Graphics Reference
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The Study of Motion
Asking Ourselves Some Key Questions
Let's begin by asking ourselves a few questions regarding the study of motion.
We should start with the question,
Why should animators undertake the study
of motion?
It would seem perfectly feasible to argue that animators can produce work
of a good standard and that is more than acceptable for all manner of
productions without the need for such study. There are plenty of examples
of self-taught artists who have gone on to become masters of their craft,
not only leading the way for others to follow but creating seismic shifts
in art and design and in the process becoming towering figures of genius
within art history. Such remarkable individuals should be celebrated for their
contributions and be seen for what they are: remarkable.
But such people are in the minority. The vast majority of people who work
as creative artists within various traditions developed their talents along
more conventional roads, studying at schools, colleges, or universities; a
few fortunate ones have had the opportunity to study in the studios of
established practitioners.
