Awesome Anime
Saturday, August 24, 2002 by Donna McClain | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
My 14 year old son has drawn some incredible anime characters which I believe would be a hit with a graphics company, but I don't know how to go about this.
Any ideas? By the way, he draws black and white, but they are really good. Probably would be totally awesome (narly, dude!!!) in color.
blkbeauty
Any ideas? By the way, he draws black and white, but they are really good. Probably would be totally awesome (narly, dude!!!) in color.
blkbeauty
bakerstreet
Reply #2 Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:44 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:44 PM
making *characters* for a western-style cartoon. I type faster than i think.
Luke de Sade
Reply #3 Saturday, August 24, 2002 10:15 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, August 24, 2002 10:15 PM
If it's animation (as in "cartoons") your son is aiming at, he could well set up a website and show create his cartoons with Macromedia Flash 5 and there, people will be able to look at his work. Hopefully, someone big will like the stuff and sign him for something (hey, that's how Undercover Brother was made into a movie...it was an internet Flash cartoon).
If he wants to do comic books, he should look first at small, independent publishers, like Dark Horse, Sirius, Eros (yeah, Eros as in "erotic"...) and stuff like that. Breaking into the Big Two (read: Marvel Comics and DC Comics), or even Image Comics is extremely difficult, and to my knowledge, these companies (well, with the exception of Image) stay clear away from any "manga" style...with a few exceptions.
If he wants to do comic books, he should look first at small, independent publishers, like Dark Horse, Sirius, Eros (yeah, Eros as in "erotic"...) and stuff like that. Breaking into the Big Two (read: Marvel Comics and DC Comics), or even Image Comics is extremely difficult, and to my knowledge, these companies (well, with the exception of Image) stay clear away from any "manga" style...with a few exceptions.
Dreamdesign3d
Reply #4 Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:09 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:09 AM
It would be nice to see some of his work so we could point him in the right direction. One of the first things he should do is a poor man’s copy write. When I was a kid a lot of my foster parents took a lot of my work and sold it with out my permission as well as kept the money. And as I had no friends I did a lot of reading, I found out that if you put your drawing on micro film or now you can put them on CD ( make sure you sign and date your work always on the original ) and mail them to your self. When you get them in the mail DO NOT OPEN THEM! Keep them in a dry safe place. With the post office being a branch of the Fed. Gov. if you ever see your work being sold or published with out your consent the court will side with you.
First and foremost I would say education is the best way to go but there are 2 sides to that coin in doing art. One side is I’m a big believer in education you can always learn more no matter how much you think you know. 2nd side of that coin is it cost to damm much. Example: It cost over $42,000.00 to attend one of the best schools in the US. But they do a lot for you like help you move in the right direction you want to go and show you the path to take. Find a lot of job placement and there recommendation comes very high with most company’s out there. There are ways around that thou, example: I took a test a drawing test and won a free full scholarship to a school in Minnesota but as I was about 8 or 9 hours drive and the fact I was only 8 years old they didn’t let me attend. Another is it’s all about who you know. One last thing is a lot of adults don’t like to be shown up by a kid I had a hard time getting stuff out there because I was to young they said or they gave me some spiel over legal crap. So I started signing my art with a glyph and took it to the only person I trusted that was an adult ( witch in my case was my judge that I saw every six months for foster care. He always said I should do something with my art work) Example: I did storyboards for 2 Delta Airlines commercials and he took them in for me.
Here is the storyboard format I use, http://dreamcatcher125.tripod.com/images/Storyboard_pic.jpg I have modified it a lot over the years.
First and foremost I would say education is the best way to go but there are 2 sides to that coin in doing art. One side is I’m a big believer in education you can always learn more no matter how much you think you know. 2nd side of that coin is it cost to damm much. Example: It cost over $42,000.00 to attend one of the best schools in the US. But they do a lot for you like help you move in the right direction you want to go and show you the path to take. Find a lot of job placement and there recommendation comes very high with most company’s out there. There are ways around that thou, example: I took a test a drawing test and won a free full scholarship to a school in Minnesota but as I was about 8 or 9 hours drive and the fact I was only 8 years old they didn’t let me attend. Another is it’s all about who you know. One last thing is a lot of adults don’t like to be shown up by a kid I had a hard time getting stuff out there because I was to young they said or they gave me some spiel over legal crap. So I started signing my art with a glyph and took it to the only person I trusted that was an adult ( witch in my case was my judge that I saw every six months for foster care. He always said I should do something with my art work) Example: I did storyboards for 2 Delta Airlines commercials and he took them in for me.
Here is the storyboard format I use, http://dreamcatcher125.tripod.com/images/Storyboard_pic.jpg I have modified it a lot over the years.
Dreamdesign3d
Reply #5 Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:14 AM
Reply #5 Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:14 AM
For some reason that link don't work right here is the addy.
http://dreamcatcher125.tripod.com/images/Storyboard_pic.jpg
http://dreamcatcher125.tripod.com/images/Storyboard_pic.jpg
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Reply #1 Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:42 PM
You would normally go about marketing your work the same way you would if you were making cartoons for a western-style cartoon (if his work is animated, i.e. Anime) or a traditional comic book (if his images are meant to be static, i.e. Manga). There is also the option of putting it all together into a portfolio and using it to get a job as an illustrator or animator with the many companies that produce such work for television, movies, and print.
As far as single images, I'm not sure. The anime 'style' is very popular, and, frankly, pretty easy to imitate. The true gruntwork is being able to do create the same characters from multiple angles, and progress them through a manga or animated sequence keeping their persona intanct. I would never, ever advise anyone just to send still images of their work out to businesses looking for buyers. He might well end up seeing a very similar character someday, without any credit to him. He should be a part of the production of the work he has created, and not just sell the rights to an image.
Has he put together stories of his own yet? If not, I would advise him to begin to do storyboards, plotting his story and carrying the characters he has drawn through it. It is a huge industry, and I am sure that with practice he could do very well.