founders' message

Have you ever caught yourself staring at the big screen or playing a video game and thinking, "Wow, I want to do that! I want to be a part of the magic!" An animation career is not an easy path, but can be one of the most rewarding, and certainly one of the most fun careers you could possibly choose. It takes a special drive and dedication to become a professional animator, and requires you to be prepared for a lifelong quest of knowledge and refinement as you strive to grow as an artist.

We believe the keys to a successful animation career can be found in "The Three P's": Practice, Perseverance and Personality. Notice that we cannot give you any of the Three P's – you must bring these to the table on your own in order to become the best animator you can be. While we can provide you with unparalleled animation training and support, it will be up to you to take that and cultivate it into something that is uniquely yours.

With our distinctive experience and expertise as professional character animators, we designed and build Animation Mentor with one question in mind: "If we were to start over again, how would we want to learn?" Everything at Animation Mentor has been built with that idea in mind, and the end-result is a groundbreaking system that combines real-world apprenticeships with cutting-edge Internet technology. At Animation Mentor, we will focus your talents and hone your mastery of these time-tested animation principles, and prepare you for your dream job as a television, video game, or feature-film animator. Come with a desire and dedication to learn, and we will do our best to live up to our own extreme expectation of providing "the most personal and fulfilling learning experience on the planet."

Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, Carlos Baena