About the SOFTWARE I use in the video: A huge amount of my production involves Adobe CC (my affiliate link tinyurl.com/v7fvqgo) I use Adobe photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Audition and sometimes Animate. I would be nowhere without these softwares. You can get them all with a comfortable monthly subscription, or you can get subscriptions to individual plans. Check them out and see what works for you. The main software I'm using to actually animate frame by frame is called TVPaint. Here's more information on that: www.tvpaint.com/ It's a great software :) And if you need a Graphics tablet, I highly recommend this one for you ballers out there: geni.us/vy8xUZB It's the best tablet money can buy :) And here's a great low-low cost alternative: geni.us/LLYv
A benefit from doing anything as a hobby is that you never get the feeling of being burned out, that comes when you´re doing something you like as a job but the restrictions of time, or the demands of the clients/co-workers end up ruining the experiencie for you.
The. Literal. Truth!! I'm living the recovery stages after working graphic design (not rly) at my local newspaper. I'd expanded my joy of drawing at a trade school but the "small town, no dreams" mantra forced me to wait. Thus I took the first job closest to my field that came along. Four years of doing the same crud for very little gratitude quite literally killed part of who I am as a person....and the work environment just made it worse. I'm still struggling to draw and actually be happy about what I create nowadays. Muse doesn't hit me as often as it did nearly 10yrs ago and I don't feel the same therapy that I used to get from drawing. I miss being happy...but I'm also disgusted at how carefree I was. I'll never be talented enough to make money doing what I love, my brain just isn't wired to cope like that. I can only say I'm glad that I know for sure ... Maybe I'll get better ...someday...
@Eli Gummypotato helping homless and prevent that to not happen again and making affordable houses, using android and buying real farm meat is socialism 😂😂
That depends on how intense you are with what you do, whether for work or recreation. We all don't get burned out at our work. Some get burned out and have to stop a hobby as well. I have gone at things so much I stopped doing them for years. Sometimes it is temporary. Sometimes you move onto something new. Like anything it is your attitude that matters.
@@O0Salmon0O Definetly It your attitude will have a part on how you percieve things and how persistent you are to find the ideal conditions to follow your dream. The least I want is to tell anyone to give up on their dreams for fear.
I started out workin on my animations as a hobby, and it still is no matter what, I enjoy everything bout it, I know that most of the animations i do that is based off of original ideas wont get alot of traction compared to fan animations i make, but to my, I think being able to animate as a hobby is incredibly fun but a big decision to make
For what I do, I'm by no means a professional. I could spend 40+ hours making a 1 minute animation episode, and get roughly a few hundred views, couple thousands if it's well accepted. Honestly, after reading the comments on how my creation was able to make some people smile and brighten up their day, that's enough for me. (❁´◡`❁)
you're not alone on the few-hundred-views lane! lol 😁 I'll do check out your content, because I felt this comment is so damn relateable, as a fellow animator.
In my personal experience and coming from a very low-income household, I decided to eventually come to terms that there are certain priorities in life. Mine was to feed my family and myself and have a roof over our heads, so eventually my undying dreams of studying animation did eventually simmer down. I set realistic expectations for my situation and found a job with a decent pay. Regardless, I still find the time to practice animation as a hobby, and even if not a lot of people might get to see my work, every time I see myself improving makes me feel proud and wanting to improve more. There are many different ways things play out in life for people. Some people, low income or not, really do make it big. Others give up on it completely. But regardless of what they choose, I think that as long as they’re happy with what they do, they can live a life they can be proud of. Thank you for this video
Hope you’re doing well in your medical field career, that is a very respectable job. It’s always good to find the proper balance between necessity and aspiration. And hopefully one day in the future our loved ones and us won’t have to worry so much about our economical situation.
I make animations for fun, and at a pretty good pace. I'm not saying I'm good at it, or that I know what I'm doing. I just give it a shot and make what I feel like making.
I am a current sophomore student in Full Sail, I have been watching your videos for over two years now and you've become an inspiration for me on getting me back to pursue my dream job. I have always wanted to be an animator since middle school, but after high school, I fell into life where i didnt really put too much attention in college and just began working. However, I never threw away my dream and no matter what I have done and planned I still wanted to be an animator. Now that I have son and then a daughter I decided to go ahead and go for it. My wife and children support me all the way and are my motivation. Thank you for posting your videos for advice and tips on not just animation itself but also life. Thank you Mr Whitehurst
how was it getting into full Sail? I'm currently a senior in high school with animation in mind for a career choice. was full sail beneficial to learning? I have that school as a college want to get any info i can before I commit. thank you in advance.
This really struck a cord with me. I have been working on an animation project for over a year. It took me months to come up with a workflow that is repeatable and effective to produce content. Then it took me months to learn additional tools (AE and Blender). Finally It took me months to save up to get the necessary tools. I just bought my first real tablet. All while working a job and climbing the ladder. I just recently got a promotion and for the first time I feel financially secure enough to pursue my project more aggressively. Animation is a brutal artform to get into. The biggest thing I have learned. Look at the big houses which produce content rapidly and learn the tricks they use for their workflow. Preplanning will save you a lot of work in the end.
People take a lot of time making crappy animations let alone big projects. I much rather go and do illustration/design but I respect every animator. It takes a lot of discipline and passion to keep drawing the same stuff over and over
Exactly, do shit as a "hobby" because you enjoy it and like it. I feel like this is such a barrier for everybody and everything nowadays. People try to do stuff because they want to make something out of it or be someone or something. Just do something
I find any animation becomes a chore at various points in it's creation, but that doesn't stop it being a hobby for me. I just see it as better than wasting time playing video games.
I love this video because, although I am not an animator, I applied Howard's advice and thoughts with my interest in drawing. It's extremely comforting to hear "you are a better service to humanity by professionally doing what you enjoy doing"... except drugs
Thank you for hitting the point of coming from a low income background. I've literally been struggling to get better and better at animation for over 10 years and im still not hireable. At this point I havent given up, but like you said, i have accepted that I'm playing the long game here.
I'm only a hobbyist animator. I post my works in a group of animators and someone reach out for me to do a commission work. At first I refuse because I said I don't do it professionally but he insisted. So I did a few seconds of animation that he wants and showed it to him but he demanded a better quality and give me one week of deadline. And that I think is the advantage of a hobbyist. I immediately turn down the offer and said to look for another animator. There is no pressure or pleasing of clients. I just do animation as a time killer but what I like is that every time that has been passed, I produce a product instead of killing time of playing video games or binge watching.
