by Animation Mentor | Sep 26, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Ergonomics in the workplace are critical. As an artist, you may find yourself in some unusual postures and positions throughout your creative process. Slouching. Reaching. Staring. Hours at your workspace can result in serious physical pain and long-term problems if...
by Manar Al Tawam | Sep 25, 2013 | Animation Tips and Tricks, VFX Tips
Today, Animation Mentor alumni and Student Showcase winnner – Manar Al Tawam – stops by the blog to share a workflow for lighting your shot. There are many ways to light your animation, each process is different, and each scene requires careful attention....
by Animation Mentor | Sep 23, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Characters
Welcome. Today is the first day of Fall Term 2013 at Animation Mentor. WOOT! Welcome to all new students, continuing students, alumni and mentors — we cannot wait to see the awesome work you produce. During the Summer Term, you took advantage of the new tools...
by Ty Clark | Sep 20, 2013 | Characters, Rigs and Assets
Today, our friend, Ty Clark from Mixamo drops by the Animation Mentor blog to share their rad auto-rigging tool, it’s capabilities, and how YOU can optimize your workflow using it. We think you will love the ability to generate your own characters. They recently...
by Animation Mentor | Sep 17, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Your eyes glaze over. You begin to stare into space. You check your instagram feed. You decide it is time to organize your music. You clean out your email inbox. You procrastinate. Until, you realize, “Well, shoot, I’ve hit a creative block” (perhaps you use...
by Animation Mentor | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today, none other than Pete Docter — director of the Academy Award-winning animated film Up — stops by to share his insights on storytelling: “The things you do every day, the way you treat other people — that defines who you are and it shows up on the screen … Write...
by Animation Mentor | Sep 5, 2013 | Animation Mentor, Jobs and Internships
Recently, three Animation Mentor students won scholarships through the Sony Picture Imageworks IPAX Scholarship. The IPAX outreach program is an academic space for students, faculty and professionals to come together. We are thrilled for our three students and winners...
by Animation Mentor | Sep 4, 2013 | Characters, Rigs and Assets
3 Things To Know About These Animation Rigs 1.) You must enroll in a class to get the download of that character. 2.) As an alumni, you retain access to the rigs you used in class. 3.) Our character rigs are specifically designed for each level of animator from...
by Animation Mentor | Sep 3, 2013 | Animation Tips and Tricks, Autodesk Maya, VFX Tips
Our partners over at Autodesk put out a ton of great tutorials for animators and visual effects artists. We continue our blog series with a tutorial that will show you how apply shaders, re-use exisiting shaders, apply materials – all before you get ready to...
