〈January Assignment〉A Person Sitting in a Chair.
Details: Draw a person sitting in a chair while referencing the example image. Gender, clothing, and all other elements are up to you. Really make an effort to draw from angles that you're not used to! Submission Format: One A4-sized canvas, limited to one submi...
2022-01-09 00:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s to another great year!
Between running the Animator Dormitory and creating good jobs through our music video and short film productions, we hope to continue to make steady progress towards improving working conditions for animators in 2022.
We humbly ask for your continued support!
2022-01-01 07:12:41 +0000 UTC View Post
〈December Assignment〉Flustered Person.
Details: Draw a flustered/shy person using this reference as a guide.
Gender, clothing, and all other elements will be up to the artists.
Prioritize drawing from angles you're not used to!
Submission Format: One A4-sized canvas, limited to one submission per p...
2021-12-14 20:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello. Kimura here.
This is my exclusive dormitory diary entry for November.
Since my last lunch meeting with my project coordinator (which I wrote about in my last post), I’ve been focused on changing my attitude and approach towards work. Basically, I mean getting enough sleep, getting to the office early, wra...
2021-12-07 19:33:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone, Kaneko here.
Apologies for the late post. Here’s my exclusive dormitory diary entry for December.
I was pumping out drawings pretty consistently until about halfway through November. I was buried up to my neck in deadlines for some major cuts on several different projects, so I ended up pulling a...
2021-12-05 00:31:21 +0000 UTC View Post
This example illustration was done by mentor Masaaki Tanaka.
2021-12-01 15:59:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello. It’s Kimura.
Here’s my dormitory diary entry for November.
During November, I did a lot of “color charting.” Basically, it’s like normal in-between animation in the sense that you copy from character design sheets, but there are more lines and we can’t use cells to divide up the frame into secti...
2021-12-01 01:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. Kimura here.
This is my exclusive dormitory diary entry for October.
On the work side of things, I’ve been focused on company projects this month. We have something scheduled to air this next Spring, so it looks like I’ll be working on it for a while longer. This is the first time I’ve ever w...
2021-11-30 03:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone. It’s Kimura.
Here’s my Dormitory Diary entry for October.
The remote work measures we were taking against COVID at our studio have been lifted, and we’re now able to work in the office. Having peers close by doing the same work as you is great.
Also, there’s an in-between animator that w...
2021-11-24 01:27:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. Kaneko here.
This is my Dormitory Diary entry for November.
I’ve been working on some teaser trailers and in-betweens outside of my studio work. That's on top of my more long-term projects.
Progress towards my animation speed has felt sluggish recently. There was even a moment there where I w...
2021-11-23 14:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post
