On Sep 5, 6:08 pm, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> [Followups set to comp.graphics.animation]
>
> Penang said:
>
>> Hello all !
>
>> My brother likes to draw. Ever since he was a little kid, he drew
>> fantastic images, and all I could do was stood there drooling ... No
>> matter how I tried, I just can't draw.
>
> That sounds very much like my son, now 17 - his drawing is amazing, and he
> is studying animation (among other things) at college. He says:
>
> "All the free 2D animation packages suck. Flash is expensive but very good
> - it takes some getting used to, but there are probably hundreds of online
> tutorials.
>
> "If your brother wants to get into 3D, look at Blender, 3DStudio Max,
> Cinema 4D, or Maya." (Apart from Blender, which is free, these are all
> pretty expensive.)
>
> He adds that drawing on a computer is way harder than drawing on paper!
>
>
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I fully understand the feeling of drawing using a mouse is like
drawing with a brick. That is why I am planning to include a digital
tablet, or a trackball, or whatever that can aid his drawing, in the
package that I'm giving him as his 13th birthday present.
If there's any professional animator here I would like to know which
apparatus you prefer in your animation projects.
Any recommendation, folks?
Thank you !
