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During my trip to the CTN Animation Expo, quite by accident I stumbled into a workshop where Paul Lasaine was reviewing a few portfolios (it neglects to say in his bio that for a while he was looking at 500 portfolios a day to hire for Dreamworks). The 3 portfolios being reviewed were from CTNX attendees, one for Character Design and two for Visual Development/Conceptual Art. The pieces in these digital portfolios were gorgeous, that's like the double edged sword of conventions, you're surrounded by your fellow artists (yay!) who are also your competition (ugh). The technique and execution were spot on. I didn't think Lasaine would have much to pick at, but wow, I was wrong. So here's a list of the advice he gave.
Character Design Portfolio:
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