Becoming an animator (Professional Article Review)

     This article is about what it takes to become an animator. It talks about the steps you need to take and the skills you need to be an excellent artist and animator.

     Some claims that the author makes are things like being a good drawer, know how to use a computer really well, know how to work as a team, and the learning animator must be persistent in order to become an animator. Drawing, for example, is important because it uses the mind and it helps them grow and develop their talents that they need to become the animator that they want to be. If they cannot draw, they always have the option of using the computer. Now, you have to know how to use the computer well or else your animating career won't take off. The author says that teamwork is important because it helps you and the others around you become better animators and artists. The main argument that the author claims is that persistence is the main key to becoming an excellent animator because it helps you achieve your goals and it achieves perfection in your eyes.

     I think that the author's strengths in the article are having lots of evidence for the claims she makes but a weakness that she has in the article is that the evidence is a little long. Evidence in articles should be short and to the point. She dragged on about drawing and how it ties into animation for several paragraphs. It seemed to never end. Although it was kind of long, the evidence was typed nicely and it backed up the claims at the right time.

     The author makes the claims and evidence a little long but it was very easy to understand and could be read by any ages besides elementary school ages. If a middle school kid is looking into animation or a form of art, they could easily read this article. This article was fairly interesting but it was very basic.

     Overall I thought the article was great, just a little long and overdone. I think that the author makes great points and was very specific and had a lot of explanation on why all of the claims were important. It was all very well laid out except for the fact that it was a little too long. This was a very exceptional article to read about animation and how to become an animator.

Link to article: http://www.animationarena.com/becoming-an-animator.html