In the world of Animation there is a lot of confusion amongst students and even seasoned professionals when it comes to understanding all the technicalities of frames-per-second, “one’s and two’s” and different video outputs. For this reason I think it might be beneficial if I try and clear up a few misunderstandings. I’ll be covering questions like “What is Animation?” and “At which framerate should I animate?”

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It might seem quite daunting at first when you gaze at a digitally treated image and then look down at your pencil and paper and wonder.. “How on earth am I ever going to get my head around this stuff?” I must admit it is pretty confusing at first, especially when there is no one out there to help explain which tools you need to get started with. Yes its the artist that makes the art and not the tool but with computers it could mean improvements in workflow which in my opinion is very important for your creative productivity.

I’m going to go over some software and hardware that will come in handy, something I wish someone did for me when I started out.

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