Become a better animator
Character animation tips, tricks and tutorials
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Let’s talk live: Which ideas are worth doing?
New live stream tomorrow: How do you determine which ideas are worth turning them into a finished art piece or animated film? JK and Ferdinand will give their thoughts on how to tame your ideas. Be there live to get…
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Live Stream Schedule October
Yay! I actually have some live stream dates for you that I really, really plan to stick to. 😊 Let’s hang out together, we got some awesome stuff on the agenda while we talk all about art, creativity and animation:…
2D animation class
2D Animation for Beginners
Are you just starting out with 2D animation? This course starts at the very beginning:
Latest lesson
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Bouncing Monster: Breakdowns
Good breakdowns can bring your animation to a whole new level. We take a close look at how they define the path of a motion and also dive into some advanced tips and tricks that make your animation smooth, fun and believable.
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Quick tip: Do this before drawing or painting!
Overcome creative block with these quick drawing exercises for beginner artists! ✍️🔥
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Better character drawings with basic 3D perspective
Do the drawings of your characters look flat? Find out how to draw characters with depth and volume. In this tutorial for beginner artists we will use 2-point perspective as a guide to take 2D shapes and turn them into…
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[Live] Animating a head turn with eye blink
A character turning their head is one of the 51 animation exercises for beginners. In this live stream we will go through the animation workflow step by step showing you how to animate a head turn.
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