Career as a Multimedia Artist and Animator
Multimedia Artists and Animators create animation and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media. They create two- and three-dimensional models and animation. Creating graphics and animation using computer programs and illustrations, Editing animations and effects on the basis of feedback from directors, other animators, game designers, or clients and Research upcoming projects to help create realistic designs or animations are some of duties of Multimedia artist and animator . Multimedia Artists and Animators often work in a specific medium. Some focus on creating animated movies or video games. Others create visual effects for movies and television shows. Creating computer-generated images/ (known as CGI) may include taking images/ of an actor’s movements, which are then animated into three-dimensional characters. Other animators design scenery or backgrounds for locations. Artists and Animators can further specialize within these fields. Within animated movies and video games, artists often specialize in characters or in scenery and background design. Video game artists may focus on level design: creating the look, feel, and layout for the levels of a video game Some Multimedia Artists and Animators create their work primarily by using computer software or by writing their own computer code. Many animation companies have their own computer animation software that artists must learn to use. Video game designers also work in a wide variety of platforms, including mobile gaming and online social networks. Other Artists and Animators prefer to work by drawing and painting by hand and then translating the resulting images/ into computer programs. Some multimedia artists use storyboards or “animatics,” which look like a comic strip, to help visualize the final product during the design process.