Allison Rutland

Allison is honestly the best and most helpful instructor I’ve ever had. Her advice every week is always so clear, and she’s taught me to think about things in animation in ways I had never thought about before. She’s always very kind and supportive, and I truly think I’ve become a better animator thanks to her guidance. I have a great deal of respect for her and would absolutely recommend her to any incoming Animation Mentor students.

She knows her craft well and as a result gives specific advice to each student to progress their skills individually. The more important thing is that she is kind and humble. Not once did I feel uncomfortable asking her for help or feel pressured by her sheer knowledge of animating. Love the Q&A time and her critiques, I get the feeling that she really invests herself in her student’s success, that in and of itself is really important to a student and she accomplishes this well.

My mentor was amazing! Allison helped me build such a solid foundation for animation. I feel all the projects really help build this foundation. You kind of get a little bit of everything which is great!

Allison is a great teacher and shares her huge knowledge of animation. She was very helpful and her feedback was perfect.

I really enjoyed the Animation Basic course with Allison. She has great tips, is very helpful and you can ask her anything and she always tries to provide an answer. She takes her time for the eCritiques, always addresses you as a person and helps you with your individual issues. I really had a good time and learned so much. I really can recommend her.

Allison has been an amazing mentor! I feel so lucky to have her as a mentor and I have learned so much from her. She is very knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions. I love her critiques because she adjusts her feedback based on where the student currently is learning wise and she challenges you to push further. She has really helped me grow a lot in such a short amount of time. I hope to work with her one day.

Allison was such a great mentor/teacher. I feel like she helped me build a very strong foundation with the basics of animation. She made the Q&A very enjoyable and fun.

Awesome feedback giver. Super sensitive to not let the problems in a piece feel like they dominate the work we’ve put out. Always super specific in what she [Allison] sees & how to fix it, as well as going over the topic again, regardless of if it was covered in class. Very knowledgeable, friendly and professional.

My mentor was amazing! Allison helped me build such a solid foundation for animation. I feel all the projects really help build this foundation. You kind of get a little bit of everything which is great!

Allison is a great teacher and shares her huge knowledge of animation. She was very helpful and her feedback was perfect.

I really enjoyed the Animation Basic course with Allison. She has great tips, is very helpful and you can ask her anything and she always tries to provide an answer. She takes her time for the eCritiques, always addresses you as a person and helps you with your individual issues. I really had a good time and learned so much. I really can recommend her.

Allison has been an amazing mentor! I feel so lucky to have her as a mentor and I have learned so much from her. She is very knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions. I love her critiques because she adjusts her feedback based on where the student currently is learning wise and she challenges you to push further. She has really helped me grow a lot in such a short amount of time. I hope to work with her one day.

Allison was such a great mentor/teacher. I feel like she helped me build a very strong foundation with the basics of animation. She made the Q&A very enjoyable and fun.

Awesome feedback giver. Super sensitive to not let the problems in a piece feel like they dominate the work we’ve put out. Always super specific in what she [Allison] sees & how to fix it, as well as going over the topic again, regardless of if it was covered in class. Very knowledgeable, friendly and professional.