Right now, knowing how a scene is put together is more important than knowing how
efficient it needs to be.
CG Specialties
As in most professions, CG professionals specialize in specific areas. Those areas coincide
with the stages of CG production outlined earlier in this chapter.
Modelers create models for shows or projects. They need to have a keen eye for detail,
as well as a sense of how objects come together. Environment modelers create settings,
and character modelers specialize in creating organic surfaces for characters such as people.
In all cases, professional modelers need to understand form and function and be experienced
in lighting, rendering, and texturing to effectively model professionally.
Animators are artists who work directly with the animation of a project. Character animators
specialize in character movement, ranging from mimicking human movement to
outlandish cartoon animation. There are also animators who specialize in mechanical
objects. Frequently, good animators can span the divide between character animation and
other types of animation because they inherently understand motion and timing.
In some cases, great animators are also great riggers.
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