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# 3 01-01-2003 , 10:27 PM
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In addition to Kal's comments (all very solid, btw), I would recommend that you practice a lot. And I mean A LOT. Character animation, in general, is very hard and requires a great deal of dedication to be even moderately successful. It's also one of the most demanding areas of 3D. You have to know animation. That encompasses acting, timing, human/animal anatomy, understanding emotion and performance, scene composition, etc. You have to be very proficient with the software. It's very difficult to build good character rigs that make it easy to animate, and 3D animation requires a solid understanding of the internal workings of any particular 3D program.

With that said, character animation is a very rewarding field. There's something very exciting about bringing a character to life and creating a performance that affects people in some way. It's also nice knowing that there aren't a lot of good character animators out there. Kind of opens up the field a bit more. user added image


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