There's a Dreamworks exhibition at the NMA at the moment - it focuses on the incredible cartoons from the company - they're responsible for everything from Shrek through to Kungfu Panda and How to Train your Dragon.
It was really interesting learning about the art and incredible skill and patience that goes into making an animated cartoon. Throughout the exhibition you had the opportunity to look at scenes and 'tweak' it by changing the lighting or sound and there was a good array of models that are sometimes fashioned so that artists working on a computer can accurately measure elements (arms, legs etc) of a character.
It was really interesting learning about the art and incredible skill and patience that goes into making an animated cartoon. Throughout the exhibition you had the opportunity to look at scenes and 'tweak' it by changing the lighting or sound and there was a good array of models that are sometimes fashioned so that artists working on a computer can accurately measure elements (arms, legs etc) of a character.
At the end of the exhibition was a really good animators room where you could put together simple drawings of your own - such as this one which I drew! I think I'm a long way from being called in by DreamWorks though unfortunately.
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