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dimisfit: anthonyholden: What are studios looking for? How can...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:37:15 -0400

anthonyholden:

What are studios looking for? How can I get into a good animation school? What should I be studying?

I get a lot of these types of questions now and again, and I never know how to answer them. I can’t be sure of what studios are looking for, I don’t control admissions policies to schools, and I have little idea what makes for a current and relevant curriculum. There are a lot of variables in your bid for a career in animation, and it’s kind of impossible to control most of them. You must be crazy to want this job!

I find it helpful to focus on the things I can control. Among those things are your study habits and how you spend your personal time. It’s good to work hard and have goals—without them we would get nowhere. Study hard and make decisive strides towards achieving your art goals. But in the heat of that pursuit, don’t forget to go out and live your life!

If you spend any amount of time looking at artists online, you’ve probably figured out by now that there are about a million dudes and dudettes in internetville who draw better than you (I relive this realization daily). Once your have done your best to rise to their level, the only tool you have to compete with these crazy talents is your background, your personal character—is you!

Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.

I know this advice is not particularly animation-specific, but maybe that’s for the best. At any rate, it is something I feel strongly about. Animation is great, and there are few things that I enjoy doing more than drawing and storytelling. But in order to have stories to tell, first you have to live them.

Be good, and see you soon!

PS, if you were looking for advice on draftsmanship you should probably be reading this.

I dunno about you guys, but as a soon-to-be college graduate with nothing planned ahead, I think this is pretty darn comforting! Anthony Holden is my hero.

I try to dig deep into the well of my subconscious. At a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:36:17 -0400

I try to dig deep into the well of my subconscious. At a certain moment in that process, the lid is opened and very different ideas and visions are liberated. With those I can start making a film. But maybe it’s better that you don’t open that lid completely, because if you release your subconscious it becomes really hard to live a social or family life.

Hayao Miyazaki

vurtual: Whale??? (by Muri)

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:46:26 -0400

vurtual:

Whale??? (by Muri)

radastheyscum: jenniferswag: lovetoliftnatmarie: voxamberlynn:...

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:11:53 -0400

radastheyscum:

jenniferswag:

lovetoliftnatmarie:

voxamberlynn:

canadian-liberal:

hoffatabro:

funfitnfab:

likedandlovely:

followthesmokesignals:

danisnotontop:

one-angry-liberal:

night-cheese-in-the-tardis:

happinessoverhostility:

These are real fucking stallions.

This picture is great from the start, and then you realize that they’re literally wearing her shoes and it makes it that much better.

This is beautiful.

~~They look better than me in heels~~

I will never not reblog this.

I never noticed before that they’re actually wearing heels. That is fantastic.

a-freaking-mazing…omg they’re wearing heels!

Best ever

I wonder what would happen if there was a campaign that said ” Walk in his boots, use his equipment”

Oh my god. I love this.

Absolutely love this!

I get to be the shitty person who says I don’t like this.

I DO like that it makes money—hell yeah.

I don’t like that it’s necessary to get men advocating for us to get that much money. We can’t advocate for ourselves and expect half as much praise, attention, and probably even money.

The local kid in charge of this—he’s gotten all of these awesome college opportunities and scholarships for being an advocate. And something about this man getting MORE opportunities, MORE privilege, by representing a GIRL POWER movement—that irks me, especially when my female peers (who are just as good of students as him, mind you) are not given the same (or even similar!) opportunities and privilege for working in female-run advocacy groups, like Take Back the Night.

Sigh

considering why high heels were invented, yeah, not really getting behind this

Photo

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:59 -0400

ashwara: How to draw heads tutorial. Hope this helps!

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:53:30 -0400

ashwara:

How to draw heads tutorial. Hope this helps!

candymandie: time-and—space: percyspanda: laughingstation: if u feel sad right now look at this...

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:59:26 -0400

candymandie:

time-and—space:

percyspanda:

laughingstation:

if u feel sad right now look at this bunny eating a flower

Dandelions are actually really good for bunnies! Healthy little cutie :)

Oh his cute little face!!!

troy-artlog: How to Make Your Art Look Nice:...

