A Man named Sykosan

I started working online for CG Spectrum as a Mentor in 2D animation and meeting several other mentors of the program. Sylvain is French and lives in London where he is an independent animator/director specializing the 2D animation.

I was introduced to him as Sykosan during an online meeting and was a bit confused by him name. I looked over his animation reel and was very impressed by animation work so far. He has a collection of very short action scenes demonstrating his animation style and only recently, he animated and directed a music video for Katy Perry called "Cry about it later". I will warn you that this song might get stuck in your head for a few days.

I was able to interview Sykosan to find out more about him and his animation. I discovered that he prefers to animate using Photoshop, although he has used TV Paint as well as Toon Boom Harmony. 

He also spends off time, working on short 5 to 10 seconds projects which he can add to his portfolio reel later. Please enjoy this recent interview with Sykosan...

I have always told my students that nobody animates in Photoshop, which is true most animation studios. But now, I have been proven wrong and I can show them someone who is quite good at it.

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Winsor McCay

If you know anything about animation, you should know all about Winsor McCay. He was a very talented illustrator and cartoonist who experimented with animation by creating one of the first character animation characters known as "Gertie the Dinosaur".

I recently contacted Winsor McCay using the new Ouija Zoom app where I got to ask him a few questions about his work.

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