My Animation Journey

Hello, lost souls of the World Wide Web...

Welcome to my blog! I’m currently in my second year of studying animation, and honestly, it’s been a wild ride. I’ve learned a lot, grown as an artist, and completely changed the direction I want to take with my future.

It all started on August 21st, 2023—my first day studying animation and film. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by amazing people: supportive classmates, incredibly talented friends, and teachers who truly care about their craft. That energy kept me motivated, especially when things got tough.

Halfway through the year, we were introduced to 3D animation. It was confusing, overwhelming, and full of technical challenges—and I loved it. There’s something special about creating a character or world from scratch and seeing it come to life in three dimensions. It clicked with me in a way that 2D animation hadn’t, and it quickly became my focus.

But then came the storm: the rise of AI-generated content.

Suddenly, everywhere I looked, people were talking about how AI could generate images, animate scenes, write scripts—even voice characters. And it hit me like a brick wall. All the time, energy, and passion I’d been pouring into learning this craft—was it already being replaced by machines?

I won't lie—it killed my motivation for a while. It’s hard to stay inspired when the thing you love feels like it's being automated overnight. I started asking myself questions I never thought I’d have to ask: Is my degree becoming useless? Will anyone even hire a human animator in five or ten years?

That’s when I decided to shift my focus from 2D to 3D. Not because AI can’t touch 3D (it already is), but because 3D requires a level of technical and creative control that still isn’t easily replicated by machines. I started looking into game art and visual effects—areas where human decision-making, storytelling, and nuance still really matter.

Let’s be real for a second though: AI is creeping into every corner of the creative world, and it’s not all positive. Sure, it’s fast and impressive in some ways—but it also devalues the time, skill, and soul that real artists put into their work. It’s generating models and environments without understanding why those things matter, without any emotional context, without vision.

Creative fields are about storytelling, emotion, and human connection—something AI, no matter how advanced, just doesn’t have. It can copy styles, mash things together, and produce results quickly, but it doesn’t feel anything. And honestly? That’s what scares me the most. Not that AI can help us, but that companies will use it to cut corners and push out artists just to save money.

Even in 3D animation, the threat is real. Tools are popping up that let you generate characters, scenes, even motion capture with a few clicks. It’s not about making better art—it’s about making faster, cheaper content. And as someone who loves this craft deeply, that trend is heartbreaking.

That said, I’m still holding onto hope. I still believe there’s a place for passionate creators. I want to work in visual effects, maybe even special effects, where practical, real-world creativity still has a strong role. (Fun fact: special effectsare physical, like explosions or prosthetics, while visual effects are added digitally in post-production—like 3D-modeled creatures or digital environments.)

Even if AI keeps advancing, I’m not giving up. I’ll keep learning, keep improving, and keep finding ways to tell stories that actually mean something. Because in the end, art without emotion isn’t really art—it’s just noise.

Thanks for reading. If you’re a fellow artist struggling with the same thoughts, just know you’re not alone. Let’s keep creating, not because it’s easy, but because it matters.