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Keeping Your Character Alive: Making the Most of a Long Character Shot
Well-executed animation is entertaining to watch. A big question we get from our students is how...
Sarge Reporting for Duty: An Animation Mentor Character Rig
Sarge is the final character rig included as part of “The Crew”, a spacefaring group of...
VFX Animation Workflow for a Live Action Movie
Long-time Tippett Studio animator and mentor, Brian Mendenhall, shares his tips on how you can...
Designing an Animation Character Rig: Meet Blip – The Newest Member of Our “Crew”
Today we’d like to introduce you to one of our newest characters: Blip! Blip is part of our...
Lessons I Learned as a Traditional 2D Animator: Thumbnails and Planning
Disney's Robin Hood thinking about Maid Marian as he proceeds to burn dinner You're in for a treat...
Insecurity – Your Best Friend
Insecurity incessantly pushes people around. We all wish we could make our insecurities go away at...
Getting Everything Done: Time Management for Animators
You have a full time job, you have kids to pick up, and your homework is due tomorrow! What do you...
How to Communicate with Your Mentor, Other Students, and Yourself – For Animators
You hear about it all the time - good communication skills are the key to success in life, work,...
6 Things to Know About Maya 2016
This blog post is brought to you by our very own Justin! Justin is our talented curriculum...
ILM Animator Erik Morgansen on What Type of Animator Should I Be?
Last week, we had an INCREDIBLE opportunity to link up with professional Industrial Light & Magic...
6 Animation Tips Every Creature Animator Should Know
Calling all creature animators! With creature animation on the rise, bringing realistic animations...
James Rodgers: Animation Mentor Alum Starts His Own Studio
Lunar Animation's 2015 Showreel - James Rodgers' Studio We were lucky enough to catch up with...
4 Ways to Manage Insecurity
We are so honored to have a long time veteran mentor and Reel FX Senior Animator, Steve...
3 New Game Changer Workshops for Animators – Limited Time Only
Brush up Your Demo Reel with New Techniques from these Pros! Looking for a new job? Need to build...
Juan Ramón Pou: From Animation Mentor to Game of Thrones
Hello Game of Thrones fans! To continue our Where are they now? series, Juan Ramón Pou, Animation...
3 Tips on Achieving an Awesome Animation Performance
We have an awesome post from long time mentor and WETA Digital animator, Leigh Rens! Leigh talks...
How to Animate Quadruped Walk Cycles with a Jurassic World Animator
We have an awesome "how-to" tutorial from our veteran mentor and Hybride Lead Animator, Steve...
6 Steps to Beat Procrastination
Hello Animation Procrastinators! You know who you are. We all do it, cleaning up your desk before...
Polishing Dozer: Creature Animation Demo with ILM Animator Peter Kelly
Hello Creature Animators! We have a special little demo by Peter Kelly, Lead Animator at...
6 Things You Need in Your Animation Survival Kit
Blue Sky Senior Animator and Animation Basics Mentor, Ray Ross has his very own 6 tips to keep you...
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