Richland Game Art - The Business of Concept Art/Animation - Week 15

Week 15 - The Business of Concept Art/Animation & Prep for Final Pitch

Last Lecture - Attention to Details (Wood Grain, Nuts and Bolts add Realism

How to Market your Art:

The difference between Commercial Art and Fine Art:

The difference between Concept Art and Illustration, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!

Building a Commercial Art/Concept Art Portfolio:

Name Recognition & Signature:

It's Who You Know... Art Clubs, Social Media & Drawing Sessions:

Dallas Art Groups
Dallas Art Groups

Dallas Meet Up - Art Groups
Meet Up - Dallas Art Group

DFW Art Groups
DFW Art Groups

The Business Card & Logo

Moo.com
Business Card Printing - Moo.com

Building a Portfolio:

 - TAG Union Portfolio webpage
Frederick Gardner Union Portfolio Page

- Creating an Art Blog (Why you draw what you draw/the "Process")
Frederick Gardner Art Blog

- Portfolio websight
Frederick Gardner Portfolio

- Hard Copy Portfolio
Blurb.com
Portfolio Publishing - Blurb
Lulu.com
 Portfolio Publishing - Lulu.com


- Digital Portfolio/pdf-olio

- Your Rights and Your Art (What Can You Post and What Can't You Post?)

- Fan Art/Life Drawing/Commissions/Graphic Art

 Motion Graphics for Film - 

 Danny Yount - Making Titlea for Film

Dev Art (Good for Professional Portfolio) - 

Fan Art (Bad for Professional Portfolio) -

Beware of Social Media:

- Facebook
- Linked In
- Twitter
- Pintarest
- YouTube
- Flickr
- Instagram

Get an Agent/Lawyer

Fire Your Agent/Lawyer

Union or Non-Union vs Freelance

You work for the Union, not for the Studio.
Union Contracts & Wages

Starting a Business (Independent Contractor/LLC)

Form a LLC in TX - NOLO
Form a LLC in TX - Legal Zoom

The Industry and Taxes and Texas

Texas Film Commission
Dallas Film Festival (DIFF)

Professional Organizations:

- The Animation Guild (TAG) IATSE Local 839
Animation Guild
- The Art Director's Guild (ADG)
Art Directors Guild
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciecnes
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS)
Academy of Television
- International Animated Film Society (ASIFA)
ASIFA
Annecy Animation Film Festival
- National Cartoonists Society (NCS)
National Cartoonist Society
- Visual Effects Society (VES)
Visual Effects Society

Professional Conventions:

- Comicon International (San Diego, CA)
Comic-Con
- New York Comicon (NYC, NY)
- CTN Animation Expo (Creative Talent Network)
CTN Expo
- Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada)
- Siggraph (CG Art)
Siggraph
- Annecy International Film Festival (France)
Annecy Film Festival

Animation/Game News:

Character Design Blog
Character Design Blog
Cartoon Brew
Cartoon Brew Animation News

The Interview

- Know What you are Worth $
- What to Wear
- Always Be Early!
- Resume/Business Card/Portfolio
- Turn off the Phone!
- Eye Contact and Hand Shake
- If you don't want the job, the next guy WILL take it
- Why are you better than everyone else?

Start Looking for your Next Job as soon and you Land the First One!

Continuing Education:

- College Art Classes
UT Dallas - Visual Arts
Art Institute Dallas - Animation Program
- Visiting Artist Lectures
- Life Drawing
Dallas Area Life Drawing
Dallas Area - Figure Drawing
- Sculpting/Sewing/Welding/Woodwork
- Cultural Travel
- Museum/Zoo Sketch Groups
- Coffee Sketch Groups
- Movies/Video Games/Books

Credits and the iMDb

Frederick Gardner - iMDb

Tools of the Trade:

 Here are pictures of my work environment with Animation Desk and Standing Computer Desk:

- Computer w/ Lots of RAM! (Mac Preferred in Art Industry)
Apple - iMac Pro
- Large and High Resolution Monitor (2 Preferred)
- WACOM tablet or Cintiq
Wacom - Cintiq & Tablets
- Scanner (scan at 300 dpi)
- Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
- Sketchup
Sketch Up - 3D Drawing Program
- Paper/Sketchbook
- Pen & Ink/Pencil or Graphite w/ Eraser
- Grey Markers (30, 50 & 70%)
Prismacolor Markers
- Ruler
- Lots of Light
- Good Chair or Standing Desk
- Portable Drive
- Portfolio Case or Briefcase
- Passport
- Hard Copy of Portfolio (Always Updated)
- Resume Copies (Always Updated)
- Business Cards (Always Updated)
- Animation Disc, Punched Animation Paper
- Good Pencil Sharpener (Panasonic is the BEST)

Rewards:

- Work from Home (Remotely)
- Work until you Die
- Pension/Retirement/Health Care
- Add to the Historical Film/TV Record
- Oscar & Emmy
- Travel the World