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15 Years: Celebrating with Mentors Greg Kyle & Dave Burgess
We’re excited to announce our newest workshop, Introduction to 3D Character Modeling, taught by Hong Chan Lim, Senior Character Artist at Blizzard Entertainment.
Meet Alex Olea: Sony Animator and Video Reference Wizard
We’re thrilled to announce our brand new partnership with Women in Animation! Read on to learn about WIA’s mission from President Margaret Dean and to view new scholarship offerings for AM students.
Q&A with Artist Mike Mattesi, Creator of FORCE Drawing
Get your fill of acting and animation tips with our series on Animating the 6 Basic Emotions. Polish your demo reel with advice from our awesome mentors, professional animators who are working across the industry on the coolest projects!
Animation Tutorial with Lead Reel FX Animator
Animation homages aren’t a problem if you use them infrequently, but it’s important to keep your work fresh and creative. Read on to learn the top 5 clichés to look out for!
Q&A with Pixar Animator Luis Uribe
We’re so excited to introduce you to our new rig, Quinn! Creating a rig is a detailed process, but we got in touch with the Quinn team to break it down for us. Read on to learn about the process of bringing this friendly newbie to life, from design, to modelling, to rigging, and finally, animation.
Introducing Snip, a Brand New Animated Short
Introducing Snip, a new animated short film by Animation Mentor Alumni. Read the Q&A to learn how they brought out Stella and Stand rigs to life!
Q&A with Lion King Animator Natalia Falowska
Framestore animator Natalia Falowksa chats about her work on The Lion King, her time at two large VFX studios, and her school experience!
First up is DreamWorks animator Tim Ingersoll with tips on animating Sadness! 🙁
Animation Career Advice with Shawn Kelly & Carlos Baena
Animation Mentor alum and OpenPixel Studios Co-Founder Kathryn Taccone shares her student experience and animation advice, and reaffirms the importance of having diverse voices in film.
New Mentor Q&A with Former Pixar Animator Carolina Lopez Dau
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Pixar? Of course your do! That’s why we chatted with Nate Wall, mentor and animator for The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, and Finding Dory!
How to Become an Animator with Sir Wade: A YouTuber’s Journey
Animation Mentor alumnus and YouTuber Sir Wade shares his student experience and talks about his journey to become an animator.
Q&A with Liron Topaz: Lead Animator and Director at DreamWorks Animation
Liron Topaz, Lead Animator at DreamWorks Animation, shares character animation tips and the best advice he’s ever gotten.
Q&A with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Animator Nick Kondo
Animation Mentor sat down with alumnus and Sony animator Nick Kondo to hear about his work on the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
For answers to these and other important questions, read 5 Reasons Why 3D Animators Should Know Autodesk Maya.
How I Got My Dream Job: A Q&A with Alumnus and Framestore Animator Usman Olomu
We caught up with Usman Olomu, Summer 2016 Animation Mentor graduate and now Framestore London...
How Zootopia Animator Philip To Went from Animation Mentor to Disney
It's Oscar season! What better time than now to catch up with Animation Mentor alumnus Philip To,...