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Top 10 Animation Blog Posts of 2017
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What separates a good animator from a bad one? While the answer might be somewhat subjective,...
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5 Myths of the Animation Industry
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Animation is a time-consuming art form—there’s just no way around it. Something that many people...
How to Create Your Game Animation Demo Reel
So you want to apply to a game studio but you’re wondering, "What exactly do I need to put on my...
Making the Transition from 2D to 3D Animation
Ever wonder what it was like to be a 2D animator? How about what it was like to go from 2D to 3D...
Inside Dailies at Pixar: Expressing Your Opinion About Changes in Animation
There are many things to take into consideration before asking to change something, and many...
Meet Your New Mentors: Jeremy Lazare and Tim Ingersoll
We’re pretty pumped for you to meet your newest mentors, Jeremy Lazare from Blue Sky Studios and...
Is Your Demo Reel Ready for a Major Studio?
Shawn Kelly, AM Co-founder and ILM Lead Animator, took a break from working on Avengers 3 to talk demo reel do’s and don’ts, creature animation, and what studios are looking for in your reel!
Game vs. Film Animation with Riot’s Senior Character Animator Alex Lehmann
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!
Exaggeration: The 12 Basic Principles of Animation
EXAGGERATION! Learn more from pro Dana Boadway-Masson about how you can use this principle to become a better animator in a BIG and BOLD way.
Follow-through and Overlapping Action: The 12 Basic Principles of Animation
What does Isaac Newton have to do with your latest animated project? Learn all about it with Drew Adam’s post on Follow-through and Overlapping Action.
Animation Career Paths: Alumnus Niek Neervens on Game Animation and Horizon Zero Dawn
Woohoo! This is the second post in our series about the wide world of career paths for animators!...
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...
Animation Career Paths: Jose Alejandro Garcia Muñoz on Creating Legend Quest, the First Animated Netflix Series from Latin America
We’re excited to kick off the first of our series on animation career paths for animators!...
Frank Abney: From Animation Mentor to Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch in 2016
We love checking in with Animation Mentor alumni to see what they’re up to. This time we chatted...
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