The Beginning

It all started in school. I loved to draw, mostly cartoon characters.
I made flip books and posters made of 3x4 sheets of 8" x 11" paper.(Mostly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
I would draw all kinds of characters, but never really realized about being an Animator until I was older.
At first, I talked to some people. Trying to find out an answer to,"How do I become an Animator".
The biggest answer I heard was you would need to go to school for 6yrs., and then at least have 10-15yrs of experience before you can have the opportunity to become an Animator.
It sounded very risky. So I put in the back of my mind.
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Three years ago, I brought the idea back into the front.
I am working at a job that I like, but could not see myself wanting to do this for the rest of my life.
So I decided to look into going to school.
I had browsed around the internet in search of a career.
A few came to mind: Architect, Engineer,..........Animator!
I looked up some schools for animation and found one that I think would fit best for me.
It was all online (so I would not have to drive and find parking), it is taught by Professionals in the Industry, and the tuition cost was cheaper then any I could find. The school is Animation Mentor!
I enrolled myself into the school and took their Maya Springboard Class in the Fall of 2009.
The class would teach me how to prepare and use the 3D software recommended and used by the school.
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After the Springboard Class, I enrolled for school.......
I did not start until the Fall of 2010 due to getting the approval for a Student Loan.
I will begin my school journey through the rest of my posts.
Giving you a look into the process of my class assignments and the crazy mind of Andrew Kochanowski.