Ay man I agree, something you create is there forever. Video games do nothing but stimulate the mind and leave nothing great behind. (Creative gaming video's are the exception).
About the animation speed as a hobbyist, I couldn't agree more. I'm currently in college to become an animation show runner (which I suppose you could also call tv or film producer), which means that I've got only one day a week where I can do something personal. On those days, I can complete a second per hour. When I do animation just to kill time in-between college classes or just whenever I have time, that same second can take me several days. Not having enough time to sit down and animate really kills the productivity. But it's still worth it when you receive positive feedback on your work, when people are amazed with what you do. That's why I keep doing it, because I see others enjoying watching it as much as I enjoy making it.
Whole life i wanted to became animator but when i finished highschool i had a problem thinking that animation as full time job will bring me in position to hate animation. Now i'm graphic designer who do animation just for fun, and as you said, i'm doing it not enough, and i think i made a mistake. I still have big passion to became animator! You are inspiring a lot of people, and thanks for advices!
i had the same fear and it wasn't at all the case for me. I love animation even more, if that's even possible. And your design skills should really help you if you choose to transition.
I think not making as much animation isn't a big con. In fact, I think there's advantages to it. For example, animation is such a laborious and complex medium that each element must connect to others and everything has to be thought out. It's as logical as it is artistic and free-form. This can be limiting, and one could make a very whimsical and "out-there" animation, but with how ideas work, that could take too long. I think not being able to make as much animation allows us to critically look at it and question exactly why we think it's necessary for what we want to express. Making a picture is a much much much easier and quicker endeavor. One could make a single picture and capture all they wanted to express. If they have more story elements involved, they could make a storyboard or comic, and produce something that involves that. Why would one want to animate? What elements of animation does a person need to express exactly what they want? I think having less time to animate allows one to be critical of the medium they choose to partake in, and in turn, eliminate more variables that can hold them back from producing because that's the goal. Production. Constantly producing work and making stuff is the goal for anybody. Getting those ideas out. Some of those ideas may not need an animation and in irony, with all the stuff you're producing, you're creating assets you can use for a animation if you DO need the medium. It's a win-win in my book. EDIT: Just thought about this. Making the pictures, characters, storyboards, and so on exactly the way you want them to be expressed on their own (like, not making a picture for the future goal of putting it in an animation, but just making it to express what you're thinking) makes you consider the elements of them more. You take your time with them, process them, work the ideas more, and you create something high quality. This process makes it more likely you'll create a quality film, because each element of the film is thought over and created as it's own individual piece of art, instead of something to be forced and taped together to work with other images.
I'm in love with science and animation. I might be in a university right now and it's TRUE I need to study day and night but I dont care what people think... My parents my friends random people... Who are they to tell me it's impossible to do both. I want to do both I devote myself to both and I will succeed. I will become a successful animator and scientist. I just need to wait. Wait a moment and you'll hear my name
@@christabeljoy2443 we will make it. We just need to learn and work hard. You have my best wishes. You know architectur and writing were ones of favorite options.
I have constantly dealt with the mental struggle of not choosing animation as a full time career. The thing is, even if I did become an animator, I would lack the work ethic to make a career out of it. When I did it as a hobby, there's been days I just didn't want to draw. I've gotten really good at it though, and if I continue I'll be great, and that's what brings me back into the loop of questioning my decision of not pursuing it. The fact that if I chose to pursue it, i might have become as good as the animators I look up to.
@c I think it's more of the fact that I know how much work goes into animating, and the financial struggles people go through when they can't turn over their artwork fast enough. I chose coding because it's something I enjoy doing (less than animation but it's less time consuming). Also the fact that I won't be able to find a stable job in my country given the price of houses are like 800k now. I live in Canada. I tried animating for others for 4 months and I hated it. I realized that the reason I do animation is for myself. I would be so content if I could make money from creating my own animations. The closest thing to that would start a patreon and make story time animations on RUclips, but I'm not a story teller. Like everything points to not taking the animation route for me. But I still really want to do it.
RMAnimations you don’t need to do “story time” animations if you started a RUclips channel for your personal animation projects. Many people do animation short films, and a lot of them have a good amount of subscribers & views.
Yeah man I love Animation but I know that it won't put food on the table, and I don't really watch TV much and I only do Animation for myself so I know for a fact that if I become a Professional Animator I won't really be that happy or financially stable. It's better for me to do it as a hobby than a full time job.
Thank you Howard Wimshurst. Very helpful and Educational. Keep up the good work, and I hope your having a happy life. I hope to make art my life too. Thank you for a the advice.
I’m not an animator, but this is something that I’m going through with my endeavors that I needed to hear, thanks a lot man definitely helped my expectations.❤️
actually howard, one thing to note is that some companies will have contracts stating that you either aren't allowed to make things on the side or that all content you make, even on your own time, is their property. Make sure you know what's in your contract!
That's true from what I hear. I've heard of people turning down offers to work at Disney for that very same reason. Read your contracts and negotiate! It's wrong for a company to own everything you make even outside your designated hours!
reality of animating in a short answer animator: AHH MEN IM FINNALY DONE WITH THIS ANIMATION AFTER 2 MONTHS animation: *takes only 5 minutes to watch* annimator: AHH MEN TIME TO MAKE THE NEXT 7 MINTUES! *takes 3 months*
Yes, like any other skill, it requires time, and in order to grow until is sufficiently strong, we need to be there all the time; practicing, learning new things or just getting in contact with updates and new things in order to feel inspired of and get motivated throughout this artistic path. And yes, I agree with the fact that commercial work, sometimes, gets the fun out of creativity. just following requirements and briefings in order to fulfill the client's needs; and most of the time, they are afraid of breaking the mainstream thing, or genres because at the end it's not going to be sold or get consumed by the mass as they spect. but as creative creators, we need to confront ourselves in order to break our rules, and then the rules that are there, outside. Thanks, Howard.
i wish i had seen this video when it came out. I really felt it when you said that don't give up something if your friends say that it's not cool. Although this does not apply to animation in my case but peer pressure made a big difference in my life. I chose the subject which i didn't like just because there were no friends in the other subject's class. Anyways, now i'm gonna make a story-time animation on this!
I couldn't learn animations in college but I just followed my dream I working, take courses and return home to practice and watch videos to improve my self
THIS!!! Ive been an animator since high school and developed a lot of skills. I spent 5 years in college watching those skills fade. I am working to get back in now that I am out of school. This video is helping me lots.
