:Between spring and fall:
Sunny MoodIt's usually always so nice to me.
But I feel the need to update this thing...it kinda sucks to leave my devart journal to waste for months at a time. I hate to do that actually, but school and work always get in the way.
Well, in a rollercoaster ride of a couple months, lots of things can change. In this I specifically mean my outlook on life and the career choices i thought I really had solidified.
Funny what one class can do to really make a guy consider what he really wants to do. Long story short, instead of the straightforward computer animation career I said I would pursue until now, I've decided that a larger focus on 2d design was what I wanted. I realized that my need to physically draft and design and conceptualize was something that I could never replace with anything. Perhaps I won't completely give up on CGing, but it most likely won't be first in line.
I guess the fight between doing what you love and doing lucrative work continues...
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot.
It's July 5th which means it's your special day. Hoping you have a fantastic birthday, get some nice gifts and generally get to enjoy it lots.
All the best and much love from the birthdays team to you
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Birthdays Team
This birthday greeting was brought to you by: @diamond281
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I am . . . me. Live with it.
Instead of counting candles,
Or tallying the years,
Contemplate your blessings,
As your birthday nears.
Consider special people
Who love you, and who care,
And others who’ve enriched your life
Just by being there.
Think about the memories
Passing years can never mar,
Experiences great and small
That have made you who you are.
Another year is a happy gift,
So cut your cake, and say,
"Instead of counting birthdays,
I count blessings every day!"
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Love that lives in the heart cannot be so easily terminated by time. Even though the encounter is brief its impression shall last a lifetime. No one can change the direction of love that lives in the heart. If you have loved that in itself is the answer.
Here's some cake for you-
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-Jocelyn
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Sharone didn't tell me he had friends who wanted to pursue animation, lol. XD
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-Jocelyn
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Both mediums have their pros and cons. To me, 3d animation is easier than 2d because I don't have to worry about not being able to draw something well enough to get my performance across. At the same time, I feel like 2d is much more free than 3d since you're not limited by a 3d rig. You can do whatever you want in 2d since you're drawing. Another hurdle in 3d is learning the software and how to use the graph editor. Once you've got that, I think 3d is much easier to do. Then again, if you have amazing draftsmanship then 2d might be easier. Animation is animation though, and the process is essentially the same for both mediums. They just each have their own technical challenges to overcome.
Disney and other large studios have stopped producing 2d animation for the most part because the suits in charge believe 2d is dead. They think people want to see 3d films simply for the sake of it being 3d, which isn't true. People stopped going to see 2d because the stories for the last few Disney films weren't up to par with their previous films, whereas Toy Story had a great plot and thus attracted more people. Now that Lasseter is in charge of Disney, they've reopened their 2d department. Disney is currently working on Princess and the Frog, which is being done in 2d. Hopefully the 2d department is here to stay, as 2d has a level of charm that 3d lacks. Plus 2d animation is a beautiful art form which would be terrible to lose.
SCAD has 2d and 3d, whereas AM is mainly 3d. Like I said, animation is animation though. I'd go to AM if you want to do 3d and if you really want to do 2d I highly recommend going to CalArts instead of SCAD. The majority of the artists working at Disney have come from CalArts.
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-Jocelyn
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