I want to join the animation industry. What should I do now?

First of all, you should understand that doing professional animation is a very complicated and meticulous division of labor. So you need to know which position you want to do first, then know the learning methods, and finally find ways to learn what you want to learn at each stage. Let me briefly tell you about the design-related jobs in this industry and the key points you need to learn, so that you can set a learning direction for yourself and then find someone who is good at this field to learn:

1. Original painting-learn the basics of painting (including sketching, sketching and color) first, and then practice cartoon characters after painting people. Software is just a tool, as long as it can be operated.

2. Drawing scenes-it is also the basis of learning to draw first, then doing a lot of sketches of real people, and finally practicing comic scenes. As long as the software can operate.

3. Animation-first learn the basics of painting, and then learn the rules of action. Compared with the original painter, the requirements of animators for hand-drawing skills can be slightly lower.

4. Synthesis —— Learn the usage of related software in depth, and then learn the lens language, that is, the audio-visual language (this requires a lot of research and long-term practice).

5. Director-learn all the above four well, and each project has certain experience, plus you have good creative ability and team scheduling experience. You may not consider this position at this stage.

Well, that's basically it. In short, what you want to learn depends on what you learn to do, just like you practiced archery for 10 years and then went to the battlefield, only to find that everyone used guns. Therefore, it is not difficult to learn, but it is difficult to choose how to learn. Take your time, young man. I wish you success ~ ~ ~