#distaxel-boi

[linipik]

how did you become a storyboard artist? that's my dream job but i'm from Morocco and don't know any resources on how to become a storyboard artist in my country. i have no clue what studies i should take or what schools i should go to. all i have is the program Storyboard Pro and unfinished WIPs :"^)

Hi! This is gonna be a bit long but I hope i can help. I’m from Colombia and i first did an undergrad in fine arts and then decided to go into storyboarding. But here the animation industry is only starting, which means there are 0 places to study it and a LOT of people are self taught with all the problems that it has. SO.. when I decided to go into animation as a professional I chose to get a masters degree in Animation in the UK . I was looking for that sweet experience from a place with an stablished industry. (and that is way cheaper than USA, and  I also knew the language) That’s how I went to become a storyboard artist. 

If you are still unsure on where to start or if it is more convenient for you, start studying in your country something that has to do with visual arts, that way you can develop solid drawing skills while also focusing on storyboard, visual narration and animation. At the end these are means to have a good portfolio you can use to showing directors, producers, or recruiters what you can do and start working in animation anywhere. Since I don't really know how the animation industry is in Morocco, I would think that you have to do a lot of work yourself to be part of it. Being really observant on the animated shorts produced in your country or how small studios or just people already working in animation are doing. While also working on your storyboarding skills. Have in mind that at the end your artwork is what’s backing your dream to work in animation.

I think there are 3 paths on how to become a storyboard artist, depending on what you want to do with your life...for example, if you want  emigrate to another country, you need to have a degree for visa requirements and stuff. But sometimes it is not required to work on animation.   Self taught: There are many resources online that can help you with this. Nowadays there are easier to find, like in youtube or just online that tell you about the basics, also by studying the work from professionals, from the ones that are only starting to bigger names. By looking at their portfolios you can see what they do and how they organize their work. And what the standard for the industry is. This one requires more self discipline and, for me, it is the most difficult since starting can be really confusing  Study online: There are some great courses about it, i think i heard good things about the ones from storyboardart.org or many others, where professionals explain and give direct feedback and you can find from basic to advanced levels. These are paid but you can do them from home which can be really convenient. These usually last a couple of months. Get a degree: This one is the most expensive, so it is a big decision if you go for something like this. you can study an Undergrad in animation where you learn a bit about everything  and can focus on storyboard, or if you already have a undergrad you can do an MA ,( usually shorter and more focused on the area you are interested in) this can be from 1 year to 3 years depending on each course. you said you got storyboard pro and wips, right? first thing is...complete at least one of those wips so you have something to show!. The second you say to someone looking for a storyboard artist  “hey I’m looking to work as a storyboard artist, let me show you the storyboards I have” you have the advantage of showing people that you, in fact, are a storyboard artist (even if a very new one). And that’s the first step tbh. I know some things about studying animation in the UK, or...if you want to ask something more specific, my askbox is open :) i know it’s very hard to start somewhere and ’m very glad i can help somehow. Thank you so so much for asking!

[carnival-phantasm]

Opinion on Uzaki-chan's design? Imo she's just another big tiddied anime girl. Nothing new. Nothing changed. Same old shit

Extremely generic design wise, and I still have no idea if the show is any good but I'm too busy not watching my backlog to check.

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[yourdailyqueer]

do you guys have any moroccan LGBT+ people? as a bisexual moroccan myself, i am s t a r v e d

El Hedi ben Salem

Jason Danino-Holt 

Mounir Mahjoubi

Rowan Blanchard

Aja (Jay Rivera)

Bilal Hassani

Alber Elbaz

Tofik Dibi

[eijiroukiriot]

yo your voice is so pretty! i love your cover

thank you so much !! :)

[macchireblogs-moved]

do you have a twitter? i wanted to send some fan art i made of Stella but tumblr wouldn't let me

fsdfhskj omg hi!! i unfortunately don’t have a twitter,,

but um!! you could try and pm me??

[kezia-kawaii]

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[linipik]

hello, it's me again! i got a question about boarding. so i'm working on a new project and the opening shot is an overview of a city, and i'm wondering how much work i should put into it. should i just draw a bunch of simple blocks and call it a day or try to make it a bit more detailed?

hi!! I'm glad to hear you are working on things! And That is a very good question I ask myself the same very often. for me, it depends on who is gonna use the board. If there is no need to be more specific about the buildings (because sometimes there is nothing said on the script or background designers are still working on it) you can just show the angle and do boxes, maybe throw a couple of small windows  to make it very clear it’s a building but that’s all. In my job i could get away with something like this because the layout and background artists are the ones making it very pretty for the final thing. It is clear that i want a city full of buildings for this shot. and I usually just don't have the time do it more detailed tbh.

But if you want to show  light sources, and  since it’s the opening shot and maybe you want to be very clear about the kind of city it is you can do it more detailed with shading like 

or  in the style you are using for the board, very cartoonish  or only with black lines etc.! (I’ve seen boards that use concept art for backgrounds and it also helps a lot) The idea of a establishing shot is to give an specific mood and place, and if you are the one designing you can throw that there. This twitter thread is very good in showing the difference between storyboard and layout, with the second tweet having how the board looks! https://twitter.com/Lowtwait/status/1300934567067484161 Hope it helps, and good luck with your project! 

[carnival-phantasm]

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[kezia-kawaii]

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@distaxel-boi umm.... ily? D: thank you so much this is so perfect and i love it so much ;~;

[macchireblogs-moved]

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[kezia-kawaii]

btw y’all should go n commission @distaxel-boi to do arts for you

reasonable prices, amazing quality, brilliant style, all round top boi