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Apply for an artist market at the Birmingham Comic-Con
I applied for an artist booth at the Birmingham Comic Con on March 30th, and drew many anime characters and made them into crafts to sell.Since the price of an artist booth is very high, I applied for a position in cooperation with other artists.This time I not only had to think about how to…
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I gave illustration classes online
Because I have nearly 100,000 fans on the Chinese Internet, many people want to learn my painting ideas and processes. So I opened a wave of online illustration courses.The course is divided into two major sections, namely Q-version character design and avatar painting methods. I started with the most basic content. This includes the human…
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It is painful and joyful to work with classmates to complete a work
Based on my understanding of myself, I know that I am a person who does not like to make plans. And if there is no spur from others, I often like to procrastinate the work until the last minute. In order to avoid this situation, and I also hope to make a complete and satisfactory…
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Thinking about my employment
The employment problem is undoubtedly worrying. After thinking about it for a whole semester, my employment direction has not changed.I am not interested in freelance or opening an independent studio. I know myself very well. If I am a freelancer, I will not strictly control myself, but gradually become unwilling to socialize and go out.…
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Upcoming winter vacation work internship: online painting classes
Since two years ago, some online painting course organizations have approached me one after another, hoping that I can provide some online painting tutorials for people with no painting foundation. However, I knew that I was not yet qualified enough to teach, so I politely declined their invitation. However, in July this year, the other…
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The department in the animation game company that interests me: merchandise planning department
In addition to character design-related work, my friends at the game company mentioned another position to me, which is the merchandise planning department. Whether it is a game or animation, when a work becomes popular, the production and sales of merchandise products are indispensable. And with the development of the Internet, there are more and…
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About the social media accounts I use for painting
About the social media accounts I use for painting I have been running my painting accounts on the Internet (although they are all Chinese social software), and now my total number of fans on the Internet has exceeded 80,000. This gives me a great sense of accomplishment, and it also serves as motivation for me…
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Research on pre-animation: character designers in animation production
I’m obsessed with character design, so I studied character design more during pre-animation work. Not only animation production requires preliminary character design. Designing a good, compelling character is just as important in games as it is in comics. Designing a successful character is definitely not an easy task. I think being a good character designer…
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Interview with an art director at a gaming company
I’ve continued to draw fan art for a few games and anime. Therefore, I was fortunate enough to meet many famous game animation designers in China. This time I interviewed Huang Yiran, who studied animation at Beijing Institute of Technology. Now she works for NetEase Games, a well-known Chinese game company, and serves as the…
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Color and background practice
In second year class we learned how to draw backgrounds, so I experimented a bit during recess time. I feel that my use of color is more proficient than before. In these few painting trainings, I can clearly feel that I no longer rely too much on adjusting the color curve. I trust my eyes…