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Hey there again. I didn't have time to post this on deviantart, my school entrance exams are over and now all there is to do, is to wait and do other stuff.
I think I am probably gonna have to do more art :Y


Anyway, on the agenda today - how do i teach a kid how to animate? I remember that it took the instructor at the Hobianima a few years back, quite a lot of patience to instruct us what to do? And well, if you have any tips or want to share your own experience's making animation, let me know.

Also in other news, finally got my card verified on paypal~
With thanks to :icon13blackdragons:, i can finally maybe....start commissions? We'll see. I think I should probably just start with sketch commissions first and maybe commission something myself before that.

I should also get other stuff done, but ehehe, time management is a funny thing.

Will update more as time moves forward.
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~Domario Apr 11, 2012  Professional General Artist
I have given this a little bit of thought as I will be trying to go back to my old school to teach animation after I get my MFA.. It will take patience, I don't think anyone will become a good animator after simply being told the principles once. As a 3D animator, my tactics for teaching may be a bit different from someone teaching traditional or 2D animation, but I'd start of with small assignments focused on each of the principles of animation at a time. Not really to make some sort of "checklist" for a student to go through when really working on an animation, but just as a way to really hammer home the things to take care to keep in mind with working on any animation. I feel that shoving a ton of information in someone's face at the beginning of a course and expecting them to remember everything perfectly would be asking way too much. Bite sized chunks would be my way to go, as to savor each morsel of information and let it really sink in so they'll be able to recall it and take note of each aspect of their animation as they go without really thinking about it! But that's just me.. :iconpinkiepieshrugplz:

Oh and thanks a lot for the fav! I'm glad that you liked it! Be sure to come again for more comics or just other arts! You have some pretty nice work here!
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~mymilkiaen Aug 1, 2012   General Artist
Thanks for the thoughtful answer! And also, sorry, for the incredibly late reply, I got too busy and then I was sort of not sure how to reply to it.
I think you're right about the assignments and principles. It's important to have them in any area of study, but in animation especially I think? Unfortunately, my kid student does not really take well to me teaching them, but I suppose this is because I myself am not very experienced in the principles themselves and tried to teach them too shortly and quickly? and maybe even because we are having a sort of a communications failure.(My younger sister, heh, perhaps it's even impossible for me specifically to teach her at this age and i should just find someone else to relay the info to her.) So as you said, bite sized chunks.

She is very determined to tell stories through drawings however! That's always a good thing.

Thanks again and the best of luck in school!
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~Domario Aug 1, 2012  Professional General Artist
Hey no problem, I actually forgot all about this :D

I hope things went/are going well with the teaching thing though.

My schooling is about half over and I'll have to start working on getting into my school and then lesson plans...... and of course I'd have to know what I'd be teaching in the first place. Heh, one thing at a time I guess..

But yeah, I wish you two all the luck in the world with everything!
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~mymilkiaen Aug 1, 2012   General Artist
Thanks! And to you too! :D
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