by Animation Mentor | Apr 21, 2014 | Animation Mentor News, Continual Learning
In November 2013, we announced our exciting partnership with the ACME Network to bring scholarships to aspiring animators. Alumni from Animation Mentor, who are also professional animators, provide feedback to the ACME students. Each week, they visit the ACME...
by Aaron Wilson | Apr 17, 2014 | Rigs and Assets, VFX, VFX Tips
Hatch (featured in the video above) joined the lineup of Animation Mentor assets just last week. He is ready to kick ass and bring his awesome textures and surface into Maya Workshop: CG Lighting and Compositing with Autodesk’s Mental Ray. He will also be available to...
by Landis Fields | Apr 9, 2014 | Animation Tips and Tricks, Characters, Continual Learning, Rigs and Assets, VFX, VFX Tips
Meet Hatch. Hatch is a badass. Yeah, we said it. Hatch was custom-made for Animation Mentor students by Industrial Light & Magic Digital Artist, Landis Fields, who developed him with VFX professionals Aaron Wilson and Jay Machado. Hatch is the newest member to...
by Animation Mentor | Apr 9, 2014 | Animation Mentor, Animation Mentor News, Continual Learning, Rigs and Assets
Lighting and compositing can be a rather intimidating process to tackle. Lighting is what sets the mood of a scene. Rendering and compositing make the CG elements appear “real” within live action shots. Curriculum Director and VFX Pro, Ben Fischler, worked with some...
by Animation Mentor | Apr 8, 2014 | Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Characters, Rigs and Assets
Meet Squirrels! One more time … SQUIRRELS! Squirrels is our second FREE animation rig available to the public. After the release of Stewart, you told us you were looking for a more basic-level rig. We designed Squirrels based on your input and suggestions. A team of...
