An interview with Yvonne Grizenkowicz who founded Animation Nights New York (ANNY), a venue for independent animation filmmakers to be seen.
Q&A with the Founder of Animation Nights New York
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alumni Articles
Animation Students Share Workflow Tips and Career Advice
Alum and Content Creator Sir Wade Neistadt spoke with 10 Animation Mentor students and alumni who animated shots in our Student Showcase.
Animation Mentor Student Showcase 2021
Watch the 2021 student showcase and check out the top 5 things these 3D animators learned at school that’ll change the way you watch a Pixar film.
Yair Gutierrez: From Animation Mentor Student to Captain America Civil War Animator
Talk about a student success story! Animation Mentor alumnus Yair Gutierrez is killing it at...
Q&A with 3D Modeler Rin Jones
Enjoy this entertaining and all-encompassing guide to animation for beginners! With an overview of the film production pipeline, a list of common industry jobs, and a large resources section, this is sure to be your go-to animation guide.
3D Shot Breakdown: Cartoony Animation with Torben Soettrup
Alum and Blue Sky Senior Technical Animator Teresa Storhoff, talks about her career path and shares her best animation industry advice.
Learning the Basics of Animation: How Our Courses Can Help You Become Industry-Ready
We had such a blast hosting Industrial Light & Magic Animator Jean-Denis Haas for our two-part webinar, Animating From Home. Watch the replay below!
Alumni Spotlight: Jellyfish Animator Cinthia Mussi
As part of our series reflecting on Animation Mentor’s 15th birthday, we reached out to AM alumnus and Lead Animator at Epic Games, Brandon Beckstead.
Q&A with Alum and Blue Sky Animator Dave Vasquez
Animation Mentor has been teaching online for 15 years so we’re very comfortable working from home. Read on for a list of tips from the real pros: our students and alumni. They have great advice!
Alumni Spotlight: Pixar Animator Mike Stern
Animation Mentor is celebrating its 15th anniversary with insight from its Co-Founders and a timeline of big moments in the industry since 2005.
Alumni Spotlight: Blue Sky Senior Technical Animator Teresa Storhoff
We felt inspired chatting with Mike Mattesi of FORCE Drawing, as he shared his journey and his tips for beginning artists.
Did you know that drawing skills can be helpful for animators and that anyone can learn to draw?? Read our conversation below to learn more.
Q&A with Fortnite and Spyjinx Animator Brandon Beckstead
Animation Mentor staff pick their favorite films of the 2010s.
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 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
Our new blog series focuses on Animating the Six Basic Emotions, and we’re covering them one emotion at a time. This won’t surprise you, but the last and final emotion is SURPRISE. Read on for more!
Q&A with Lion King Animator Natalia Falowska
Our new blog series focuses on Animating the Six Basic Emotions, and we’re covering them one emotion at a time!
First up is DreamWorks animator Tim Ingersoll with tips on animating Sadness! 🙁
How to Become an Animator with Blue Sky Animators
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Q&A with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Animator Nick Kondo
Why do Animation Mentor students use Autodesk Maya? Is this animation software really that important? Can I learn it on my own?
For answers to these and other important questions, read 5 Reasons Why 3D Animators Should Know Autodesk Maya.
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...
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,...
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