Tips for Drawing: One Bite At a Time
If you’re like I once was, practicing drawing can be a pain in the butt. You want to be better at it NOW, not after years and years of practice. So maybe you steel yourself to achieve greatness by sitting…
Tips for Drawing: Change What You Want
The bad news: It’s the oldest advice in the world of art because it’s simply the truest of all. You have to practice if you want to get better at drawing. There’s just no way around it. Now for the…
“I know what you did last scene…”
It is one of the first rules you learn when it comes to acting and storytelling: Scenes begin in the middle of your character’s life and his current situation! Whatever you let a character do, you have to look at…
Animation Secret: To Err is Animation
We’re human, we make mistakes. As animators, we are in charge of a thousand details in every piece of work, so we make MORE mistakes than many other people. Mistakes can be seen one of two ways, and this article…
Animation Secret: Animating to Music
Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Beat!
Animation Secret: Walks Simplified
Walks. They are a constant focus for we animators. A never ending quest to innovate, express, and sometimes just get to look right. Walks are some of the toughest challenges in animation, but often (as animators tend to do on…
Tom Bancroft Webcast – 7 Days Only!
Last night Tom Bancroft had a webcast via Animschool, and it can be seen by all for the next 7 days right over here! It’s extremely insightful and a terrific look at his process and work. Plus a little mini-tour…
Editorial: Have You Told Them You Love Them?
Even Animators Like Love
Animation Secret: Brainless Slobs
Animating Brainless Slobs
Review: The Animator’s Survival Kit
In “Animator’s Review” we discuss a book, tool, or animation strictly from an animator’s perspective. You won’t have to rely on things like Amazon reviews which can be written by anyone at any time, whether or not they actually know…