8:12 "And if you're from a low income background or you don't have money saved up, you need money *_NOW._* Not two years or even months from today. No, you need money to pay the bills and put food on the table... It is far from just being an animation problem. This is a world problem." *_THANK YOU!!!_* I can't tell you how many professors and advisors I've talked to who'd only dodge the question when confronted about the realities of living under capitalism. It's so validating to finally have someone acknowledge those kinds of problems and at least *_attempt_* to guide people around them.
Thank you for making that video and raising some good points, I like to add a few extra ideas. I've been a hobbyist animator for a long time now and playing the long game is important because hobbyists often don't have a high level of drawing skill for animation to start with and that takes time to develop. Also the need to make money is a good point. I like to add that depending on your life situation doing contract or part time on your non-animation job might give you more time to do your animation. As you said, creative control is one of the best things about being a hobbyist and that's not just what you make, it's what tools and workflows you use. Professional animators might have to use tools/formats/processes that aren't optimal for them and you don't have that problem as a hobbyist but on the other hand you might not be able to afford expensive tools either. To all the hobbyists out there, all the best.
The visual art greatly helps me a lot coping with the rough patch I'm going through now so I decided to give back to you guys. It is a great hobby to entertain
Thank you a million fold for this video. I have been thinking of starting my own series for the longest and was wondering if I would ever have the time to do it. And I believe I'm a hobbyist.
Thanks for the perspective. Older artist (art school BFA) mostly sketching for industrial design sorts of projects. No formal illustrator traiining and I miss printmaking more than photography. You've saved me much time (building an expensive animation desktop, "which software would suit?" etc.). To illustrate writing I do I think I'll settle for plain ol' drawing.
Professionally I am a software developer but have just got into animation. I quickly found out that there is a big learning curve, but since I had some experience with video editing/photoshop before, I had some understanding of timelines etc. After 3 months or so of learning animation I found that realistically I can only create one 5 minute video per month. And that is fine, but it will remain a hobby since software developing will remain my main income stream. I will release my first video at the start of next month.
i really want to make an anime for release that witch since they cancelled the original. but im a beginner in animation. i didnt even practice animating movements when i uploaded the first video on this channel. im practicing positions more though. i know how to draw but not how to animate ; -;
i recently started working on animation. its so much harder than any animations look like, and i learned that what you want something to look like, you have to take the time on it
ooo man thanks , im already working as freelancer animator, but all those topics really helpe me , because im like in my second frellancer job , i was making shit as hobby for so long time , but professional is so fucking scare , so today im studing like a crazy to built confidence , and build a strong method of working .
I think that these kind of video are very interesting: fist you can just watch and learn how you pait and use the program, and then listen all your discussion about working as an animator during school or just like a second work. Thanks for sharing this to us, I find it very helpful.
I respectfully disagree with this video (but I also really enjoy your videos so don't take this as criticism, just a different opinion). I think making anything you enjoy just a hobby is 1,000x better than having it as a career. I'm a graphic designer, and have been for several years now and I can't stand designing outside of work. It just seems like work now. I'm working on a story that I'll be animating in my free time for fun, and that feels so fun whether it's 30min or 3 hours. It gives me time to take it at my own pace, enjoy every step of the process, and if I get burnt out I can put it aside for a week or two and come back to it with a fresh attitude. I also think how much work you get done is completely based on the person's personality as a worker. I also, being a graphic designer already, have access to a large amount of tools that normally I wouldn't have access to, so I get that animating could be an expensive endeavor regardless of where you plan on cutting costs. Anyways, not trying to rant, just thought I'd put my two cents worth in and let you know that I'm really enjoying learning and animating for fun in a stress free environment! Thanks, and keep up the amazing videos!!
After watching this video, I've been filled with new hope for my future. People often tell me I wont make it very far because of how hard it is to get into the industry and that it's too late for me or Ive never had even 1000 hours of necessary practice but the passion for it still stuck with me, I'm learning as much as I can about drawing fundamentals but I hope to start practicing animation soon, by any means necessary. I am in college now studying Graphic Design because it was the closest thing available but I still want to do what I can to get to my dream job as an animator, your videos have been a big means of my education and for that I thank you.
Well it's a choice. If you want to earn well, don't do graphics, go for medicine or architecture. If you want to do something you will like to do, try your best at animation, and prepare for tons of frustrations and years of working at shitty jobs before you will manage to get into industry. It's never too late to get into industry, it's at most too early. Demand for animations is so low, that even the fact that there is not enough animators out there is not helpful. It will be hard ride, so hang in there buddy and don't give up no matter what.
Lets be real. Nothing worth while is easy to gain. I have an interest in game development and design as well as animation. People tell me all the time that game development is hard. Yeah? No shit. People told me computer science/coding was a whole other level of hell. Then I tried it, and im still learning new things as I code but it wasnt anything I pictured or was told or what cartoons even portrayed it as.
I'm a kid who animated on my phone using flipaclip,I have a homemade stylus I made for myself,I enjoy animation a lot,and I've gotten really good at it tho I still need guidelines for fight scenes My mom sees my work and she said she'll get me a drawing tablet soon Can't wait Once I get that I'll professionalize it and start making money out of it😁😁😁😁wish me luck
My only problem with any case I wanted to delve into was that I could never really fall in love with it. So that I can and want to do it constantly when I am free,and at the same time enjoy it. It's the same with animation, I want to do it on a regular basis, but you burn out very much from it. You either have to do a little bit every day, or once every two months you sit down for a whole day and draw until you feel sick. The only solution that I have found is to act on the principle of being tolerated and loved. That is, to make animation become a habit. Maybe then I can finally enjoy the process and not the result. I write all this out of frustration, because for me personally, animation is really a unique art form. After all, here you can literally do everything that you have enough skill and imagination, but paradoxically I can't really enjoy the work for which I am sick with my soul.
This is a perfect video for me. I live in a state with limited access to an animation career, let alone one that fits what I ultimately want to do. But I'm kinda okay with that I've got a career as a technician for a power company, which actually gives me a structure to work my free time into something productive
Ive been a hobbiest animator for years and i havent gotten to do much, actually ive never finished anything! So I can totally relate. Creating re-usable assets is a good idea, im gonna have ot take note of that. Thanks.
hey! Thank you for posting this video and sharing your insights! From an amateur animator, like myself, this is very much appreciated! I started this channel like 2 months ago and sometimes I do feel burntout, after finally posting a new episode. Initially I thought I'd manage an episode/week, based on my crude style of animation, but I bit a bit more than I could chew. Nevertheless, I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel! Just subscribed and looking forward for more of your content!
