by Animation Mentor | Oct 31, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Using forced perspective and camera tricks can transform your animation shots, giving them more depth, drama, and visual interest. In this tutorial, Animation Mentor alumna, animator, and mentor Sarah Zaeyen demonstrates how you can use focal length, creative posing,...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 29, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning, Games
Gameplay Animator Natasha Krinsky will guides you through the essential skills needed to succeed as a game animator. Learn how to apply these skills in real game studio workflows and understand what studios look for in applicants. Natasha also gives practical advice...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 24, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Animating a character in the rain requires attention to texture, mood, and environment. In this tutorial, Animation Mentor instructor and feature animator Nathaniel Seymour walks through how to animate believable rain interaction using body language, timing, and...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 14, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Adding a believable breathing cycle is a subtle but powerful way to bring life and realism to your character animations. In this tutorial, Senior Animator Jason Martinsen walks through his workflow for creating natural breathing animation loops in Maya using the...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 10, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Overlap and follow-through are essential principles for making movement feel believable and full of life. In this tutorial, Animation Mentor alum and feature animator Nathaniel Seymour breaks down how to add weight, fluidity, and realism to your animation. Meet...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 7, 2025 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Dive deep into animBot’s Global Offset tool in this free workshop with Disney Animation Supervisor Ere Santos! Global Offset is used by many pro animators to efficiently manage pose changes over a range of time. Ere discusses how to use this tool, as well as...
