Worst Professional Advice I've heard preached

There are some crappy advice given from professionals! Here I share some "good willed" professional advice that can be problematic.

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[Zedrinbot]

RJ Palmer did a ton of fanart of Pokemon with a realistic style and interesting biological interpretations. Tyson Heese do a ton of Sonic fan comics to build his brand. Look at where that got them:
*_Art Directors on the Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog movies_*

Also "only practice the rules that 'work'" MAN my entire process of learning and growing in animation has been figuring out how to break rules to do things faster / more efficient. They're more like guidelines.

[bloopboop]

The "stop doing fanart" is one I've heard from many professionals and it does have an amount of wisdom but you have to understand how to apply it. There is a difference between studying someone's technique and style and just drawing someone's characters over and over again.

You need to have the maturity to know whether it applies to you or not, because there are artists who are genuinely hindered by just drawing someone else's work non-stop and can never really understand it because they haven't developed the fundamentals to draw what they want to draw.

I personally think it is good advice if you understand how to use it.

[youngjellyfish]

Drawing fanart is really good for practice or for fun, but I would recommend to any beginners to avoiding putting any fan art in portfolios or selling fan art. While some companies will let it slide if you post fan art online, some companies might get annoyed if someone is selling fan art because it makes people less inclined to buy official merch (since fan art is usually cheaper). This is kinda general rule with copyright in general though. Other than that, DRAW AWAY :D!! Fanart is super good for gaining some practice while still incorporating something you enjoy into it.

[SuperSylar]

Any "advice" that limits one's study or workfield feels more like someone indirectly saying "I can't do that, so shouldn't you, otherwise I'll look bad if you manage to do it good"

[KoongYe]

Thing about professionals is that they forget when they were like when they were rookies. They forget what actually matters in learning. The best people to get advice from is ones who turned pro not too long ago.

[TaliosLintry]

I follow a person on twitter that was doing fan art for a while. He then revealed that he was asked to work on comic book covers for what he was a fan of.

[TrevorKeenAnimation]

PROBLEM: Unpaid overtime / too much crunch times
SOLUTION: Unionize. (If actors can unionize, anyone can.)

[cyberdragonessmaster]

I can agree with you on the art thing one girl did fan art of Phineas and Ferb as teen and she showed it the the creators they loved so much they hired to work with them to make the seires finally using her fan art as the character designs they said it was one of the best episodes they ever did and it was thanks to her art

[nalublackwater]

"Don't do fanart!" (Looks at all those classical painters who depicted scenes from classical greek literature). Yeah, no fanart. Ever.

[bns]

The 'anime isnt art/animation' argument has been around for a while. I really hate it, its always felt sort of racist/snobbish to me. Just love and take inspiration from everywhere!
I appreciate you talking about overworking also XD I may suffer a little from this myself, due to not wanting to 'fall behind' my peers or the urge to 'catch up' to peers. <3 Its good to take a break! I'm learning too!

[lemonzest]

the whole Christian Art movement in the classical era are technically just bible fanart movement. Heck most of the classical arts even back in the greek era are just fanarts of the famous poems or just fanarts of famous kings and warriors

So whats the problem with doing fanarts even lol. Humans have been doing fanarts for centuries

[TheHuskyK]

I cannot animate without listening to music. Music actually helps me focus much more than working in silence.

[KhayJayArt]

People telling you to work for no pay and sacrificing free time for work are just trying to turn you into a corporate cog that does nothing but live for the company.

[nanilogy]

I Love doing fanart and it's such a relief to hear you say "By all means don't stop". I was worried I wasn't being original enough and that it was going to get me nowhere in my art career. Fanart helped me practice poses, anatomy, made my digital art look fantastic, and actually makes me excited about drawing. Of course, I'll never use the characters for profit but instead, I'll use the skills I've learned to create my own original pieces and characters. I want to show others my fanart but I'm a bit embarrassed by it and hopefully one day I have the courage to show somebody.

[rosalinaposalina]

on the topic of music, it's funny that apparently, people think everybody shouldn't have outside stimulation because I have quite a difficult time drawing or creating while I'm not listening to music or podcast or youtube video or something

[NikaraWolf]

I really appreciate this video. As a 3D animation student about to enter the working world, I've always been terrified cause I felt like I'm behind my classmates since I don't constantly animate in my freetime, or seek after networking opportunities. Showing off fanart pieces I've made have always made me feel so guilty, like I'm not actually perfecting my craft. But hearing this advice has brought me more hope that I'll do just fine in the career. Especially hearing advice like this and praises from John Paul-Rhinemiller. Thank you!

[Ay_Kat]

I’m reading the animator’s survival kit now and I just read that portion about “no music” the other day, seems funny cause most artists I talk to can’t imagine working without music 👀

[katherinesoldevilla]

Oh my god the thing you said about networking is so true. When I first started going to animation mixers, I got snubbed so much because I was freelancing and working at a restaurant at the time. Once I said I was a freelance artist, some people could not hide how much they wanted to exit the conversation. Initially, I was crushed but this told me a lot about the other person's character. It had little to do with me and more to do with their personal agenda.

When I go into those networking events, I always picture everyone as a future co-worker and I am getting to know them. For the people that I actually became friends with from those networking events, I've seen them grow from balancing part time jobs/freelance work to eventually finding work at animation studios. I even met my best friend there! You truly never know where people end up so don't burn bridges before you know what they're worth down the road.

[arjb]

Thanks man. Personally for me as I finally begin work on my demo reel and start looking for animation opportunities and showing what I can do, these are something's that come to mind. Life is all about balance, and imo with what you said with regard to working overtime with no pay and not having time for a relationship or family is very concerning. Not disagreeing with what you said, but would like to say that I think there is totally room for animators and artists to have a career in this industry, while still living their lives and having a relationship and family. I think that kinda balance is going to be very important as we head into the 2020s. Is balance and making sure everyone is valued and validated.

[Crank]

your comment around the 6:40 min time line is very insightful, something that a lot of people tend to ignore or forget.