Hi Howard, not sure if you're ever going to see this comment, but I just wanted to say that I really really appreciate your channel and your work. I would totally support you on Patreon if I were a working independent but unfortunately I'm still an early uni student and not really in control of my finances. I appreciate how thoughtful, well-planned, and informative each and every one of your videos are, I appreciate how helpful and giving (and selfless, they are all meant to help us without any intentions of getting us to support your work, which is so admirable), and how insightful and well-educated each of your remarks are. Not to mention the hard work you put into maintaining a RUclips channel and all the work you put into your animations! It's really crazy how hardworking all of you animators are, and I really respect and admire your content and your RUclips channel. Please keep being an amazing person and an inspirational help to others ♥
Thank you so much Ari! The Patron is just for people with a bit of expendable income, don't worry about it! Just enjoy the videos, I will keep making them
Thanks for keeping us aware about it :) my wish is that when I grow up I wanted to make simple animations related to biology field while working as a doctor too 😄
This is a nice video Howard..I found it especially relevant to me as I desire to be a pro-animator but I am from a low income background and every thing you have stated is quite accurate. I am working hard however to boost my skills to a professional level and I believe in due time I will break even.
Very Well-said Video.. By the way big fan of how you animate motion (Sakuga-like animations). Secondly, Can you link/name the Background ambient music tracks you used in the video? (Love the BGM)
What I'm doing is started a marketing agency company I'm growing it to 1million the 1st year while practicing and making animations on the side to get better then I'mma start a RUclips channel and then in 2nd year will combine them both to create animated ads for businesses while doing distributing it across platforms
Even practicing is rough, i work a 7am to 4pm retail job to pay bills, then because i have a couple hours in the afternoon to animate it took 2 days just to animate 1 walk cycle. also i had no animation time in school because i also had summer school so i never had a vacation.
"Make sure to help them to understand that this isn't just a game, it's serious business!" wow I almost cried. It's been my goal to prove to my parents that this is something I'm doing seriously.
Personally it's a new passion I've discover and I have planned to make it more than a hobby. Although I have other things to do I'm searching tones of tutorials, courses and I already have a good idea of what style I'm aiming for. I know it's gonna be a slow and though process but I long as I have the passion nothing can stop me I guess?
@ Howard..this video information is on point... You spoke to my situation..iam an illustrator more than animator..but my timing couldn't be more horrible..lol ..and I'm "po".can't even add the other "o and R"... When it came time to look for work ..my mother and father fell ill...and I basically had to stop, no time and financially had to move back home 2013 with my 2degree and I tried to help out as much for them since 09..so it's been off and on with art and animation so it's a struggle...my pops just passed July 1st 2019...so I hear you..trying to get back in the swing but now I'm dealing with my ailing mother... it's been rough when you work so hard and life give you something else...
I can hardly imagine how rough that is. Keep fighting the good fight. You deserve to be a successful artist - whatever success means to you. I'm sure your father would want you to be happy, doing what you love to do. A quote comes to mind: "all of us die but not all of us truly live" Make sure you get through this. Make sure you live, for your father, mother and for yourself. You deserve it.
So Howard, I know you probably won't see this but you REALLY REALLY REALLY should make a video on Numinous by Mrnosec. It's a 60fps amv but trust me it is unlike any amv you've ever seen. SERIOUSLY CHECK IT OUT!!! Who agrees? C'mon people, let's make it happen
I'm extremely passionate about animation (Mainly rotoscoping), but for me personally, I know if I did it as a career, I would lose my drive to do it as a hobby. It's my idea's I want to create, and that Trumps the dollar for me.
As a full time Game Dev I would just say though, you may produce more working in a studio than just working on the side, but you may find that the work you do on your own time will be the work you value the most.
perhaps, perhaps not... Making commercial work can give you a platform for it to be seen by millions. Objectively, what is more valuable? Something tempered but seen by millions or something un-tempered but seen by few?
About the SOFTWARE I use in the video:
A huge amount of my production involves Adobe CC (my affiliate link tinyurl.com/v7fvqgo) I use Adobe photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Audition and sometimes Animate. I would be nowhere without these softwares. You can get them all with a comfortable monthly subscription, or you can get subscriptions to individual plans. Check them out and see what works for you.
The main software I'm using to actually animate frame by frame is called TVPaint. Here's more information on that: www.tvpaint.com/
It's a great software :)
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It's the best tablet money can buy :)
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I guess it is kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream new tv shows online?
@Arthur Aydin Flixportal :P
@Simon Azariah thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I appreciate it!
@Arthur Aydin Glad I could help :)
A benefit from doing anything as a hobby is that you never get the feeling of being burned out, that comes when you´re doing something you like as a job but the restrictions of time, or the demands of the clients/co-workers end up ruining the experiencie for you.
The. Literal. Truth!!
I'm living the recovery stages after working graphic design (not rly) at my local newspaper. I'd expanded my joy of drawing at a trade school but the "small town, no dreams" mantra forced me to wait. Thus I took the first job closest to my field that came along. Four years of doing the same crud for very little gratitude quite literally killed part of who I am as a person....and the work environment just made it worse. I'm still struggling to draw and actually be happy about what I create nowadays. Muse doesn't hit me as often as it did nearly 10yrs ago and I don't feel the same therapy that I used to get from drawing. I miss being happy...but I'm also disgusted at how carefree I was. I'll never be talented enough to make money doing what I love, my brain just isn't wired to cope like that. I can only say I'm glad that I know for sure ...
Maybe I'll get better ...someday...
@Eli Gummypotato helping homless and prevent that to not happen again and making affordable houses, using android and buying real farm meat is socialism 😂😂
That depends on how intense you are with what you do, whether for work or recreation. We all don't get burned out at our work. Some get burned out and have to stop a hobby as well. I have gone at things so much I stopped doing them for years. Sometimes it is temporary. Sometimes you move onto something new. Like anything it is your attitude that matters.
@@O0Salmon0O Definetly It your attitude will have a part on how you percieve things and how persistent you are to find the ideal conditions to follow your dream. The least I want is to tell anyone to give up on their dreams for fear.
I started out workin on my animations as a hobby, and it still is no matter what, I enjoy everything bout it, I know that most of the animations i do that is based off of original ideas wont get alot of traction compared to fan animations i make, but to my, I think being able to animate as a hobby is incredibly fun but a big decision to make
Didn't expect to see you here
For what I do, I'm by no means a professional. I could spend 40+ hours making a 1 minute animation episode, and get roughly a few hundred views, couple thousands if it's well accepted. Honestly, after reading the comments on how my creation was able to make some people smile and brighten up their day, that's enough for me. (❁´◡`❁)
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you're not alone on the few-hundred-views lane! lol 😁 I'll do check out your content, because I felt this comment is so damn relateable, as a fellow animator.
