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10 Second Tip: Animate!
In last week’s article we discussed emotions – what they are and why you need them to bring characters to life in a narrative story. In this article, we will collect some guidelines and ideas on how to set up…
Emotions are the most important ingredients for narrative storytelling. They are the driving factor for every human action – use them wisely and you can create believable and appealing characters that touch your audience. In this article we will have a…
Last week we looked at Peter Casey’s question on form and volume. We’ll tackle the second part, Posing, in today’s article. As one of the most important things you can focus on in animation, Posing is not something to be…
Recently I came across some very wise questioning by an animator named Peter J. Casey during an online discussion of “How to get better at art” over at AnimationForum.net. Today I want to revise the answer I gave there and…
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Why Tell Stories?
I recently had the privilege of attending a local theater that played the animated shorts nominated for the 2012 Academy Awards, as well as a few “Highly Commended Additional Films.” Since talking about animation is probably my second favorite activity…
We conclude the recent five-week look at Tips for Drawing with what may be the most important of them all. No matter how good you become at this skill, or how much you grow to love drawing, there will be…