by Animation Mentor | Aug 29, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Autodesk Maya, Continual Learning, Interviews, Mentors
Discover how to easily implement sophisticated constraints in Maya that offer stronger control and adaptability for your characters and props. ILM Senior Animator Mario Orlando explores practical techniques to leverage animBot tools, enabling you to quickly prototype,...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 29, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Hand gestures make dialogue animation expressive, intentional, and true to a character’s personality. In this tutorial, Animator Nathaniel Seymour shares the process—from video reference to polished Maya scene—for crafting lively and purposeful hand animation that...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 25, 2025 | Animation
KPop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm and the film’s director, Maggie Kang, shares her expertise in the new free online animation course from Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Yellowbrick called This is Animation. The course...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 25, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning, Mentors
Want to animate faster and polish your work more efficiently in Maya? In this tutorial, Skydance Senior Animator and Animation Mentor instructor Dan Segarra shows how to use animBot tools Motion Trail, Tweener, and Scale to Neighboring Keys to refine timing, clean up...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 18, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Animating fatigue – whether sleepy, tired, or completely spent – is a powerful way to add believability and emotional nuance to your character performances. In this tutorial, Gameplay Animator and Animation Mentor instructor Natasha Krinsky explores how to...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 8, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Facial animation is where characters truly come to life. In this tutorial, Animation Mentor alum and professional animator Myles Jackson dives deep into how subtle movements and emotional nuance make faces believable on screen. Whether you’re just getting started or...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 7, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning, Interviews, Mentors
Whether you are animating with a pencil on paper or with a mouse and keyboard, the principles of animation are the same but what is different between 2D and 3D animation? In this free workshop, Animation Director T. Dan Hofstedt discusses similarities and differences...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 1, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Animating a character turnaround is a fundamental yet powerful exercise for developing body mechanics and expression in animation. In this hands-on tutorial, Animation Mentor instructor and industry veteran Jason Martinsen demonstrates his workflow for animating a...