In my personal experience and coming from a very low-income household, I decided to eventually come to terms that there are certain priorities in life. Mine was to feed my family and myself and have a roof over our heads, so eventually my undying dreams of studying animation did eventually simmer down. I set realistic expectations for my situation and found a job with a decent pay. Regardless, I still find the time to practice animation as a hobby, and even if not a lot of people might get to see my work, every time I see myself improving makes me feel proud and wanting to improve more.
There are many different ways things play out in life for people. Some people, low income or not, really do make it big. Others give up on it completely. But regardless of what they choose, I think that as long as they’re happy with what they do, they can live a life they can be proud of.
Thank you for this video
Hope you’re doing well in your medical field career, that is a very respectable job.
It’s always good to find the proper balance between necessity and aspiration. And hopefully one day in the future our loved ones and us won’t have to worry so much about our economical situation.
I’m glad you kept going in your hobby and passions. Despite the choices you had to make.
@@winxbuneari5430 Thank you, that means a lot
That's a way of looking at things
I make animations for fun, and at a pretty good pace. I'm not saying I'm good at it, or that I know what I'm doing. I just give it a shot and make what I feel like making.
Solid.
I am a current sophomore student in Full Sail, I have been watching your videos for over two years now and you've become an inspiration for me on getting me back to pursue my dream job. I have always wanted to be an animator since middle school, but after high school, I fell into life where i didnt really put too much attention in college and just began working. However, I never threw away my dream and no matter what I have done and planned I still wanted to be an animator. Now that I have son and then a daughter I decided to go ahead and go for it. My wife and children support me all the way and are my motivation. Thank you for posting your videos for advice and tips on not just animation itself but also life. Thank you Mr Whitehurst
how was it getting into full Sail?
I'm currently a senior in high school with animation in mind for a career choice. was full sail beneficial to learning? I have that school as a college want to get any info i can before I commit. thank you in advance.
Bro this comment is helping me to choice my career,,im 18 know and still dont know what course to choose
@@starborn3346 I’m curious too
This really struck a cord with me. I have been working on an animation project for over a year. It took me months to come up with a workflow that is repeatable and effective to produce content. Then it took me months to learn additional tools (AE and Blender). Finally It took me months to save up to get the necessary tools. I just bought my first real tablet. All while working a job and climbing the ladder. I just recently got a promotion and for the first time I feel financially secure enough to pursue my project more aggressively. Animation is a brutal artform to get into. The biggest thing I have learned. Look at the big houses which produce content rapidly and learn the tricks they use for their workflow. Preplanning will save you a lot of work in the end.
You ever finish this animation?
Awesome video dude, I’m a huge fan of your work. I’m not a adult yet, but this video makes me excited to be one. Keep up the great work!💚
I love you art work bro
People take a lot of time making crappy animations let alone big projects. I much rather go and do illustration/design but I respect every animator. It takes a lot of discipline and passion to keep drawing the same stuff over and over
If it turns out to be a chore, i dont consider it a hobby. This isnt limited to just animating.
Exactly, do shit as a "hobby" because you enjoy it and like it. I feel like this is such a barrier for everybody and everything nowadays. People try to do stuff because they want to make something out of it or be someone or something. Just do something
I find any animation becomes a chore at various points in it's creation, but that doesn't stop it being a hobby for me. I just see it as better than wasting time playing video games.
I love this video because, although I am not an animator, I applied Howard's advice and thoughts with my interest in drawing. It's extremely comforting to hear "you are a better service to humanity by professionally doing what you enjoy doing"... except drugs
I could relate to that except drugs
Lol😂
Thank you for hitting the point of coming from a low income background. I've literally been struggling to get better and better at animation for over 10 years and im still not hireable. At this point I havent given up, but like you said, i have accepted that I'm playing the long game here.
Omg bro 10 years? I just started studying animation in college can u gimme som tips
Yeah for real...give us TIPS
I relate, and I agree. 10+ years out of formal study, and still thrashing against the currents of life. Cheers bro!
Keep making video Howard, you helping a lot of budding animators out big times.
I'm only a hobbyist animator. I post my works in a group of animators and someone reach out for me to do a commission work. At first I refuse because I said I don't do it professionally but he insisted. So I did a few seconds of animation that he wants and showed it to him but he demanded a better quality and give me one week of deadline. And that I think is the advantage of a hobbyist. I immediately turn down the offer and said to look for another animator. There is no pressure or pleasing of clients. I just do animation as a time killer but what I like is that every time that has been passed, I produce a product instead of killing time of playing video games or binge watching.
Ay man I agree, something you create is there forever. Video games do nothing but stimulate the mind and leave nothing great behind. (Creative gaming video's are the exception).
11:30 When Howard says its cool. Its Cool.
As an animator it does take a lot of time but being able to see your creation come to life. I can say for myself it was worth it.
About the animation speed as a hobbyist, I couldn't agree more. I'm currently in college to become an animation show runner (which I suppose you could also call tv or film producer), which means that I've got only one day a week where I can do something personal. On those days, I can complete a second per hour. When I do animation just to kill time in-between college classes or just whenever I have time, that same second can take me several days. Not having enough time to sit down and animate really kills the productivity.
But it's still worth it when you receive positive feedback on your work, when people are amazed with what you do. That's why I keep doing it, because I see others enjoying watching it as much as I enjoy making it.
Whole life i wanted to became animator but when i finished highschool i had a problem thinking that animation as full time job will bring me in position to hate animation. Now i'm graphic designer who do animation just for fun, and as you said, i'm doing it not enough, and i think i made a mistake. I still have big passion to became animator!
You are inspiring a lot of people, and thanks for advices!
i had the same fear and it wasn't at all the case for me. I love animation even more, if that's even possible.
And your design skills should really help you if you choose to transition.
You could do courses or if possible a master in animation
I think not making as much animation isn't a big con. In fact, I think there's advantages to it.
For example, animation is such a laborious and complex medium that each element must connect to others and everything has to be thought out. It's as logical as it is artistic and free-form. This can be limiting, and one could make a very whimsical and "out-there" animation, but with how ideas work, that could take too long.
I think not being able to make as much animation allows us to critically look at it and question exactly why we think it's necessary for what we want to express.
