The Reality of Animating as a Hobby

I discuss my thoughts on animating as a hobby compared to animating professionally + I show timelapse footage of myself storyboarding a personal project. Keep in mind, it’s based on my perspective / opinion and I am a paid freelance animation producer since I graduated.

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https://www.patreon.com/animatorguild

The intro animation is from a clip I made for Swanny Ivy, you can see the music video here;

The Intro / Outro Music is:
Evil Beauty by Blackmill – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAFjgpuWREM

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The animation software I use: https://www.tvpaint.com/
The accompanying software I use (Adobe CC): https://tinyurl.com/v7fvqgo

Visit my online store here: http://www.animatorguild.com/store.html

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http://www.howardwimshurst.com/commissions.html
I work as an animation producer, designer and consultant

MY PLAYLISTS TO WATCH:
My animated films – https://goo.gl/8kkgqD
Animation tutorials – https://goo.gl/TV50zo
Discussions about animation and art – https://goo.gl/BwbHbI
Industry advice and freelancing discussions – https://goo.gl/kajjK8

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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/WimsAnimations

About the channel:
I am a freelance animator creating educational/ entertaining videos about animation production, illustration and creative storytelling. Animatorguild.com is the headquarters of this community, with a forum, online store, workshops and more!
http://www.animatorguild.com/