Martin Hopkins

I really like how Martin is committed to the class. He is very clear with instructions, always asks if anyone has a question, and even with the class being 1 hour, when we have questions, he is always available to answer them, even if it means that the class will go on a little longer. The eCritiques are very accurate, with all the issues and solutions that will fix the issues. I also like that he shares about the industry! I really appreciate that he shares his experiences!

Very good feedback on assignments. Feedback never makes me feel like a bad animator, and makes me feel like I can improve upon my work. The mentor [Martin] is very good at giving helpful tips to improve mechanics.

At the same time as I have been enrolled in Animation Mentor, I have also been pursuing a degree in 3D Animation at my University. I have learned more about character animation in my 12 weeks at AM than in three years in school. Martin’s critiques were very objective and friendly. He really encouraged me to understand why things looked wrong instead of just telling me flatly what was wrong. He made me feel listened to and important. Getting a critique was the best part of my week!

Martin. He was an excellent mentor. He provided dense critiques packed with useful information. His Q&A sessions were wonderful. He always did in-class tutorials of the following week’s project which was immensely helpful.

I rated my mentor the way I did because I feel he taught the animations concepts well in class and through his videos. He was very thorough. Martin is very friendly and positive in the way he conducts his classes and videos, and it was pleasurable to listen to him. I don’t really have any suggestions that would help him besides that he should continue doing the good work that he is doing as a phenomenal teacher!

Martin is a rockstar. You can tell he can do this in his sleep, but he still has the enthusiasm and love to the teaching as if its his first time approaching these lessons and demos. His eye is so sharp and trained he not only can pinpoint the issue, but he has multiple thoughts on how to better the shot. He doesn’t just provide you a “step by step” to fix it – he slowly nudges you in the right direction so you can arrive at the expected result in your own way to better LEARN and not just told!

Martin has been very helpful to me and I feel like I have learned a lot even though we are only halfway through the course. In critiques he is very clear and precise, he takes no time in noticing mistakes and explaining them in a very clear way. In questions and answers he always has a demo and gives us tips and advice on how to do it in the most efficient way. Overall he has been a great teacher.

Honestly, I’m having a blast. I feel like each week I’m improving on stuff that I never thought of. The demos are 5 stars and I always know what I need to change and why, and the classes are spot on fun and interactive, and very productive.

I really like how Martin is committed to the class. He is very clear with instructions, always asks if anyone has a question, and even with the class being 1 hour, when we have questions, he is always available to answer them, even if it means that the class will go on a little longer. The eCritiques are very accurate, with all the issues and solutions that will fix the issues. I also like that he shares about the industry! I really appreciate that he shares his experiences!

Very good feedback on assignments. Feedback never makes me feel like a bad animator, and makes me feel like I can improve upon my work. The mentor [Martin] is very good at giving helpful tips to improve mechanics.

At the same time as I have been enrolled in Animation Mentor, I have also been pursuing a degree in 3D Animation at my University. I have learned more about character animation in my 12 weeks at AM than in three years in school. Martin’s critiques were very objective and friendly. He really encouraged me to understand why things looked wrong instead of just telling me flatly what was wrong. He made me feel listened to and important. Getting a critique was the best part of my week!

Martin. He was an excellent mentor. He provided dense critiques packed with useful information. His Q&A sessions were wonderful. He always did in-class tutorials of the following week’s project which was immensely helpful.

I rated my mentor the way I did because I feel he taught the animations concepts well in class and through his videos. He was very thorough. Martin is very friendly and positive in the way he conducts his classes and videos, and it was pleasurable to listen to him. I don’t really have any suggestions that would help him besides that he should continue doing the good work that he is doing as a phenomenal teacher!

Martin is a rockstar. You can tell he can do this in his sleep, but he still has the enthusiasm and love to the teaching as if its his first time approaching these lessons and demos. His eye is so sharp and trained he not only can pinpoint the issue, but he has multiple thoughts on how to better the shot. He doesn’t just provide you a “step by step” to fix it – he slowly nudges you in the right direction so you can arrive at the expected result in your own way to better LEARN and not just told!

Martin has been very helpful to me and I feel like I have learned a lot even though we are only halfway through the course. In critiques he is very clear and precise, he takes no time in noticing mistakes and explaining them in a very clear way. In questions and answers he always has a demo and gives us tips and advice on how to do it in the most efficient way. Overall he has been a great teacher.

Honestly, I’m having a blast. I feel like each week I’m improving on stuff that I never thought of. The demos are 5 stars and I always know what I need to change and why, and the classes are spot on fun and interactive, and very productive.