Making a picture is a much much much easier and quicker endeavor. One could make a single picture and capture all they wanted to express. If they have more story elements involved, they could make a storyboard or comic, and produce something that involves that. Why would one want to animate? What elements of animation does a person need to express exactly what they want?
I think having less time to animate allows one to be critical of the medium they choose to partake in, and in turn, eliminate more variables that can hold them back from producing because that's the goal. Production. Constantly producing work and making stuff is the goal for anybody. Getting those ideas out. Some of those ideas may not need an animation and in irony, with all the stuff you're producing, you're creating assets you can use for a animation if you DO need the medium. It's a win-win in my book.
EDIT: Just thought about this. Making the pictures, characters, storyboards, and so on exactly the way you want them to be expressed on their own (like, not making a picture for the future goal of putting it in an animation, but just making it to express what you're thinking) makes you consider the elements of them more. You take your time with them, process them, work the ideas more, and you create something high quality.
This process makes it more likely you'll create a quality film, because each element of the film is thought over and created as it's own individual piece of art, instead of something to be forced and taped together to work with other images.
I'm in love with science and animation.
I might be in a university right now and it's TRUE I need to study day and night but I dont care what people think...
My parents my friends random people...
Who are they to tell me it's impossible to do both. I want to do both I devote myself to both and I will succeed. I will become a successful animator and scientist. I just need to wait. Wait a moment and you'll hear my name
Anna so cool! I want to be an animator and either an architect or writer and it’s so cool to hear that others are doing what I want to do!
@@christabeljoy2443 we will make it.
We just need to learn and work hard.
You have my best wishes.
You know architectur and writing were ones of favorite options.
Anna thank you!! We will do amazing 😉 I can’t wait to see where you and I go in the future! Best of luck to you!
@@christabeljoy2443 Me too let's hope we meet one day.
Good luck!!
Anna I hope so too!
Do you have an Instagram? We could share more about our progress?
I have constantly dealt with the mental struggle of not choosing animation as a full time career. The thing is, even if I did become an animator, I would lack the work ethic to make a career out of it. When I did it as a hobby, there's been days I just didn't want to draw. I've gotten really good at it though, and if I continue I'll be great, and that's what brings me back into the loop of questioning my decision of not pursuing it. The fact that if I chose to pursue it, i might have become as good as the animators I look up to.
Same bro!
@c putting a co.ment to read later on.
@c I think it's more of the fact that I know how much work goes into animating, and the financial struggles people go through when they can't turn over their artwork fast enough. I chose coding because it's something I enjoy doing (less than animation but it's less time consuming). Also the fact that I won't be able to find a stable job in my country given the price of houses are like 800k now. I live in Canada. I tried animating for others for 4 months and I hated it. I realized that the reason I do animation is for myself. I would be so content if I could make money from creating my own animations. The closest thing to that would start a patreon and make story time animations on RUclips, but I'm not a story teller. Like everything points to not taking the animation route for me. But I still really want to do it.
RMAnimations you don’t need to do “story time” animations if you started a RUclips channel for your personal animation projects. Many people do animation short films, and a lot of them have a good amount of subscribers & views.
Yeah man I love Animation but I know that it won't put food on the table, and I don't really watch TV much and I only do Animation for myself so I know for a fact that if I become a Professional Animator I won't really be that happy or financially stable. It's better for me to do it as a hobby than a full time job.
Im just a teenager, and been animating as a hobby, idk if animating would really give me an actual sustainable future.
here's the playlist for my other career advice videos:
ruclips.net/p/PLwEV9MxoDbJzuoxzPjKXGQYNjN-LseOkc
Thank you Howard Wimshurst.
Very helpful and Educational.
Keep up the good work, and I
hope your having a happy life.
I hope to make art my life too.
Thank you for a the advice.
I’m not an animator, but this is something that I’m going through with my endeavors that I needed to hear, thanks a lot man definitely helped my expectations.❤️
actually howard, one thing to note is that some companies will have contracts stating that you either aren't allowed to make things on the side or that all content you make, even on your own time, is their property. Make sure you know what's in your contract!
That's true from what I hear. I've heard of people turning down offers to work at Disney for that very same reason. Read your contracts and negotiate! It's wrong for a company to own everything you make even outside your designated hours!
Howard, you are not just a great animator, but a great human being too. You are very encouraging and these kind of videos are very motivating ❤️
OUTSTANDING, I feel like you are telling my story dude 8:13, thanks for this awesome video you are the best
reality of animating in a short answer
animator: AHH MEN IM FINNALY DONE WITH THIS ANIMATION AFTER 2 MONTHS
animation: *takes only 5 minutes to watch*
annimator: AHH MEN TIME TO MAKE THE NEXT 7 MINTUES!
*takes 3 months*
I only made a 1 second shitty animation with a simple mobile app and it took me 40 minutes to animate 1 second (it's at 14fps but still)
@@sanosu87 thats fast
@@blendyboi5023 maybe but it shows how much time it takes to animate
Yes, like any other skill, it requires time, and in order to grow until is sufficiently strong, we need to be there all the time; practicing, learning new things or just getting in contact with updates and new things in order to feel inspired of and get motivated throughout this artistic path.
And yes, I agree with the fact that commercial work, sometimes, gets the fun out of creativity. just following requirements and briefings in order to fulfill the client's needs; and most of the time, they are afraid of breaking the mainstream thing, or genres because at the end it's not going to be sold or get consumed by the mass as they spect. but as creative creators, we need to confront ourselves in order to break our rules, and then the rules that are there, outside.
Thanks, Howard.
i wish i had seen this video when it came out.
I really felt it when you said that don't give up something if your friends say that it's not cool.
Although this does not apply to animation in my case but peer pressure made a big difference in my life. I chose the subject which i didn't like just because there were no friends in the other subject's class.
Anyways, now i'm gonna make a story-time animation on this!
I couldn't learn animations in college but I just followed my dream I working, take courses and return home to practice and watch videos to improve my self
Lost hobby from the past. Hope to pick it up again, quite hard though. Your videos are inspiring.
THIS!!!
Ive been an animator since high school and developed a lot of skills. I spent 5 years in college watching those skills fade. I am working to get back in now that I am out of school. This video is helping me lots.
I agree with the statement that you don't need to be good at animation to enjoy it. My beginning years where some of my most fun years for animation.
thanks for posting this, so encouraging, which is strange somehow...
i loved the advice you gave, it made me think a lot
8:12 "And if you're from a low income background or you don't have money saved up, you need money *_NOW._* Not two years or even months from today. No, you need money to pay the bills and put food on the table... It is far from just being an animation problem. This is a world problem."
