From New Year's Animation Resolutions to Life Goals: Achieving Success in 2023

Use your mistakes as an opportunity for growth: Don't let your mistakes hold you back – use them as a learning opportunity to help you grow and improve. Happy New Year with a new video about Animation Resolutions to Life Goals:

 

How to GROW AS AN ANIMATOR - Learn from Patterns! (hidden Pro Tip)

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1. The main point of the video is to talk about how to grow as an animator and specifically how that relates to receiving notes.
2. As a student, you should be receiving feedback on a weekly basis from a specific person, such as a mentor or teacher.
3. If you see repeated notes, it is important to figure out why that is and to ask your mentor or teacher what the problem is.
4. It is important to understand the patterns in the notes you receive so that you can avoid making the same mistakes repeatedly.
5. If you are a leader or supervisor, it is important to identify patterns in the notes you receive from clients and to explain those patterns to your team.
6. Even if you don't agree with the notes you receive from a client, it is important to understand the client's perspective and to use that to improve your work.
7. It is important to take notes from multiple sources and to use those notes to improve your work and grow as an animator.
8. In order to grow as an animator, it is important to be open to feedback and to use that feedback to improve.
9. It is important to ask questions and to seek clarification when you receive notes that you don't understand.
10. When you receive notes, it is important to understand why the note was given and to use that understanding to improve your work.
11. As an animator, it is important to be proactive and to seek out feedback in order to improve.
12. It is important to remember that feedback is subjective and that different people may have different perspectives on your work.
13. When you receive feedback, it is important to consider the source and to take into account the experience and expertise of the person giving the feedback.
14. In order to grow as an animator, it is important to be open to feedback from multiple sources and to use that feedback to improve your work.
15. It is important to be proactive and to seek out feedback in order to continue to grow and improve as an animator.

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How to GROW AS AN ANIMATOR - Learn from Patterns! (hidden Pro Tip)

What to do when you have NO IDEAS!

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Animate Movement with INTENT!

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Done with scene prep and ready to animate in Maya? Looking for ways to speed up your scene and workflow? Then buckle up, this clip is for you!

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How to be a FASTER ANIMATOR! 8 TIPS for you!

There are many factors that can slow you down as an animator and put the speed brakes on your animation workflow. Today's upload walks you through my top 8 Tips on how to be a faster animator!

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2 GUARANTEED Tips for Filming BETTER Animation Reference

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