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Content requirements for Character Animation

1. Life drawings: long studies (min. 2 - max 4 drawings) and croquis (min. 10 – max. 15 drawings)
Drawings in this category should include formal life drawing with models, and can include drawings of people in real life situations - sketches. It may include drawings of animals as well. It is important that drawings show proper anatomy, size proportions, and an understanding of shape, body dynamics and weight of the figure. We recommend drawing from real life, not drawing from photographs.

Life drawings: long studies (min. 2 - max 4 drawings)

croquis (min. 10 – max. 15 drawings)

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2. Drama and acting (min. 8 - max. 15 different poses/expressions)
Drawings in this category should depict characters expressing a specific emotion or feeling. From reading the character's body language, the viewer should be able to clearly determine the character’s mood or feelings. We recommend you depict two characters relating to one another in a scene. Characters should vary in personality, form, shape, and color.

3. Movement (min. 6 - max. 15 drawings/different scenarios)
Drawings in this category should depict characters that are in motion—walking, jumping, dancing or doing sports, for example. In short, any situation where the character is in movement. Proportion and dynamic posing should be taken into consideration.