*_THANK YOU!!!_* I can't tell you how many professors and advisors I've talked to who'd only dodge the question when confronted about the realities of living under capitalism. It's so validating to finally have someone acknowledge those kinds of problems and at least *_attempt_* to guide people around them.
This hits way too close to home!! Agree with whatever you said..
When You Have An Expression, One Can Express Through Animation... Truly!
I love your poses and compositions! Thanks for the insightful videos and keep up the good work!
Thank you for making that video and raising some good points, I like to add a few extra ideas. I've been a hobbyist animator for a long time now and playing the long game is important because hobbyists often don't have a high level of drawing skill for animation to start with and that takes time to develop. Also the need to make money is a good point. I like to add that depending on your life situation doing contract or part time on your non-animation job might give you more time to do your animation. As you said, creative control is one of the best things about being a hobbyist and that's not just what you make, it's what tools and workflows you use. Professional animators might have to use tools/formats/processes that aren't optimal for them and you don't have that problem as a hobbyist but on the other hand you might not be able to afford expensive tools either. To all the hobbyists out there, all the best.
Well said. You nailed it. One thing I would add, hobbyists have to find their audience on their own.
The visual art greatly helps me a lot coping with the rough patch I'm going through now so I decided to give back to you guys.
It is a great hobby to entertain
I'm not an animator, but I do have time-consuming hobbies, and this advice was helpful. Thanks.
Aight hit me as hard as you can. With words of course.
Thank you a million fold for this video. I have been thinking of starting my own series for the longest and was wondering if I would ever have the time to do it. And I believe I'm a hobbyist.
The Best and Honest Advice for people confused between making it as hobbyist and a professional... Cheers Mate 👍🏽
using blackmill in the intro gave me a hit of nostalgia
Thanks for the perspective. Older artist (art school BFA) mostly sketching for industrial design sorts of projects. No formal illustrator traiining and I miss printmaking more than photography. You've saved me much time (building an expensive animation desktop, "which software would suit?" etc.). To illustrate writing I do I think I'll settle for plain ol' drawing.
Some very thoughtful perspective on art and life from a young guy. (Also dig the way you use tools to bend, twist and move your work.)
Professionally I am a software developer but have just got into animation. I quickly found out that there is a big learning curve, but since I had some experience with video editing/photoshop before, I had some understanding of timelines etc. After 3 months or so of learning animation I found that realistically I can only create one 5 minute video per month. And that is fine, but it will remain a hobby since software developing will remain my main income stream. I will release my first video at the start of next month.
i really want to make an anime for release that witch since they cancelled the original. but im a beginner in animation. i didnt even practice animating movements when i uploaded the first video on this channel. im practicing positions more though. i know how to draw but not how to animate ; -;
I'm going to die doing this, and that's okay with me
Fling Gibstopper nooo I believe in u! I’m an animator and I’ve only passed out 6 times this month! U can do it!
i recently started working on animation. its so much harder than any animations look like, and i learned that what you want something to look like, you have to take the time on it
ooo man thanks , im already working as freelancer animator, but all those topics really helpe me , because im like in my second frellancer job , i was making shit as hobby for so long time , but professional is so fucking scare , so today im studing like a crazy to built confidence , and build a strong method of working .
I think that these kind of video are very interesting: fist you can just watch and learn how you pait and use the program, and then listen all your discussion about working as an animator during school or just like a second work. Thanks for sharing this to us, I find it very helpful.
Thank you. This is something I needed to hear.
Thank you for the
advice on animation
I love how this is so well thought out.
I respectfully disagree with this video (but I also really enjoy your videos so don't take this as criticism, just a different opinion). I think making anything you enjoy just a hobby is 1,000x better than having it as a career. I'm a graphic designer, and have been for several years now and I can't stand designing outside of work. It just seems like work now. I'm working on a story that I'll be animating in my free time for fun, and that feels so fun whether it's 30min or 3 hours. It gives me time to take it at my own pace, enjoy every step of the process, and if I get burnt out I can put it aside for a week or two and come back to it with a fresh attitude. I also think how much work you get done is completely based on the person's personality as a worker. I also, being a graphic designer already, have access to a large amount of tools that normally I wouldn't have access to, so I get that animating could be an expensive endeavor regardless of where you plan on cutting costs. Anyways, not trying to rant, just thought I'd put my two cents worth in and let you know that I'm really enjoying learning and animating for fun in a stress free environment! Thanks, and keep up the amazing videos!!
most people who enjoy animating as a hobby use it as a way to express themselves or to reflect what they want their reality to be.
After watching this video, I've been filled with new hope for my future. People often tell me I wont make it very far because of how hard it is to get into the industry and that it's too late for me or Ive never had even 1000 hours of necessary practice but the passion for it still stuck with me, I'm learning as much as I can about drawing fundamentals but I hope to start practicing animation soon, by any means necessary. I am in college now studying Graphic Design because it was the closest thing available but I still want to do what I can to get to my dream job as an animator, your videos have been a big means of my education and for that I thank you.
Well it's a choice. If you want to earn well, don't do graphics, go for medicine or architecture. If you want to do something you will like to do, try your best at animation, and prepare for tons of frustrations and years of working at shitty jobs before you will manage to get into industry. It's never too late to get into industry, it's at most too early. Demand for animations is so low, that even the fact that there is not enough animators out there is not helpful. It will be hard ride, so hang in there buddy and don't give up no matter what.
Lets be real. Nothing worth while is easy to gain. I have an interest in game development and design as well as animation. People tell me all the time that game development is hard. Yeah? No shit. People told me computer science/coding was a whole other level of hell. Then I tried it, and im still learning new things as I code but it wasnt anything I pictured or was told or what cartoons even portrayed it as.
I'm a kid who animated on my phone using flipaclip,I have a homemade stylus I made for myself,I enjoy animation a lot,and I've gotten really good at it tho I still need guidelines for fight scenes
My mom sees my work and she said she'll get me a drawing tablet soon
Can't wait
Once I get that I'll professionalize it and start making money out of it😁😁😁😁wish me luck
Thanks H appreciate the insight. Working on a music video for a friend myself just for kicks.
My only problem with any case I wanted to delve into was that I could never really fall in love with it. So that I can and want to do it constantly when I am free,and at the same time enjoy it.
It's the same with animation, I want to do it on a regular basis, but you burn out very much from it. You either have to do a little bit every day, or once every two months you sit down for a whole day and draw until you feel sick. The only solution that I have found is to act on the principle of being tolerated and loved. That is, to make animation become a habit. Maybe then I can finally enjoy the process and not the result.
