I’ve finally picked up a license for TVPaint for my home desktop, which has made doing work between lessons significantly easier, and I’m actually starting to feel like I can manage the workload while I’m at home without having to jump through hoops using various different software to fit the bill. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying having to use different software, even ones that I’ve used before (its actually been really fun learning new little things about software I’ve been using for years that I just didn’t know about (Flash and Photoshop, I’m looking at you)), but I have been really enjoying TVPaint specifically the last few months and I’m glad I can finally use it in some functional capacity while I’m not in the studio.
I think as a direct result of that, I’ve felt like I’ve finally got at least a bit back on the horse with my art, my direction, my style and stuff. It seems like it’s really easy to compare yourself to others, whether thats other peers work, or just the work of others online, and just feel a bit lost with what your own work is supposed to be. I might not have produced a finished piece or anything this week but I’ve felt more inspired to keep working.
I’ve been trying to learn some 3D software too, and I know Blender isn’t industry standard but it feels more appropriate for what I want to learn right now on that front. I’ve been told it’s one of those things where the skills you learn in one program are fairly transferable, so learning Blender when I have the spare time isn’t going to set me back all that much I hope. I followed a small 8 video long tutorial series (it was about 90 minutes of content) and ended up with this.
It was a really simple tutorial with some really simple geometry but it’s helped me familarise myself with Blenders layout, shortcuts and just how things work generally.
I think next week I’d like to focus on TVPaint and the facial animation assignment so with any luck I’ll have something to post about then!