spoiler alert: everything is hard. :P If your goal is to get a position at a AAA studio, then specialize. either become and amazing animator or an insanely good artist. being ok-good at both will leave you with muddled results when it comes to recruiters coming at you, and how you are perceived. look through some artists…
There is no reason you can't learn both, but start at modeling first. Once you model something, rig it and animate it. Learning what works and doesn't work with rigging and animation will also make you a much better content artist. You can go create the most badass character ever but if the animators and riggers want to…
Does, learning more programs, like, Zbrush, Topogun, Mari, Photoshops, nDo etc. Or learning anatomy for example stopped you to become character artist? How do you mean ART is harder than animation, Animation is ART too right?
I really cant decide between modeling and animation. I am not sure how did i got into this mess. But, i started in 3D with modeling. Then i found that i have secret passion for animation. I want to give life on characters. BUT... i want to create kick ass models, creatures, hard surface things, robots, machines and what…
Why do you have to choose? Pick both! Just focus a little bit more on one than another. If you will go freelance route, this will make you stand out I believe. I am professional animator who is switching to an environment art. Art is WAY harder than doing animation for me. I can only speak for myself, but learning…
I found myself, learning anatomy, proportion, anatomy, form, perspective, color theory, and what not. Is way to hard. And most of the times, i was very frustrated, jumping at animation was more fun for me.
I was thinking, to focus on animation and later for environment modeling. So i can put characters in environment as well. Or i will find someone to create characters for me, i'll rig them,and animate them. But i also want to create characters.
I know all needed software and I am decent at anatomy, but it is hard to focus both on character art and environment at the same time. For now, I do environments, but it doesn't mean this is it, I will never do characters! Well, they are different kinds of art I'd say. For me it is harder to create pretty design, for…
How about to learn both. But i want to spend more time in animation than modeling. Most of the day i want to animate, but also i want to model, or at least to learn anatomy. I know this might be not good idea. If i choose to model 2-3h a day. How good i might become? And for modeling, i want to learn everything that comes…
Oh god. I know the feeling. Right before making the horrible decision of attending online Fullsail University computer animation program, I was unemployed, and needed a serious change(@ the age of 41 I might add), so while playing WoW, some friends suggested I go back to school. School? Seriously, again? I had one degree…