise respect that told you the reason you can't make a story people empathize with is that you don't understand or like romance.
-Don't be so afraid of what other people think when you talk to them. It's keeping you from making friends =(
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Post by MelancholicDoves on Sept 12, 2017 10:50:57 GMT -6
ooooh fun thread okay
@my past self:
- You're not going to be sad forever. It will get better soon. Just make it through High School. - You're not unlovable. You'll find someone in someplace unexpected and its completely worth the wait.
- Stick with digital design and web development like you originally planned. You'll save yourself some time and a lot of money that way.
- Dont make "The Antagonist" first when you know nothing about animation omfg, it deserves better.
- You'll make great friends, and the ones you lost wont matter any more.
- Get political. I don't care if it makes you uncomfortable or if it makes your friends get annoyed by you. It's important....and if you think you're left? Go more left. Further left.....keep going......
- Your arts not spectacular. Its still good but just be humble about it, okay?
- and lastly, You're worth it.
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Post by emily loves cookies on Sept 14, 2017 13:43:12 GMT -6
ohhh boy... aaaaa...
- why where you so cringy? I mean you used "XD" and acted hyper 24/7 LMAO. Just stop.
- You gotta a lot of free time!! use it well!
- PLEASE DON'T USE MS PAINT LOL, THERE'S BETTER THINGS OUT THERE !!
- hey, you went through a hard time, it'll be over soon. I promise <33
- don't stop drawing! keep going girl!
- ONE MORE THING PICK A BETTER USERNAME, THANK YOU AAAA
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