by Animation Mentor | Jan 21, 2020 | Animation Tips and Tricks, Interviews
Animation Mentor: Can you tell us about FORCE Drawing? Where did the concept come from? Mike Mattesi: My personal love of film, comics and entertainment inspired me to draw excitement and drama! This interest connected me to the teachers I had and the career path that...
by Animation Mentor | Jan 14, 2020 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks
2020 is here and so is a brand new decade! To start you off on the right animated foot, we’ve compiled a list of our most popular blog posts of the past year. In 2019, your favorite posts were a mix of interviews with professional animators, animation tips and tricks,...
by Animation Mentor | Jan 7, 2020 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning, Interviews
We were so lucky to host Lead Reel FX Animator and mentor Jason Martinsen for a live animation demo with our Stewart Rig. It was great to see how a professional animator approaches a shot—from reference, to blocking, to splining, and polish—and we learned a ton! The...