Art Contest....

DisJosh

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Here is my character submission:
 

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DisJosh

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And my concept submission:

This is my idea for a new People mover. Not so much for use in the parks but as a means for transportation all over WDW.
 

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DisJosh

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Thanx. I'ts over just as soon as some others get their work in......or just as long as it takes to get a coouple others involved. We may only have three participants but thats ok.
 

Goofster

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Josh you are the man!

I hope I can draw half that good some day especially since I wanna be an animator

wow, that is one wicked shoe
 

DisJosh

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Originally posted by Goofster
Josh, come on, those (well the bottle) is really good. Thanks a lot for the pix and the advice. :D

No prob goofster! Bottom line is that I've come a long way with my art work in a very short time!
 

NowInc

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ooOOooo..another artist :)

When I have time (translation: When my current employer decides to untie me from my chair and lets me go home) I will upload some of my personal work (I can't show you my professional stuff due to contract issues)..

Keep in mind...the majority of my "art" are not sketches...they are actually digital work that I do, tho I will also dig out some of my 2d work.

I guess for now you could go look at my incredibly outdated web page to see some of my OOOOOOOLD (like pre-college) works. http://www.now-incorporated.com
 

DisJosh

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Now, I would love for you to check out some more of my work. I have some here http://homepages.about.com/rcdude44/joshsstampedesite/id9.html I was talking to you a while back in the chat. I had told you I wanted to be an animator etc.... Well check out my stuff and tell me if youy think I have what it takes as far as artistic skills to get into the school of my choice. Right now I'm applying for 4 or 5 schools.....nothings been sent yet, still waitning for SAT scores....my first choice though is Ringling.....I'm sure you're familiar with it. Thanx!
 

NowInc

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Nice work! You could definatally swing it as a computer animator...you seem to have a good sence for detail as well as lighting.

Yes..I have definatally heard of ringling :) They are REALLY hard to get into (something like 70 students a YEAR get in..out of over 3000 applicants)...however They are losing their "edge" in the computer animation major. They are MORE than great for Fine arts, however if you are only interested in computer animation there are tons of schools out there that are better. For example::

The school I went to...The Art Institute of Ft.Lauderdale...Yes..its a private art college..it WAS one of the worst art schools in the country about 7 years ago..but...thanks to the efforts of myself and the rest of my graduating class have made it now one of the top 10. With one of the nations largest animation departments (over 80% of the school is now dedicated to animation). The new head of the Computer Animation department is actually an ex Disney employee..as well as a few of the teachers. There is of course a few MAJOR downsides to AIFL..such as lack of parking..the price...and the lack of a campus (dont get fooled...they dont have a campus..and the dorms are REALLLY nasty).

Some other schools you may want to check out (I have friends who go to or went to most of these) are:::

Ohio State Universidty (one of the fastest growing animation departments in the world)

San Fransisco Acadamy of the Arts (fantastic school)

CAL arts (hands down the BEST art school in the world...not to mention they are affiliated w/ disney)

O..and just in case you are wondering...The Art Institute has over 12 schools worldwide..but NONE of them have as good of an animation department as the one in Ft.Lauderdale.

hmm..what else...

O yeah....although its a GREAT asset to have...2d Drawing is only used in the conceptual stages in computer animation...

If you are interested in ONLY 2D animation (poor soul) then I would suggest traditional art schools...most of which really dont teach 2d animation anymore...


And finally...I leave you with a word of warning::

THERE ARE NO JOBS!!! Putting all current events aside..the animation industry has been DEAD for the past year or so. A crippled economy....as well as there being TOO MANY animators out there cause for no job openings. For example...I graduated with a class of 84 (a small class compaired to all the other art colleges)..and only 7 of us are working..and out of that 7...3 of us are actually doing animation. There are over 1000 new animators graduating college every 4 months in the US alone...all fighting for the same jobs...hopefully the numbers will change...but just in case..you MAY want to cover yourself with a backup plan.

If you have any questions...PLEASE feel free to ask..I am always available to help out fellow artists.
 

DisJosh

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Thanx! Well when I had last talked to you I mentioned animation. I would really like to major in illustration......in turn finding work with WDI. I am of course looking at schools other than ringling some not so well heard of.......one is The University of the Arts, Philladelphia another is Innstitute of art Boston, and Mass Art. I was considering applying to RISD just for the heck of it but they require seperate work asside from the portfolio and I just dont have the time! LMK know what you think about my choices in schools.
 

DisJosh

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One other question, if I were interested in digital art would I need any prior experience to do it in college? Do you still take traditional foundation classes freshman year if youre interested in digital?
 

NowInc

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Traditional art i would say DEFINATALY try ringling or CAL arts...they really move towards that...

To answer your question...you really dont need ANY prior expierence in digital to get into it...tho it is recomended...it does help. You still cover traditional art all thru your term...except the last 3 quaters which are usually dedicated to your digital works.
 

DisJosh

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Thanx now! Well california is a little too far away for me. I woould rather stay here on the east coast. Ringling is still my first choice so hopefully that goes well.......if not I am also very interested in Institute of art in Boston.
 

NowInc

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HEhe..cool...I warn ya tho..Ringling is in the middle of NOWHERE (Sarasota...ewww)..but hey...you'll be in school so it wont matter :)
 

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