The book we recommend for studying animation |
Below is a brief list of stuff to get you under way. You don't have to do all of it, but tick off a few of the things on this list and you will be a making a great start on your animation career.
First, here is a short reading list to get you started. We've narrowed it down to just two key books that we recommend for all our students.
The Animator's Survival Kit.
Get a Workstation
The next thing to do is make sure you have a decent computer, something that will run Autodesk Maya from home. Computer specs change all the time but here is a recent blog post with some recommendations on what to buy.
Download your free copy of Maya
Get yourself a free copy of Autodesk Maya. Maya is the main software we animate
with, nowadays it's the industry standard. You can find a free educational license here. Animation Apprentice is an approved school.
Start watching our free videos
Once you have done that, take a look at the
week 1 videos at the Animation Apprentice website. The week 1 videos are all free and this gives you a general introduction to animation, helping you to get familiar with the language of the medium.
Welcome to Animation Apprentice!
If you do some or all the things on this list - you will have a great head start! We look forward to meeting you!
Start watching our free videos
Once you have done that, take a look at the
Welcome to Animation Apprentice!
If you do some or all the things on this list - you will have a great head start! We look forward to meeting you!
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