Ray Ross
Ray Ross has been a professional animator since 2006 and is currently a senior animator at Epic Games. He started at Blue Sky Studios on Horton Hears a Who! and worked there for nearly 13 years before moving to Walt Disney Animation Studios. In his spare time, he is an avid camper and loves to canoe. Ray has been a mentor since 2011 and currently teaches Introduction to Acting, the fourth Core Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.
Ray’s Credits
Spies in Disguise
Ice Age: Collision Course
The Peanuts Movie
Rio 2
Recent Films
- Encanto
- Spies in Disguise
- Ice Age: Collision Course
- The Peanuts Movie
- Rio 2
Other Films
- Epic
- Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Rio
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Open Season 2
- Horton Hears a Who!
Video
- The Very First Noel
Games
- Transformers: The Game
What Ray’s Students are Saying
Feedback is Direct and Concise
Ray has been phenomenal. His feedback is direct and concise, his lectures couldn’t be any clearer and he really goes out of his way to make sure that each of us is on the path to success. I would absolutely recommend him to aspiring animators from all walks of life.
So Encouraging and Inspiring!
Ray is such a cool mentor! It was so awesome hearing about his experiences as an animator. His critiques were very clear and helped me out a bunch! It was a little rough this term and he has been so encouraging and inspiring! Thank you so much Ray!
Open to All Questions
Ray is great. His notes are clear and kind. His lectures have a lot of visual examples that I find helpful. He’s good at explaining details within his lectures to make sure his teachings are clear and make sense to us all. He’s open to all questions at any time. He’s great with responding. I have no complaints.
An Insightful and Challenging Mentor
Ray has been an insightful and challenging mentor. His critiques push us to answer all questions pertaining to our work in order to create a complete and realized shot. Feedback is valuable each week. His experience is evident in the ways in which he guides us.
I’ve Really Grown Creatively Under His Guidance
Ray has helped me understand what a good idea should look like which is super valuable. I’ve really grown creatively in just a few weeks under his guidance.
Super Clear, Tough but Fair
Ray is exactly the mentor I needed at this point of my education. I appreciate how he doesn’t sugar-coat things, and his focus on intent and clarity definitely helps me to be less self-indulgent in my animation and more critical of my ideas. His critiques are super clear, tough but fair, and his Q&As are really well planned and informative. He’s also very generous with his time. Really fantastic mentor, he’s made the whole class better animators already!
Changed My Way of Looking at Things Entirely
Ray is a perfect mentor. He mentions the details and their importance and also how to achieve them. He lets us explore in our own way. His Q&As and eCritiques are fantastic. He does not push too hard, but also does not completely tolerate everything. Just a perfect blend of both. And this changed my way of looking at things entirely.
So Much Knowledge and Advice to Share
Ray is an experienced animator and has so much knowledge and advice to share. I’m learning so much about acting and animation in his class, and his friendly personality makes him a very likable teacher.
Feedback is Direct and Concise
Ray has been phenomenal. His feedback is direct and concise, his lectures couldn’t be any clearer and he really goes out of his way to make sure that each of us is on the path to success. I would absolutely recommend him to aspiring animators from all walks of life.
So Encouraging and Inspiring!
Ray is such a cool mentor! It was so awesome hearing about his experiences as an animator. His critiques were very clear and helped me out a bunch! It was a little rough this term and he has been so encouraging and inspiring! Thank you so much Ray!
Open to All Questions
Ray is great. His notes are clear and kind. His lectures have a lot of visual examples that I find helpful. He’s good at explaining details within his lectures to make sure his teachings are clear and make sense to us all. He’s open to all questions at any time. He’s great with responding. I have no complaints.
An Insightful and Challenging Mentor
Ray has been an insightful and challenging mentor. His critiques push us to answer all questions pertaining to our work in order to create a complete and realized shot. Feedback is valuable each week. His experience is evident in the ways in which he guides us.
I’ve Really Grown Creatively Under His Guidance
Ray has helped me understand what a good idea should look like which is super valuable. I’ve really grown creatively in just a few weeks under his guidance.
Super Clear, Tough but Fair
Ray is exactly the mentor I needed at this point of my education. I appreciate how he doesn’t sugar-coat things, and his focus on intent and clarity definitely helps me to be less self-indulgent in my animation and more critical of my ideas. His critiques are super clear, tough but fair, and his Q&As are really well planned and informative. He’s also very generous with his time. Really fantastic mentor, he’s made the whole class better animators already!
Changed My Way of Looking at Things Entirely
Ray is a perfect mentor. He mentions the details and their importance and also how to achieve them. He lets us explore in our own way. His Q&As and eCritiques are fantastic. He does not push too hard, but also does not completely tolerate everything. Just a perfect blend of both. And this changed my way of looking at things entirely.
So Much Knowledge and Advice to Share
Ray is an experienced animator and has so much knowledge and advice to share. I’m learning so much about acting and animation in his class, and his friendly personality makes him a very likable teacher.
Courses Taught By Ray
Courses may vary from term to term.