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:45:31 -0400

troy-artlog:

How to Make Your Art Look Nice: Contrast by Trotroy

I suddenly had an urge to make a tutorial. Here’s the one I did for my dA. NOW FORMATTED FOR TUMBLR.

HUE

natashakline: For all the artists out there. xoxo

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:52:40 -0400

natashakline:

For all the artists out there. xoxo

Photo

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:53:00 -0400

nachostrahovski: Suicide Forest in Japan. [link]

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:01:18 -0400

nachostrahovski:

Suicide Forest in Japan. [link]

itscarororo: cuteosphere: ♥ BB GUN : MAGIC EYE GIRLFRIEND...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:04:36 -0400

itscarororo:

cuteosphere:

♥ BB GUN : MAGIC EYE GIRLFRIEND ♥

…i didn’t cry drawing it…

:( I teared up, Cute. This is really lovely.

xxryuxx: paper-planes-and-toy-trains: you are my sunshine my only sunshine you make me...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:19:40 -0400

xxryuxx:

paper-planes-and-toy-trains:

you are my sunshine

my only sunshine

you make me happy

when skies are gray

you’ll never know dear

how much i love you

please dont take

my sunshine away

This is the most touching post ever. Truly brings a tear to the eye.

evilsoutherngentleman: cosmic-cunnilingus: zenpencils: Vincent...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:25:10 -0400

evilsoutherngentleman:

cosmic-cunnilingus:

zenpencils:

Vincent Van Gogh - ‘In spite of everything’

this is beautiful

I have a lot of deep and personal feelings about this. It is going to take me a minute, the wind has been knocked form me.

Hayao Miyazaki : Father of Studio Ghibli Sources:...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:55:14 -0400

Hayao Miyazaki : Father of Studio Ghibli
Sources: [x] [x] [x] [x]

"¿Qué es lo que realmente quieres hacer con tu vida? ¿Romper el corazón de todos por una moneda de 10..."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:07:20 -0400

“¿Qué es lo que realmente quieres hacer con tu vida? ¿Romper el corazón de todos por una moneda de 10 centavos? Siempre podrías romper el mío por una moneda de 5 centavos y yo pondría la moneda.”

- Ernest Hemingway, 16 Junio 1950 (Carta a Marlene Dietrich)

choosechoice: Inspiring… Syrians send their condolences to...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:03:17 -0400

choosechoice:

Inspiring… Syrians send their condolences to Boston

7knotwind: JERRY SALTZ advice for artists (quote found...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:54 -0400

7knotwind:

JERRY SALTZ
advice for artists
(quote found via:toddahh)

macpye: aquapunk: rainwood: Indigenous people of Brazil...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:33:14 -0400

macpye:

aquapunk:

rainwood:

Indigenous people of Brazil trying to prevent their eviction from an old indigenous museum which they have been living in for the past 7 years.

On March 22nd all of the inhabitants and their supporters were forcibly removed or arrested.

The building is being destroyed to make a parking lot :(

…for the Olympics

Seriously, why isn’t this all over my dash?

lavastormsw: citrusthepony: spnsupportnetwork: birdfingers: t...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:59:21 -0400

lavastormsw:

citrusthepony:

spnsupportnetwork:

birdfingers:

thebeldam:

When a group of dog rescuers arrived at the market to show the dogs available for adoption, somebody had left 12 puppies on the street – 8 of them were approximately 5 weeks old.

In shock, the rescuers didn’t know what to do. The group had recently canceled several adoption days at the market because of bad weather, so they were over their capacity with puppies still needing to be adopted out. Also, the abandoned puppies were so small that they needed to be fed every two hours, including at night.

That’s when a spayed stray dog approached, lay down beside the shoe box where the puppies were sleeping, and began caring for them.

She wouldn’t let anyone get near the babies.

Very carefully, the rescuers placed the puppies closer to her.

She began caressing them and offering the warmth of her belly to the newborns.

The maternal instinct kicked in and…

after a few hours, she had milk and was feeding the puppies.

The rescue group named her Vida, which means “life” in Portuguese.

I’m not crying, really…I just have a puppy in my eye…

animals are the best

anyone who thinks that animal life is worth less than a human life needs to rethink their life choice

omfg that is the best dog ever