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The webinar I did live last night is up on the AnimSchool website archive and you can watch it!  Many of you here on DA showed up and asked some awesome questions.  Thanks for joining me.  So you know, its about 2 hours long, give or take.  In the webinar, I talk a little about my career, at the start, you see a little tour of part of my office (the first part got cut off, sorry), I show my new animation reel and discuss some of the scenes, I show some of the early Mushu designs by Chris Saunders, Dean Debeau (can't remember how to spell that), Chris Williams, Peter Dese've, Chen Yi Chang, and myself.  In the second half, I teach a little lesson on posing your characters to heighten their Flow, Rhythem, and Tilts- complete with some live drawing demos!  AND, I premiered the cover art for my "CHARACTER MENTOR"  book!   

What?  All that for FREE?  You bet.  

Here's the link to the webinar, you just have to register and then you can watch it:  [link]

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:iconmagikwolf:
I have a follow-up question to the advice/opinion that you said towards the end of the webinar about if you are not drawing everyday then you shouldn't waste your money in a art school.

Iam 26 and in a art school that's expensive so that I can try out 3D animation and see if I'm any good. So far I'm not that confident. I only create artworks when it's homework, but I once in a great while do some life drawings. The reason is because I get depressed when I can't draw the composition that I have in my head, so why bother.

But if I stop going to the college I have no clue what other career field would interest me/be good at. I am a creative thinker and I don't know what kind of career that I could use this way of thinking. I am good at giving suggestions. Do you know of other jobs better suited for me??
Should I QUIT Art School?
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:icontombancroft:
*tombancroft Dec 24, 2011  Professional Filmographer
Don't quit if you enjoy it, just WORK HARDER at it so your frustrations subside. It will take a few years, so hang in there.
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:iconmagikwolf:
even if i am interest in it that doesn't mean that when iam taking animation classes and i see my classmates are better than me. And it makes me feel like I need to decide if my skills will grow to match their level at very least by the time I graduate..if I don't hit a breaking point because of the workload.
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:iconmagikwolf:
its hard to work harder since when i do draw and it doesnt look right and i think, how can i get hired in 3d animation? Also, since my art college is out of state and intense work and I sruggle with a disabling feeling of homesickness that makes want qiut so i can go back home where iam use to for my whole life in watching t.v., internet ,shopping.

Also, I have 3 more years to go which equals 1 yr. extra in college. It feels like a sentence. This really made more sad tghan usual bout what i want to be. What is your life path advice?
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:iconbudraw-81:
I must say Tom. The footage was a sight to be hold. Your one of the few professional animators I know who take the time and effort to stay in touch with fans and other artists here on DA. And for that I thank you.

My room kinda looks similar to yours, but with few autographed works, not so much of my own work framed and mounted and of course no professional animation desk. That along with my bed, TV set and DVD shelves. So you can imagine that it's like living in a dorm all over again.

Thanks again for sharing your footage again Tom. May we one day cross paths.
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*tombancroft Dec 19, 2011  Professional Filmographer
Thanks for all those kind thoughts. One day.
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:iconjoshawafrost:
Finally got some time to watch this! I got to say this was very awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this! Hope the wife wasn't to mad at ya for it ;)
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:icontombancroft:
*tombancroft Dec 17, 2011  Professional Filmographer
HA, good one. Thanks, glad you liked it.
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*Robo-Shark Dec 16, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Another thank-you for sharing this, it's highly valuable to see the processes you all went through, thanks!
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