I write all this out of frustration, because for me personally, animation is really a unique art form. After all, here you can literally do everything that you have enough skill and imagination, but paradoxically I can't really enjoy the work for which I am sick with my soul.
I really appreciate this video! Wise words and such a calming music - really well done 🙏🏻💛
This is a perfect video for me. I live in a state with limited access to an animation career, let alone one that fits what I ultimately want to do. But I'm kinda okay with that
I've got a career as a technician for a power company, which actually gives me a structure to work my free time into something productive
sounds like a pretty good gig if it gives you enough free time!
Ive been a hobbiest animator for years and i havent gotten to do much, actually ive never finished anything! So I can totally relate. Creating re-usable assets is a good idea, im gonna have ot take note of that. Thanks.
hey! Thank you for posting this video and sharing your insights!
From an amateur animator, like myself, this is very much appreciated!
I started this channel like 2 months ago and sometimes I do feel burntout, after finally posting a new episode.
Initially I thought I'd manage an episode/week, based on my crude style of animation, but I bit a bit more than I could chew.
Nevertheless, I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel! Just subscribed and looking forward for more of your content!
10:42 deeemmooonneetiiizzed,,,
shhh hehehe
Hi Howard,
not sure if you're ever going to see this comment, but I just wanted to say that I really really appreciate your channel and your work. I would totally support you on Patreon if I were a working independent but unfortunately I'm still an early uni student and not really in control of my finances.
I appreciate how thoughtful, well-planned, and informative each and every one of your videos are, I appreciate how helpful and giving (and selfless, they are all meant to help us without any intentions of getting us to support your work, which is so admirable), and how insightful and well-educated each of your remarks are.
Not to mention the hard work you put into maintaining a RUclips channel and all the work you put into your animations!
It's really crazy how hardworking all of you animators are, and I really respect and admire your content and your RUclips channel.
Please keep being an amazing person and an inspirational help to others ♥
Thank you so much Ari!
The Patron is just for people with a bit of expendable income, don't worry about it! Just enjoy the videos, I will keep making them
Thanks for keeping us aware about it :) my wish is that when I grow up I wanted to make simple animations related to biology field while working as a doctor too 😄
Thank you so much, i love your content and life wisdom, these videos help me alot and i use them all the time, thanks for the great work you do :)
This is a nice video Howard..I found it especially relevant to me as I desire to be a pro-animator but I am from a low income background and every thing you have stated is quite accurate. I am working hard however to boost my skills to a professional level and I believe in due time I will break even.
Hit me in my core man! excellent advice and amazing reality check, thank you
Very Well-said Video.. By the way big fan of how you animate motion (Sakuga-like animations).
Secondly, Can you link/name the Background ambient music tracks you used in the video? (Love the BGM)
What I'm doing is started a marketing agency company I'm growing it to 1million the 1st year while practicing and making animations on the side to get better then I'mma start a RUclips channel and then in 2nd year will combine them both to create animated ads for businesses while doing distributing it across platforms
Yeah the hobbyist route kinda resonates with me. Thanks for making this.
I am a hobbies who just likes to tell stories. It is my mental outlet.
This is the video I needed
I still will spend all my free time animating :D bc thats only way for me to not think about hurting myself
thank you for sharing this wisdom to the world!
Thank you @Howard Wimshurst !!!
Even practicing is rough, i work a 7am to 4pm retail job to pay bills, then because i have a couple hours in the afternoon to animate it took 2 days just to animate 1 walk cycle.
also i had no animation time in school because i also had summer school so i never had a vacation.
why do I feel the music is heartbreaking?damn
"education system"
F**k it
Great video bro, I'm going to give this animating thing a try.
"Make sure to help them to understand that this isn't just a game, it's serious business!"
wow I almost cried. It's been my goal to prove to my parents that this is something I'm doing seriously.
This was very useful, I'm still in school so I just animate with flipaclip 😂
i animate with Animation Desk! you should try it, it's free and works pretty well.
@@savannahlevy97 hmm
Lets check it out
I also use Flipaclip
Personally it's a new passion I've discover and I have planned to make it more than a hobby. Although I have other things to do I'm searching tones of tutorials, courses and I already have a good idea of what style I'm aiming for. I know it's gonna be a slow and though process but I long as I have the passion nothing can stop me I guess?
@ Howard..this video information is on point... You spoke to my situation..iam an illustrator more than animator..but my timing couldn't be more horrible..lol ..and I'm "po".can't even add the other "o and R"...
When it came time to look for work ..my mother and father fell ill...and I basically had to stop, no time and financially had to move back home 2013 with my
2degree and I tried to help out as much for them since 09..so it's been off and on with art and animation so it's a struggle...my pops just passed July 1st 2019...so I hear you..trying to get back in the swing but now I'm dealing with my ailing mother...
it's been rough when you work so hard and life give you something else...
I can hardly imagine how rough that is.
Keep fighting the good fight.
You deserve to be a successful artist - whatever success means to you. I'm sure your father would want you to be happy, doing what you love to do. A quote comes to mind: "all of us die but not all of us truly live"
Make sure you get through this. Make sure you live, for your father, mother and for yourself. You deserve it.
@@HowardWimshurst Thanks Howard. Peace.
As an animator, i can KIND OF relate.
So Howard, I know you probably won't see this but you REALLY REALLY REALLY should make a video on Numinous by Mrnosec. It's a 60fps amv but trust me it is unlike any amv you've ever seen.
SERIOUSLY CHECK IT OUT!!!
Who agrees? C'mon people, let's make it happen
Very cool and inspiring! I just found your channel and really enjoy it!
I am a mdiocre hobbyist animator and i agree highly with this video.
I'm extremely passionate about animation (Mainly rotoscoping), but for me personally, I know if I did it as a career, I would lose my drive to do it as a hobby. It's my idea's I want to create, and that Trumps the dollar for me.
As a full time Game Dev I would just say though, you may produce more working in a studio than just working on the side, but you may find that the work you do on your own time will be the work you value the most.
perhaps, perhaps not... Making commercial work can give you a platform for it to be seen by millions. Objectively, what is more valuable? Something tempered but seen by millions or something un-tempered but seen by few?
everyone's like having the longest holiday of his/her life and that's also why I'm here.
Best video for me. Thank u so so much for d inspiration. I really appreciate it.
There are some small studios that has a few people to do the animation and take their time to finish it which is good