by Animation Mentor | Oct 27, 2026 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Nathaniel Seymour, a 2009 graduate of the Animation Mentor Character Animation Program whose credits include Dune: Part 1, Godzilla vs. Kong, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and the TV shows Silicon Valley and Key and Peele, walks through how to animate a character showing...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 9, 2026 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Autodesk Maya, Featured, Mentors
The spine does more work than almost anything else in a pose. In this free recorded workshop, Keith Sintay, Senior Character Animator at Industrial Light & Magic, shows how to use it to build poses that feel grounded and alive. Keith covers posing and animating...
by Animation Mentor | Oct 6, 2026 | Animation, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
In this tutorial, Animation Mentor alumnus Nathaniel Seymour walks through staging a shot with two characters. The focus is on deciding which character the audience should be watching at each moment, and how to block key poses so the viewer’s eye moves between...
