@kamiqueiroz Actually, I live in Vancouver now! Emily Carr university is the best arts school here. I did half of my graphic design schooling through Emily Carr and I highly recommend it. Most who attend are illustration or fine arts students I think.

I can give you a few recommendations here. First off, always print your work out (making sure that it looks good to you and matches your screen reasonably well) Send this proof to the client. Having a hard copy is the only real way you will all be on the same page in terms of color. It's super frustrating I know.

When working in RGB, use the Adobe1998 color profile. It's a very stable profile that works across most monitors. If your file isn't already using that profile, click "convert to profile under "Edit" in the photoshop menu.

If you want to change the file to CMYK (which you should if you are printing - unless otherwise directed), then use the "Convert to Profile " again and select " US WEB coated (SWOP) v2. This is a CMYK profile and will make that transformation for you. Make sure the "flatten layers" button is selected. Now save the file with a separate name so you don't lose all those layers in your RGB file.

This method was told to me by a printing guru and I've used it for years without any trouble at all. ; )

Thank you! I'll try that.

As long as you have a subscription the video will be available for you from what I understand. Otherwise you will have to purchase it. I believe they said that those events on the calendar are the dates the videos will become available.

@CamAnh-Ng
Thank you, that did help to watch it again.

I really like your cover...looks great! Congratulations 🙂

BTW: a word of caution about self publishing. No matter which company you decide to use, read the fine print on anything you have to agree to. You don't want to grant them rights to the work in any form.

@mwinkelmans

Top right.

A bay window: It's not a capricious suggestion. A bay window is the perfect solution for what is proposed in the specifications.

In short: I agree, in every point, with @bharris.

To @stacilyn @natiwata @Joslyn-Schmitt

Thank you so much for your kind words about my work. I'm still at that "impostor syndrome" point where I can't believe people actually like my stuff, so I really appreciate you guys saying this 🙂

@Joslyn-Schmitt said:

Second, have you figured out what exactly you want to do in animation? Are you looking to work in 2D or 3D? Are you looking to be an Animator? Rigger? Concept artist? Storyboard artist? Background artist? Visual Development artist?
From what I can see and am deducing, I think you are aiming to be a Visual Development artist/ that works in Feature Animation?

Honestly I'm so eager at this point that just about all of those sound amazing to me.

I know that I want to focus on 2D art and I know I want a job where I can use my storytelling skills as much as possible. So yeah, your guess is pretty spot on 🙂

@Joslyn-Schmitt said:

Schools- Calarts, Sheridan, SCAD, and Gobelins. (Animation Mentor is another option) I personally went to MCAD but I know the top 3 I mentioned have very specific programs towards animation. I really think the French and Canadian schools are doing wondrous and beautiful things for animation.They really know what they are doing and the trailers that I keep seeing from these places are breathtaking. I would have loved to had the opportunity to study at colleges like these. Something that these schools do right is having their students collaborate/ work together to make one big movie. In animation, it is a one big collaboration. I would also look into the online schools and workshops. I personally like being in the classroom but for a cheaper route going to workshops. They can give just as much information or more.

My dream was to go to Gobelins since they seem to be the kung fu masters when it comes to 2D stuff, but I can't learn french fast enough. I really want to enlist this year, knowing french is obligatory for enlisting there, so either I postpone it a year or go to an anglophone country.

@Joslyn-Schmitt said:

Going to art school was probably the toughest thing I have ever done. I did not sleep, did not eat as healthy, and did not get to see friends and family often. I worked, and I worked extremely hard.

Usually this sounds scary, but to me this is exactly what I want. As I stated I've been a lazy jackass. I've studied in my home town, so I've never had to move out of my parents house or learn to live by myself, so I still feel like a child.

Going to a school that will make you work hard and make you use your free time sparingly sounds ideal to me. It's also the reason why I insist that I need to go to a physical school, even though I'm well aware of how awesome these online courses are. I need to leave my home town and start something new. Also, my mother insists on finishing a college.

@Joslyn-Schmitt said:

I was surrounded by people 20x better than me and it helped me grow.

Pretty much what I'm hoping to happen to me and why I still want to go to Gobelins because they're the kung fu masters.

@Joslyn-Schmitt said:

Reccomendations/Advice- Go purchase Richard Williams Animators Survival Kit, Drawn to Life, Timing in Animation, Character Animation Crash Course, Cartoon Animation, and the Illusion of Life. (And books on acting) These are a few books that will push you in the right direction. Take as many life drawing classes as possible. Drawing from life will improve your art tremendously and give your characters depth. Many students avoid it, but if you want to draw characters and people you have to learn how to draw the form. In order to break the rules, you have to learn the rules. Do not hide behind style. Its important to really understand your characters and give them a soul. Learn programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, and editing programs like After Effects, Premiere, and Audition. Knowing digital programs will help because most studios use these and want to have their workers be able to work in these. Learn the business side of the industry as well. Know your rights, protect your art, learn how to deal with contracts and invoices.

Thank you so much Joslyn 🙂 I can't tell you how much your words mean to me. Sometimes I feel like life is better when you're a beginner because encouragement and kind words are worth their weight in gold at that fragile state.

It will be posted to Youtube as well.

Your comic looks so professional- way to go!!!! Thank you for sharing

Sometimes I feel really silly to step into this business so early. I am also glad someone did hire me back then - where I am now is because of them...I just really really want to do a higher level now and I'm afraid this will not be possible with the package of my old amateurish art.
Thank you for your comment. 🙂 I sure will think about what you've said. You've got a point there - with the recent work featured on the site and the progress and diversity.
I still will not show some of the worst old work in my portfolio though 😉 As they say - a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

I found it 😃
How to post images

@Beatriz-"Bett" maybe this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6xrt5ko1uw&index=6&list=PL7IC3Am6kUZO0FOCaBzIiLfrhykgEqxKd

It's been a while since I watched it but based on the title I think it might be the right one.

ah okay, well that clears up what you meant... well great glad you got that fixed.

@Chip-Valecek Thank you so much. Now I can't see how I missed it. My brain always seems to need a lot of help with stuff like this.

I'd answer yes to both of those questions. You CAN do both styles, but you SHOULD focus on one primarily. Typically artists have many interests and styles. That doesn't mean all of them should be shown, but you can do any thing that you want.

At one point after graduating art center, I had three separate websites. One was for concept design, one was for figure drawing/painting, and the third was for children's book work. They didn't even link to each other. When a client comes to my site, I want them to think that is the only thing I do. I want them to feel as if they are buying that specialization.

If a site has all sorts of work and styles, it can be confusing to art buyers. It's also very hard to be a "pro" at each thing. It was an exhausting time in my life to work in those three areas at the same time. But it's what I had to do to get a start in the this business.

@Joy-Heyer I just signed up for it. It's good timing for me as I'm working with a writer for his self publishing project. I'll be doing a dummy for that AND I want to create works for my portfolio. 2 birds with one stone.

@lindsayraecarr I didn't realise people were still struggling getting Pencils! That's crazy to me! I feel really lucky I got one a couple of days after the iPad Pro release date and I was even annoyed about waiting those couple of days haha

Ace

@Aaron

I did try to fix the file using a recovery program. The analizer did show that there are several corrupted layers (see the red layers in the image)

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