Hi, boys and girls! An old fart needs a mentor of ANY age!
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:48 pm
Hello, everyone. Back in the day in NYC (80s through 90s), I worked for one of the greatest, funnest ad agencies in the world in old-fashioned print production, being one of the first to move to digital/desktop production.
Since moving to South Florida in 1994, life was good workwise for awhile, but for the past 5 years, it's been a joke. Not only are decent jobs few and far between in this market (I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area, Coral Springs), but at 58, I'm a dinosaur. And no one really gives a crap about Quark anyway. And I'm no longer young, thin, and handsome.
So I'm now delivering pizzas three nights a week, but I know my life isn't over before I even hit 60. I am a creative, inspirational and valuable marketing asset to today's internet market, especially since I saw a Facebook post that said I am. I'm a proficient writer, as well as creative conceptual thinker for marketing.
So...
Sorry for being so long-winded here, but can you Anime experts please review my talking points below, and comment whether you think I'm heading in the right direction?
Thanks!
1) I have zero drawing talent, but I understand that via Anime, I can create my characters and character parts without having to hand-draw them each time. I can make necessary adjustments within the the program, or import PS layers.
2) I have a few cartooning books to guide me, and I want to develop my own LINE ART character(s), in line with animations done in the late 40s and 50s. Simple black strokes on a white background, and animation similar to the old Piel's Brothers commercials shown here:
And here is a link to some of these actual Piel's Brothers commercials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHroxyoCwV4
3) So one would think that what I want to do is "easy," but the simplicity of these characters is actually incredibly complicated. And of course, I can't simply COPY these characters, but have to create new ones based on this "style." There is pure genius in the simplicity of the animation here.
4) I'm going to start my work first modeling on Bert, the short guy.
5) Between now and the first of the year, I want to just create MY version of Bert, no one else, and learn how to manipulate him in Anime with everything else that entails in the Anime environment.
6) I am now learning Audacity first, because my first "real" project will be a 10-second animation as a logo. My projects will be using 1940s popular jazz and swing as soundtracks, although, of course, this Piel's style animation was mid-50s. Hard to explain here, but in the future, I think you'll understand where I'm coming from, and why it works.
7) I only have Anime Pro 8, and if I deliver enough pizzas in the next few weeks, I'll upgrade to 11. But as you can see by my visual examples above, my needs are pretty limited. However, I understand the importance of communicating with other Anime users via the latest version.
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Well, that's it.
Your thoughts and insights are appreciated!
Since moving to South Florida in 1994, life was good workwise for awhile, but for the past 5 years, it's been a joke. Not only are decent jobs few and far between in this market (I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area, Coral Springs), but at 58, I'm a dinosaur. And no one really gives a crap about Quark anyway. And I'm no longer young, thin, and handsome.
So I'm now delivering pizzas three nights a week, but I know my life isn't over before I even hit 60. I am a creative, inspirational and valuable marketing asset to today's internet market, especially since I saw a Facebook post that said I am. I'm a proficient writer, as well as creative conceptual thinker for marketing.
So...
Sorry for being so long-winded here, but can you Anime experts please review my talking points below, and comment whether you think I'm heading in the right direction?
Thanks!
1) I have zero drawing talent, but I understand that via Anime, I can create my characters and character parts without having to hand-draw them each time. I can make necessary adjustments within the the program, or import PS layers.
2) I have a few cartooning books to guide me, and I want to develop my own LINE ART character(s), in line with animations done in the late 40s and 50s. Simple black strokes on a white background, and animation similar to the old Piel's Brothers commercials shown here:
And here is a link to some of these actual Piel's Brothers commercials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHroxyoCwV4
3) So one would think that what I want to do is "easy," but the simplicity of these characters is actually incredibly complicated. And of course, I can't simply COPY these characters, but have to create new ones based on this "style." There is pure genius in the simplicity of the animation here.
4) I'm going to start my work first modeling on Bert, the short guy.
5) Between now and the first of the year, I want to just create MY version of Bert, no one else, and learn how to manipulate him in Anime with everything else that entails in the Anime environment.
6) I am now learning Audacity first, because my first "real" project will be a 10-second animation as a logo. My projects will be using 1940s popular jazz and swing as soundtracks, although, of course, this Piel's style animation was mid-50s. Hard to explain here, but in the future, I think you'll understand where I'm coming from, and why it works.
7) I only have Anime Pro 8, and if I deliver enough pizzas in the next few weeks, I'll upgrade to 11. But as you can see by my visual examples above, my needs are pretty limited. However, I understand the importance of communicating with other Anime users via the latest version.
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Well, that's it.
Your thoughts and insights are appreciated!