LeSean Part01

PART 1: ANIMATOR, ILLUSTRATOR LESEAN THOMAS ( Co-DIRECTOR/ SUPERVISING CHARACTER DESIGNER PEABODY AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SERIES, AARON MCGRUDER'S "THE BOONDOKS") TALKS ABOUT HIS BEGINNINGS IN ART AND ANIMATION AND SPEAKS ON THE INDUSTRY OF TV ANIMATION PRODUCTION IN AMERICA.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• LESEAN
• THOMAS

[deadlyxoasis]

So people like to talk about you going straight into work and skipping art school. Do you think it's still a good idea to pay for school or you think it's easy to teach yourself? I really want to go into animation and I'm excited about school. I'm just not so excited about the cost. lol

Also, awesome shirt. lol

[leseant]

@deadlyxoasis I think it's a good idea to stay hungry, pursue knowledge of what it is you want to do & surround yourself with like-minded people who are going where you're going. You can get that in school, or you can get that by building a circle. I don't think school for animation is the end -all, be-all. But i also wont encourage you to SKIP school if you have the opportunity to attend. Everybody learns their own way at their own pace.....CONTINUED>

[leseant]

@deadlyxoasis CONT: You have 4 year graduates in animation and illustration who have AWFUL portfolios. They wont get that gig. But you have guys who didnt go to art school and studied on their own and run circles around art school graduates. I know of guys with a degree in fine art and illustration doing NOTHING with the degree, and i have a great number of friends who didn't attend art school enjoying good success with their great talent and skill. It's about what you make of it. CONT:

[leseant]

@deadlyxoasis CONT: it's up to the individual. I WILL say this, and I am speaking completely for myself here: I'm happy that i don't owe an institution 90k-120K for a degree in my in field that i love, as I'd hate to spend the rest of my life paying off loans for a career that may or may not pay off the fee for said education, lol. What you choose is whats best for you, neither what I or anyone else says. Good luck and thanks for the interest, bro! :-D

[BiGShell]

I tend to be the only one on my block who's actually trying to make the cut. but it's all good. I got skillz lol

[leseant]

set yourself apart from the block!

make your own history! :)

[Gurualayah]

Thank you; for doing you. And, artistically sharing a new way.

[joFerrowArt]

Thank you Snake

[ht1comics]

Inspirational, I so needed to hear this guy speak, thanks for posting.

[southernblaque]

@monkeymagik3 its called "Home" by Little Brother

[lamsos]

Hi, I looking for someone who can speak french, because I would like to understand this interview.

Merci d'avance ^^.

[starboy4]

nice man, my cuz went to the same high school as Aaron told me about the strips in the highschool newspapers, very inspiring guy

[monkeymagik3]

im a big fan love your work i just made this you-tube account can you tell me the name of that clean beat near the beginning of this dope interview? it starts like 10 seconds in to the video

[wiiagent]

DOMO!!!!

[BlazinBlack109]

You one Solid kat yo. Lemme tell you, I was browsin around Dev when I noticed you. I was like :O thats a dope style. When I saw your influence chart I was like sheet lol thats almost mine yo. I was always undesicive with going to school or not and how blacks are accepted into the industry but you cleared everything up. Big ups on stickin to your grind being our role model man. I hope to work with you or meet you in the near future.

[REALboiELMO]

I got so much inspiration from you I'm buying my tools for my beginning manga is it smart to buy beginner books for manga to study forms.