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5 Steps for the Beginner Painter: How to Get Started

5 Steps for the Beginner Painter: How to Get Started

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All animators have different tastes and directions we’d like to take our animation careers. Some of us may prefer wild cartoony action, others may prefer subtle realism. But even if you don’t imagine yourself specializing in cartoony animation, studying it will add important tools to your foundation and make you a better overall animator. Cartoony animation isn’t just for cartoony animators—and here’s why!

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ANIMATION TIPS & TRICKS

Tutorial: Animating Nonverbal Communication in Maya

https://youtu.be/vTOgdlHfceU In this tutorial, Animation Mentor graduate Nathaniel Seymour explores how to animate clear emotion and storytelling without dialogue. Using his simple “Imp Rock” character and a giant flower, he demonstrates how gestures, facial shapes,...

Free Workshop: Polishing Passes

https://youtu.be/jzuxAmadcm8 Take your animation beyond the blocking stage and into a truly polished performance. In this recorded workshop, mentor and Framestore Animation Supervisor Arslan Elver breaks down how to refine spacing, clean up arcs, and elevate secondary...

Tutorial: Introduction to MotionBuilder for Game Animators

https://youtu.be/HPl0SPH710s In this tutorial, Animation Mentor Game Animation and Character Animation mentor Natasha Krinsky walks through how to use Autodesk MotionBuilder (aka “MoBu”) to clean up and assemble motion capture for games. She shows how to bring in a...

Tutorial: Animating a Sneak Walk Cycle with Personality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3QlIrbxGXo In this tutorial, Animation Mentor Game Animation and Character Animation mentor Natasha Krinsky shows how to build a sneak walk cycle that feels stealthy, physical, and full of character. She starts from classic walk‑cycle...

Tutorial: Using Green Screen Reference in Maya

https://youtu.be/w-PS_-ew9hQ In this lesson, Animation Mentor mentor Zachary Rahman shows how to use a green screen to shoot clear acting reference and then bring that reference into Maya in a way that supports staging, clarity, and efficient blocking. He walks...

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