Materials Question

[3dsnail]

Ive been reading some "ARt Of..." books lately and really like the work in them. Such as the sketches, the concepts for the characters, etc. And I would love to do the same sort of stuff for my 3d short I hope to start making soon. But eventhough they say what if a pen or marker is used, they dont say the paper or what kind of pencil or pen.

So my questions are:

1) What are the maertials professionals like to use? If its really more of a preference, then whats the most common, as it'd be a good start.

2) Is there any advice, or maybe tips on presenting the work so it looks professional? Actually any advice on this topic would be great.

Cheers :)

[zharris]

anything works fine

though, at the workplace, 8.5x11 works excellent, because you can fax or scan or copy it really well. especially usefull for printing line drawing onto toned paper

mark nelson brought us STACKS of drawings hes done, and they all fit into a neat 8.5x11 pile. (it was all his work in a few months, and it was thicker than a stack of bibles)

in fact, I find the copy paper really nice and smooth to work on

[dbclemons]

For illustration work, it depends on the client. I try to cater what I want them to see based on what kind of work they publish. When I was freelancing for corporate film clients, I'd make prints of the stills and concepts on high quality paper and place them in a binder with plastic sleeves that can be viewed in a simple manner. I like to use a binder that has a easy way to re-sort the pages too. I put my name, email, & phone # on each page. Also, play to your strengths and be very critical of yourself, don't put in anything that you have to make excuses for, and give credit where credit is due to any others. If there's anything that you want to add text to make it brief but thorough.

-David